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Sahih Bukhari 5054 — Recite Quran in One Month
What is the proper period for reciting the whole Qur'an
وَقَوْلُ اللَّهِ تَعَالَى: {فَاقْرَءُوا مَا تَيَسَّرَ مِنْهُ}.
Recite the Quran in One Month: Do Not Finish It in Less Than Seven Days
Sahih Bukhari : 5054
Sahih BukhariHadith Number 5054
حَدَّثَنِي إِسْحَاقُ، أَخْبَرَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ، عَنْ شَيْبَانَ، عَنْ يَحْيَى، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، مَوْلَى بَنِي زُهْرَةَ عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ ـ قَالَ وَأَحْسِبُنِي قَالَ ـ سَمِعْتُ أَنَا مِنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " اقْرَإِ الْقُرْآنَ فِي شَهْرٍ ". قُلْتُ إِنِّي أَجِدُ قُوَّةً حَتَّى قَالَ " فَاقْرَأْهُ فِي سَبْعٍ وَلاَ تَزِدْ عَلَى ذَلِكَ ".
'Abdullah bin 'Amr Narrated from:
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said to me, "Recite the whole Qur'an in one month's time." I said, "But I have power (to do more than that)." Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "Then finish the recitation of the Qur'an in seven days, and do not finish it in less than this period."
Reference : Sahih al-Bukhari 5054In-book reference : Book 66, Hadith 79USC-MSA web (English) reference : Vol. 6, Book 61, Hadith 574
Summary of Sahih Bukhari Hadith 5054
This Hadith gives clear guidance on the time for completing Quran recitation in the case of Abdullah bin Amr. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم first told him to recite the whole Quran in one month. Abdullah said he had strength to do more. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم then allowed a shorter period until he said to finish it in seven days and not less than that. The Hadith is often searched as recite Quran in one month hadith or finish Quran in seven days hadith. Its message is balanced: eagerness for Quran is good, but the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم set a limit in this report. The wording teaches that speed should not become the goal by itself. Quran completion should remain steady, thoughtful, and within a pattern that a person can carry.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم first guided Abdullah to complete the Quran in one month.
- He allowed completion in seven days for Abdullah but told him not to go below that.
- Eagerness in recitation should be balanced with a steady pace.
