Hadith on Tilawah: Reciting the Quran aloud in a pleasant voice

Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Allah does not listen to anything as he does to the beautiful voice of a prophet, reciting the Quran aloud pleasantly.”

Source: Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 7544, Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 792

Grade: Muttafaqun Alayhi (authenticity agreed upon) according to Al-Bukhari and Muslim

عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مَا أَذِنَ اللَّهُ لِشَيْءٍ مَا أَذِنَ لِنَبِيٍّ حَسَنِ الصَّوْتِ يَتَغَنَّى بِالْقُرْآنِ يَجْهَرُ بِهِ

7544 صحيح البخاري كتاب التوحيد باب قول النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم الماهر بالقرآن مع الكرام البررة

792 صحيح مسلم كتاب صلاة المسافرين وقصرها باب استحباب تحسين الصوت بالقرآن

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Abu Amina Elias
Abu Amina Elias (Justin Parrott) is an academic librarian, researcher, and translator specializing in the Quran, Hadith, and their commentaries. He is a former instructor of Islamic Creed for Mishkah University.
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