Hadith on Qira’ah: The Prophet beautifies his recitation of Quran

Al-Bara’ ibn ‘Azib reported: I heard the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, reciting in the evening prayer, “By the fig and the olive,” (95:1). I have not heard a voice more beautiful than his.

Source: Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 769, Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 464

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

عن الْبَرَاء بْن عَازِبٍ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَرَأَ فِي الْعِشَاءِ بِالتِّينِ وَالزَّيْتُونِ فَمَا سَمِعْتُ أَحَدًا أَحْسَنَ صَوْتًا مِنْهُ

769 صحيح البخاري أبواب صفة الصلاة باب القراءة في العشاء

464 صحيح مسلم كتاب الصلاة باب القراءة في العشاء

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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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