CHAPTER 16
DISPERSE WHEN ANY DIFFERENCE
OF OPINION ARISES
Jundub (Allah be pleased with him) reported Allah’s Messenger (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him)
as saying: Recite the Qur’an as long as your hearts agree to do so, and when you feel variance between
them (between your hearts and tongues), then get up^1 (and leave its recital for the time being). Bukhari
transmitted it.
‘Abdullah Ibn ‘Abbas (Allah be pleased with him) said: When the ailment of the Prophet (peace and
blessings of Allah be upon him) became worse, he said, “Bring for me (writing) paper and I will write for
you a statement after which you will not go astray.” But ‘Umar (Allah be pleased with him) said, “The
Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) is seriously ill, and we have got Allah’s Book with us
and that is sufficient for us.” But the Companions of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon
him) differed about this and there was a hue and cry. On that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be
upon him) said to them, “Go away (and leave me alone). It is not right that you should quarrel in front of
me.” Bukhari and Muslim transmitted it.
Muslim transmitted it on the authority of ‘Abdullah Ibn Mas’ud (Allah be pleased with him) who said: They
recited the
Sura Yusuf. One man spoke as to why these words were not revealed by Allah. He admonished
him saying: “Do you falsify the Book of Allah.”



1. Reciting of the Qur’an is an act of devotion; it should, therefore, be performed willingly and cheerfully
without feeling any boredom upon one’s self. No sooner the recital of the Qur’an becomes a burden, one
should stop it for the time being and prepare one’s self mentally to resume its recital with a cheerful heart–
Translator.

CHAPTER 17
THE FATE OF THOSE WHO TURNETH
AWAY FROM THE REVELATLONS OF ALLAH
The Holy Qur’an says:
“And who doth greater wrong than he who is reminded of the revelation of his Lord, then turneth from
them, Lo ! We shall requite the guilty.
(32 : 22)
Allah’s Messenger (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: “Pride is, rejecting the truth and
dispising men.”
It is reported on the authority of ‘Abdullah Ibn Mas’ud (Allah be pleased with him) who said: “It is a major
sin that one says to the other to fear from Allah and the other in turn says: Take care of yourself.”
Narrated Abu Waqid Laithi (Allah be pleased with him): While Apostle (peace and blessings of Allah be
upon him) was sitting in the mosque with some people, three men came. Two of them came in front of
Allah’s Apostle (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) and the third one went away. The two persons
kept on standing before Allah’s Apostle (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) for a while and then
one of them found a place in the circle and set there while the other sat behind the gathering, and the third
one went away. When Allah’s Apostle (peace end blessings of Allah be upon him) finished his preaching,
he said, “Shell I tell you about these three persons? One of them be-took himself to Allah, so Allah took
him into His grace and mercy and accommodated him, the second felt shy from Allah, so Allah sheltered
him in His mercy (and did not punish him), while the third turned his face from Allah and went sway, so
Allah turned His face from him likewise.
(Bukhari)
Qatada (Allah be pleased with him) while interpreting the following Verse :
“And of mankind is he who payeth for mere pastime of discourse, that he may mislead from Allah’s way
without knowledge.”
(31 :6)
says: It is just possible that he did not spend anything in this bargain.
It is enough for a person to go astray that he would give preference to falsehood over the truth.
CHAPTER 18
THE RECITATION OF THE HOLY QUR’AN
IN TARTIL (A CLEAR AND
DISTINCT MANNER)
Abu Huraira (Allah be pleased with him) reported Allah’s Messenger (peace and blessings of Allah be upon
him) as saying: Allah has asked me to recite the Holy Qur’an in a clear and distinct manner. In another
version it is said: Allah has ordered the sweet-voiced Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) to
recite the Holy Qur’an in a clear and distinct manner with a loud voice. Bukhari and Muslim transmitted it.

Abu Lubaba (Allah be pleased with him) reported Allah’s Messenger (peace and blessings of Allah be upon
him) as saying: He does not belong to us who does not recite the Holy Qur’an in a clear and distinct
manner. Abu Dawud transmitted it.
Taken from www.markazdawa.org