Jami' at-Tirmidhi
Jami` at-Tirmidhi 2946
حَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ بْنُ أَسْبَاطِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ الْقُرَشِيُّ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي، عَنْ مُطَرِّفٍ، عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ، عَنْ أَبِي بُرْدَةَ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو، قَالَ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ فِي كَمْ أَقْرَأُ الْقُرْآنَ قَالَ " اخْتِمْهُ فِي شَهْرٍ " . قُلْتُ إِنِّي أُطِيقُ أَفْضَلَ مِنْ ذَلِكَ . قَالَ " اخْتِمْهُ فِي عِشْرِينَ " . قُلْتُ إِنِّي أُطِيقُ أَفْضَلَ مِنْ ذَلِكَ . قَالَ " اخْتِمْهُ فِي خَمْسَةَ عَشَرَ " . قُلْتُ إِنِّي أُطِيقُ أَفْضَلَ مِنْ ذَلِكَ . قَالَ " اخْتِمْهُ فِي عَشْرٍ " . قُلْتُ إِنِّي أُطِيقُ أَفْضَلَ مِنْ ذَلِكَ . قَالَ " اخْتِمْهُ فِي خَمْسٍ " . قُلْتُ إِنِّي أُطِيقُ أَفْضَلَ مِنْ ذَلِكَ . قَالَ فَمَا رَخَّصَ لِي . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ غَرِيبٌ يُسْتَغْرَبُ مِنْ حَدِيثِ أَبِي بُرْدَةَ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو . وَقَدْ رُوِيَ هَذَا الْحَدِيثُ مِنْ غَيْرِ وَجْهٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو وَرُوِيَ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " لَمْ يَفْقَهْ مَنْ قَرَأَ الْقُرْآنَ فِي أَقَلَّ مِنْ ثَلاَثٍ " . وَرُوِيَ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ لَهُ " اقْرَإِ الْقُرْآنَ فِي أَرْبَعِينَ " . قَالَ إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ وَلاَ نُحِبُّ لِلرَّجُلِ أَنْ يَأْتِيَ عَلَيْهِ أَكْثَرُ مِنْ أَرْبَعِينَ يَوْمًا وَلَمْ يَقْرَإِ الْقُرْآنَ لِهَذَا الْحَدِيثِ . وَقَالَ بَعْضُ أَهْلِ الْعِلْمِ لاَ يُقْرَأُ الْقُرْآنُ فِي أَقَلَّ مِنْ ثَلاَثٍ لِلْحَدِيثِ الَّذِي رُوِيَ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَرَخَّصَ فِيهِ بَعْضُ أَهْلِ الْعِلْمِ وَرُوِيَ عَنْ عُثْمَانَ بْنِ عَفَّانَ أَنَّهُ كَانَ يَقْرَأُ الْقُرْآنَ فِي رَكْعَةٍ يُوتِرُ بِهَا وَرُوِيَ عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ جُبَيْرٍ أَنَّهُ قَرَأَ الْقُرْآنَ فِي رَكْعَةٍ فِي الْكَعْبَةِ وَالتَّرْتِيلُ فِي الْقِرَاءَةِ أَحَبُّ إِلَى أَهْلِ الْعِلْمِ .
Unreviewed translation. All hadiths in this collection are available in five languages. Titles and introductions may remain in Arabic.
‘Abd Allah ibn ‘Amr said, ‘I asked, “Messenger of Allah, in how much time should I complete the Qur’an?” He replied, “In one month.” I said, “I can do more than that.” He said, “Then complete it in twenty days.” I said I could do more, and he said, “Then in fifteen days… in ten days… in five days.” I said again that I could do more, but he did not grant me permission.’ Abu ‘Isa graded this hadith hasan sahih gharib through the route of Abu Burdah from ‘Abd Allah ibn ‘Amr. It is also transmitted through other routes from ‘Abd Allah ibn ‘Amr. Another report says that one who completes the Qur’an in fewer than three days does not understand it. Another report says that the Prophet told ‘Abd Allah ibn ‘Amr to recite the Qur’an over forty days. Ishaq ibn Ibrahim said, ‘We do not like a man to let more than forty days pass without reading the Qur’an,’ based on this report. Some scholars said the Qur’an should not be completed in fewer than three days, based on a report from the Prophet; others allowed it. It is related that ‘Uthman ibn ‘Affan would recite the Qur’an in one rak‘ah of witr, and that Sa‘id ibn Jubayr recited it in one rak‘ah in the Ka‘bah. Scholars prefer measured recitation.’
Notes and open questions — unreviewed
The report gives progressively shorter completion periods, ending at five days, after which the Prophet did not permit ‘Abd Allah ibn ‘Amr to recite more quickly. Abu ‘Isa also cites a separate report discouraging completion in fewer than three days, as well as a forty-day recommendation, scholarly differences, and examples of exceptionally rapid recitation. He concludes that scholars prefer tartil (measured recitation).