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Musnad Ahmad 155 (Book 2, Hadith 72) #33847
The Middle Way of Reciting Quran

SUMMARY: This hadith explains the importance of reciting the Quran in a moderate voice, neither too loud nor too low, so that both the disbelievers and believers can benefit from it.

It was narrated that Ibn 'Abbas said: This verse was revealed when the Messenger of Allah ﷺ was preaching secretly in Makkah: ' And offer your Salah neither aloud nor in a low voice' Al Isra' 17:110. He said: When he led the companions in prayer, he raised his voice reciting the Qur'an, and when the mushrikeen heard that, they reviled the Qur'an, the one who revealed it and the one to whom it was sent. Then Allah said to his Prophet: ' And offer your Salah (prayer) neither aloud' i.e, when reciting, lest the mushrikeen hear and revile the Qur'an,'nor in a low voice' that your companions cannot hear the Qur'an, so that they can learn it from you; 'but follow a way between'
حَدَّثَنَا هُشَيْمٌ، أَنْبَأَنَا أَبُو بِشْرٍ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ جُبَيْرٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، قَالَ نَزَلَتْ هَذِهِ الْآيَةُ وَرَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ مُتَوَارٍ بِمَكَّةَ ‏{‏وَلَا تَجْهَرْ بِصَلَاتِكَ وَلَا تُخَافِتْ بِهَا‏}‏ قَالَ كَانَ إِذَا صَلَّى بِأَصْحَابِهِ رَفَعَ صَوْتَهُ بِالْقُرْآنِ قَالَ فَلَمَّا سَمِعَ ذَلِكَ الْمُشْرِكُونَ سَبُّوا الْقُرْآنَ وَمَنْ أَنْزَلَهُ وَمَنْ جَاءَ بِهِ فَقَالَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ لِنَبِيِّهِ ﷺ ‏{‏وَلَا تَجْهَرْ بِصَلَاتِكَ‏}‏ أَيْ بِقِرَاءَتِكَ فَيَسْمَعَ الْمُشْرِكُونَ فَيَسُبُّوا الْقُرْآنَ ‏{‏وَلَا تُخَافِتْ بِهَا‏}‏ عَنْ أَصْحَابِكَ فَلَا تُسْمِعُهُمْ الْقُرْآنَ حَتَّى يَأْخُذُوهُ عَنْكَ وَابْتَغِ بَيْنَ ذَلِكَ سَبِيلًا‏.‏
TOPICS
recite  *  moderate  *  follow  *  tilawah  *  wasat  *  alquran  *  ittibaa  *  quran

QUICK LESSONS:
Find balance in life, Strive for moderation when reciting or reading Quran

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about how to recite the Quran. It was narrated by Ibn 'Abbas that when Prophet Muhammad ? was preaching secretly in Makkah, he would lead his companions in prayer and recite the Quran out loud. When the disbelievers heard this they would revile against it. Allah then revealed a verse telling Prophet Muhammad ? to recite neither too loudly nor too quietly but follow a middle way so that both believers and disbelievers can benefit from it. This teaches us to find balance in our lives and not go to extremes as this will bring more harm than good. We should also strive for moderation when reciting or reading Quran as this will help us understand its true meaning better and be able to learn from it more effectively.

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