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Rh It is related from Anas that, 'The Apostle of God said to Ubai bin Kaʿb, "Verily God has commanded me to recite the Qurʾán to thee." He replied, "Did God mention me by name?" He said, "Yes." He replied, "Then I have been mentioned by the Lord of the worlds!" He said, "Yes." Then Kaʿb's eyes flowed with tears.'—Muslim, Al Bukhárí.

It is related from Ibn ʿOmar that, 'The Apostle of God forbade travelling with the Qurʾán towards the land of an enemy.'—Muslim, Al Bukhárí.—And in another tradition by Muslim it runs, 'Do not travel with the Qurʾán, for I cannot protect it from being taken by the enemy.'

It is related from Abú Saʿíduʾl-Khudri that he said, 'I sat in a company of the feeble amongst those who had fled from Mecca to Madína, and some of them were covering others on account of nakedness. And a reciter was reciting the Qurʾán to us, when, behold! the Apostle of God came and stood beside us. And when the Apostle of God stood, the reciter became silent. And the Prophet saluted and then asked, "What were you doing?" We replied, "We were listening to the Book of God." He said, "Praise be to God, who has appointed amongst my followers a people with whom I am commanded to make my soul patient."' Abú Saʿíd said, 'Then he sat in our midst in order to make himself our equal. After that he beckoned with his hand, (Sit) thus! Then they sat in a circle, and their faces were visible to him. Then he said, "Rejoice, O poor and needy emigrants, for the perfect light on the day of resurrection. You will enter paradise before the rich men by half a day, which is equal to five hundred years."'—Abú Dáud.

It is related from Hudhaifah that, 'The Apostle of God said, "Recite the Qurʾán in the dialect and tone of the Arabs, and beware of the tones of lovers and the tones of the people of the two Books; for there will come after me a people who will repeat the Qurʾán in the tones of singing and wailing. It will not go further than their throats. Their hearts and the hearts of those whose dignity excites their admiration will be involved in faction."'—Al Baihaqi.

It is related from Ṭáus that he said, 'The Prophet was asked, "What man has the best voice for the Qurʾán, and is the