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Chapter: It is recommended to recite the Qur’an to people of virtue who are skilled in its recitation, even if the reciter is better than the one to whom it is recited

Hadith 799 Part A

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Anas reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying to Ubayy b. Ka'b

Allah has commanded me to recite the Qur'an to you. He said: Did Allah mention me to you by name? He (the Holy Prophet) said: Allah made a mention of your name to me. (On hearing this) Ubayy b. Ka'b wept.

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Hadith 799 Part B

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Anas b. Malik reported that Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said to Ubayy b. Ka'b

I have been commanded to recite to you the Sura (al- Bayyinah) which opens with these words (Lam Yakunil-ladhiyna Kafaruu) He said: Has he mentioned to you my name? He said: Yes; thereupon he shed tears of joy.

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Hadith 799 Part C

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Qatada said

I heard Anas saying that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said to Ubayy the same thing.

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