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Abdullah ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated: "The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said to me while he was on the pulpit: 'Recite to me.' I said: 'Shall I recite to you when it was revealed to you?' He said: 'I love to hear it from others.' So I recited Surah an-Nisa' to him until I reached the verse: 'How will it be when We bring from every nation a witness and bring you as a witness against these?' (4:41) He said: 'That is enough for now.' I turned to him and his eyes were overflowing with tears."
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Commentary and footnotes (3)
Note 1
(1) His statement: "I love to hear it, etc." Listening to the Qur'an is more rewarding than reciting it. This is in the poem of Ibn Wahban. This was mentioned in Al-Ashbah in the book of prohibition and permission.
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(۱) قوله : إني أحب أن أسمعه إلخ : استماع القرآن أثوب من قراءته. كذا في منظومة ابن وهبان». قاله في «الأشباه» في کتاب الحظر والإباحة.
Note 1
ف: الاشباہ کی ”کتاب الحظر والاباحة“ میں مذکور ہے کہ دوسرے سے قرآن سننے میں زیادہ ثواب ہے اس لئے کہ خود کے پڑھنے سے دوسرے سے قرآن سننے میں زیادہ دلجمعی اور تاثیر ہوتی ہے۔12