حياة السلف بين القول والعمل

The state of the early Muslims with regard to the Qur’an: It was said to Al-Hasan, may God have mercy on him: There are people here who, when they listen to the Qur’an, cry until their voices rise. Al-Hasan said: People have always been like that, crying when remembering God and reciting the Qur’an. [Ibn Abi Al-Dunya Encyclopedia 3/190].

The state of the Salaf with the Qur’an: On the authority of Yahya bin Abd al-Rahman, he said: I heard Saeed bin Jubayr, may God have mercy on him, repeating this verse until morning: “And be separated this Day, O criminals!” [Ya-Sin: 59]. [Ibn Abi al-Dunya Encyclopedia 1/257].

The way of the early Muslims with the Qur’an: On the authority of Abdullah bin Ismail, he said: A man from Qais, known as Abu Abdullah, told me: One night, while I was with Al-Hasan, may God have mercy on him, he got up in the night to pray, and he kept repeating this verse until the time before dawn: “And if you should count the favors of God, you could not enumerate them” [Ibrahim: 34]. When morning came, we said: O Abu Saeed, you did not go beyond this verse all night. He said: There is a lesson in it. We do not raise our eyes or lower them except that a blessing falls upon us, and what we do not know of God’s blessings is greater. [Ibn Abi Al-Dunya’s Encyclopedia 1/257].

The state of the early Muslims with regard to the Quran: On the authority of 'Amir ibn 'Abd Qays, may God have mercy on him, he said: I do not care what I have missed of this world after the verses in the Book of God, His saying: "And there is no creature on earth but that its provision is with God, and He knows its resting place and its repository. All is in a clear record." [Hud: 6]. And His saying: "Whatever mercy God opens for people, none can withhold it; and whatever He withholds, none can release it after Him." [Fatir: 2]. [Ibn Abi al-Dunya Encyclopedia 1/279].

The way of the early Muslims with the Qur’an: On the authority of Sa’id ibn Jubayr, may God have mercy on him, he said: No two nights passed without me completing the recitation of the Qur’an. [Ibn Abi al-Dunya Encyclopedia 1/279].