حياة السلف بين القول والعمل

The way of the early Muslims with the Quran: On the authority of Ibn Abi al-Zinad, may God have mercy on him, on the authority of his father, who said: I used to go out in the time before dawn to the Prophet’s Mosque, may God’s prayers and peace be upon him, and I would not pass by a house except that there was someone reciting the Quran in it. He also said, may God have mercy on him: When we were young men, if we wanted to go out for some need, we would say: Your appointment is when the reciters are praying. [Ibn Abi al-Dunya Encyclopedia 1/310]

The state of the Salaf with regard to the Qur’an: On the authority of Ubayd ibn Umayr, may God have mercy on him, he said: God hates the reciter if he is constantly dressing up, riding, going out, and going in. [Ibn Abi al-Dunya Encyclopedia 7/492].

The way of the Salaf with the Qur’an: A man in Tarsus was asked: Is there no one here you can befriend? He said: Yes. He was asked: Who is it? He reached for the Qur’an and put it in his lap, and said: This one. [Ibn Abi Al-Dunya’s Encyclopedia 6/509].

The state of the early Muslims with regard to the Qur’an: Fudayl ibn ‘Iyad, may God have mercy on him, said: Whoever does not find solace in the Qur’an, may God not grant him solace in his loneliness. [Ibn Abi al-Dunya Encyclopedia 6/510].

The way of the early Muslims with the Qur’an: On the authority of Al-Dimashqi, may God have mercy on him, he said: Sometimes it was raining and the reciters of the Qur’an were reciting at night, and they did not know which of the two sounds was louder: the rain or the recitation of the Qur’an. [Ibn Abi Al-Dunya Encyclopedia 1/310].