Hadith 5048

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ خَلَفٍ أَبُو بَكْرٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو يَحْيَى الْحِمَّانِيُّ ، حَدَّثَنَا بُرَيْدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أَبِي بُرْدَةَ ، عَنْ جَدِّهِ أَبِي بُرْدَةَ ، عَنْ أَبِي مُوسَى رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، قَالَ لَهُ : " يَا أَبَا مُوسَى ، لَقَدْ أُوتِيتَ مِزْمَارًا مِنْ مَزَامِيرِ آلِ دَاوُدَ " .
Narrated Abu Musa: That the Prophet said to him' "O Abu Musa! You have been given one of the musical windinstruments of the family of David .'
Hadith Reference صحيح البخاري / كتاب فضائل القرآن / 5048
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Explanation & Benefits
Maulana Dawood Raz
Hadith Commentary:
Prophet Dawud (alayhis salam) was granted the miracle of a melodious voice. Whenever he would recite the Zabur with his beautiful voice, a wondrous atmosphere would be created. The Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) has alluded to this very matter.
Source: Sahih Bukhari: Commentary by Maulana Dawood Raz, Page: 5048
Shaykh Abdul Sattar al-Hammad
Hadith Commentary:

"Mazamir" is the plural of "mizmar," which is a musical instrument.
Here, it refers to melodiousness.
Allah granted Prophet Dawud (alayhis salam) the miracle of a beautiful voice; when he would recite the Zabur, an extraordinary atmosphere would be created.
Even the mountains and birds would produce similar sounds, as is explicitly mentioned in the Noble Qur’an.

Abu Musa al-Ash‘ari (radi Allahu anhu) was also very melodious.
The Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) would listen to his recitation with great attentiveness.
The Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) likened Abu Musa’s (radi Allahu anhu) melodiousness to the melodiousness of Dawud (alayhis salam).
(Sunan al-Nasa’i, al-Iftitah, Hadith: 1021;
and Fath al-Bari: 9/116)
Source: Hidayat al-Qari: Commentary on Sahih Bukhari, Urdu, Page: 5048
Shaykh Maulana Abdul Aziz Alvi
Hadith Commentary:
Benefits and Issues:
Allah, the Exalted, granted Abu Musa al-Ash'ari radi Allahu anhu an extremely melodious voice.
And there was great pleasure in listening to the Qur'an in his voice; therefore, when Abu Musa al-Ash'ari radi Allahu anhu was reciting at his home, the Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam and Aisha radi Allahu anha passed by, and both husband and wife stood to listen to his recitation.
The same incident occurred one night with the other noble wives (azwaj mutahharat) radi Allahu anhunna ajma'in. When Abu Musa al-Ash'ari radi Allahu anhu found out, he said, "If I had known at that time, I would have made my voice even more beautiful in its sweetness."
From this, it is understood that the beauty of the reciter's voice increases the pleasure and sweetness of the Qur'an.
Source: Tuhfat al-Muslim: Commentary on Sahih Muslim, Page: 1852
Shaykh Dr. Abdur Rahman Freywai
Explanation:
1:
Once, the Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) and Aisha (radi Allahu anha) passed by the house of Abu Musa al-Ash'ari (radi Allahu anhu). Abu Musa was reciting the Qur'an in a very melodious voice. The next morning, regarding this incident, the Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) said about him:

"Mizmar" (flute) is indeed an instrument through which a beautiful sound is produced, but here only a beautiful voice is intended.

Dawud (alayhis salam) used to recite his book, the Zabur, with such melodiousness that birds flying in the sky would stop and listen to his recitation.
Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhi – Majlis ‘Ilmi Dar al-Da‘wah, New Delhi Edition, Page: 3855