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سنن ابن ماجه
Ibn Majah
كتاب إقامة الصلاة والسنةEstablishing the Prayer and the Sunnah Regarding Them
. بَابٌ في حُسْنِ الصَّوْتِ بِالْقُرْآنِChapter: Making one’s voice beautiful when reciting Qur’an
Hadith 1338
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا الْعَبَّاسُ بْنُ عُثْمَانَ الدِّمَشْقِيُّ ، حَدَّثَنَا الْوَلِيدُ بْنُ مُسْلِمٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا حَنْظَلَةُ بْنُ أَبِي سُفْيَانَ ، أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ عَبْدَ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنَ سَابِطٍ الْجُمَحِيَّ يُحَدِّثُ ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ زَوْجِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، قَالَتْ : أَبْطَأْتُ عَلَى عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لَيْلَةً بَعْدَ الْعِشَاءِ ، ثُمَّ جِئْتُ ، فَقَالَ : " أَيْنَ كُنْتِ ؟ " ، قُلْتُ : كُنْتُ أَسْتَمِعُ قِرَاءَةَ رَجُلٍ مِنْ أَصْحَابِكَ ، لَمْ أَسْمَعْ مِثْلَ قِرَاءَتِهِ وَصَوْتِهِ مِنْ أَحَدٍ ، قَالَتْ : فَقَامَ ، وَقُمْتُ مَعَهُ حَتَّى اسْتَمَعَ لَهُ ، ثُمَّ الْتَفَتَ إِلَيَّ ، فَقَالَ : " هَذَا سَالِمٌ مَوْلَى أَبِي حُذَيْفَةَ ، الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي جَعَلَ فِي أُمَّتِي مِثْلَ هَذَا ".
´It was narrated that ‘Aishah the wife of the Prophet (ﷺ) said:` “One night at the time of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) I was late returning from the ‘Isha’, then I came and he said: ‘Where were you?’ I said: ‘I was listening to the recitation of a man among your Companions, for I have never heard a recitation or a voice like his from anyone.’ He got up and I got up with him, to go and listen to him. Then he turned to me and said: ‘This is Salim, the freed slave of Abu Hudhaifah. Praise is to Allah Who has created such men among my Ummah.’”
Brief Explanation
1؎: Salim, the freed slave of Abu Hudhayfah, was a renowned reciter (qari) and possessed a beautiful voice. These two qualities are rarely found together in a single reciter; most people may have a melodious voice but are unfamiliar with tajwid, that is, the rules of recitation, while some are reciters but do not have a pleasant voice. Furthermore, this hadith shows that there is no harm for a woman in listening to the voice of a non-mahram (unrelated) man.
Explanation & Benefits
Maulana Ataullah Sajid
Benefits and Issues:
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If someone is reciting (the Qur'an), one should listen silently and attentively.
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Among the noble Companions (radi Allahu anhum ajma'in), there was a great eagerness to listen to recitation.
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The Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) would also listen to recitation from the noble Companions (radi Allahu anhum ajma'in).
Therefore, a great scholar or a person of high status should not hesitate to listen to recitation from someone of a lower status.
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A woman may listen to the recitation and speech of a non-mahram man.
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If Allah has granted someone a particular virtue, there is no harm in praising him, especially when the praise is not in his presence.
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A student's excellence is a cause of happiness for the teacher.
One should also thank Allah for this.
Similarly, parents should thank Allah for the righteousness, virtue, and excellence of their children.
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If someone is reciting (the Qur'an), one should listen silently and attentively.
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Among the noble Companions (radi Allahu anhum ajma'in), there was a great eagerness to listen to recitation.
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The Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) would also listen to recitation from the noble Companions (radi Allahu anhum ajma'in).
Therefore, a great scholar or a person of high status should not hesitate to listen to recitation from someone of a lower status.
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A woman may listen to the recitation and speech of a non-mahram man.
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If Allah has granted someone a particular virtue, there is no harm in praising him, especially when the praise is not in his presence.
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A student's excellence is a cause of happiness for the teacher.
One should also thank Allah for this.
Similarly, parents should thank Allah for the righteousness, virtue, and excellence of their children.
Source: Commentary on Sunan Ibn Mājah by Mawlānā ‘Atā’ullāh Sājid, Page: 1338
