Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) reports this saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): "Soon some people will recite the Qur'an, but it will not go beyond their throats. They will drink it just as they drink water, but it will not go beyond their throats." Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) (or the narrator) placed his hand on his throat and said: "It will not go beyond here."
Al-Tabarani recorded it in al-Mu'jam al-Awsat. Its chain contains the narrator al-Husayn bin Idris, who is da'if (weak).
Hadith Referenceمجمع الزوائد ومنبع الفوائد / كتاب قتال أهل البغي / 10427
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:إسنادہ ضعیف
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