Ibrahim al-Nakha'i narrates that Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "When someone has a doubt about a verse, he should not say: What do you say about such-and-such a verse? For this will become a cause of confusion for him. Rather, a person should recite the verse before it and then leave some space between himself and what he is seeking."
Al-Tabarani recorded it in al-Mu'jam al-Kabir; its narrators have been declared trustworthy, but it is munqati' (disconnected).
Hadith Referenceمجمع الزوائد ومنبع الفوائد / كتاب العلم / 729
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:إسنادہ ضعیف
Hadith Takhrij«اخرجه الامام الطبراني فى معجمه الكبير 8694»