A second chapter on the same subject

Sayyiduna Sa'id bin al-Mundhir al-Ansari (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that he said: "O Messenger of Allah! Should I recite the Qur'an in three days?" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Yes." The narrator says: So he continued reciting the Qur'an in this way until he passed away.
Ahmad and al-Tabarani in al-Mu'jam al-Kabir recorded it, except that he narrated these words: He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Yes, if you are able to." Its chain contains Ibn Lahi'ah, and there is criticism concerning him.

Uthman bin Amr bin Aws reports this statement of his father: I came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) as part of the delegation of Thaqif. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to come out to us and talk with us. One night he was late in coming to us, so we said: "O Messenger of Allah! You were late in coming to us tonight." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "I was reciting the portion of the Qur'an that I (regularly) recite, and I disliked leaving it in the middle before finishing it." When morning came, we asked the Companions of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): "How do you divide the Qur'an into portions?" They replied: "Into three, five, seven, nine, eleven and thirteen; and (making) the part from 'Qaf, wal-Qur'an al-Majid' to the end of the Mufassal (one's daily portion) is good."
Al-Tabarani recorded it in al-Mu'jam al-Kabir, and he says: Al-Walid bin Muslim narrated it like this, while Waki' differed from him; and Ibn Tammam and others narrated it from Abdullah bin Abd al-Rahman, from Uthman bin Abdullah bin Aws, from his grandfather Sayyiduna Aws bin Hudhayfah (may Allah be pleased with him). I did not find anyone who has given a biography of Uthman bin Amr.

Sayyiduna Qays bin Abi Sa'sa'ah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that he said: "O Messenger of Allah! In how long should I recite (the whole Qur'an)?" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "In fifteen days." He said: "I find in myself the strength for more than that." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "In one week." He said: "I find in myself the strength for more than that." The narrator says: He continued reciting in this way for a long time, until, when he grew old and his eyesight weakened, he would recite the whole Qur'an in fifteen days, and he used to say: "Would that I had accepted the first concession granted by the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)!"
Al-Tabarani recorded it in al-Mu'jam al-Kabir; its chain contains Ibn Lahi'ah, and there is criticism concerning him.

Sayyiduna Mu'adh bin Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whoever recites one thousand verses in the path of Allah Almighty will, on the Day of Resurrection, be counted along with the prophets, the truthful ones (al-siddiqin) and the martyrs; and these are the best of companions."
Abu Ya'la and al-Tabarani in al-Mu'jam al-Kabir recorded it; its chain mentions that Ibn Lahi'ah narrated it from Zabban, and there is criticism concerning both of them.

Abu al-Ahwas narrates: Sayyiduna Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: The Qur'an should not be completed in less than three days; recite it in seven days, and a man should regularly keep up his daily portion.
Al-Tabarani recorded it in al-Mu'jam al-Kabir, and its narrators are the narrators of the Sahih.

It is reported about Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) that he used to complete the whole Qur'an in three days, and he seldom recited any of it during the day.
Al-Tabarani recorded it in al-Mu'jam al-Kabir through two routes, the narrators of one of which are the narrators of the Sahih.

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) says: Whoever completes the whole Qur'an in less than three days is (merely) chanting rajaz (verse).
Al-Tabarani recorded it in al-Mu'jam al-Kabir, and its narrators are the narrators of the Sahih.

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Amr (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whoever recites Surah al-Ikhlas has recited one third of the Qur'an."
Al-Tabarani recorded it in al-Mu'jam al-Kabir; its narrators are thiqat (trustworthy). (Allamah al-Haythami says:) I say: Many hadiths about this will come in the chapter on the tafsir of Surah al-Ikhlas, if Allah wills.

Sayyiduna Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) says: Whoever recites three verses of Surah al-Baqarah has done much and done well.
Al-Tabarani recorded it in al-Mu'jam al-Kabir; its chain contains Yahya bin Amr bin Salamah, and I did not find anyone who has given his biography; the rest of the narrators of this report are the narrators of the Sahih. (Allamah al-Haythami says:) I say: A narration from this Companion on this subject is also reported, which will come later in the chapter on Surah al-Baqarah, and another will come in the chapter on 'What a person should recite in the morning and in the evening', if Allah wills.