Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah

Hazrat Abdullah bin Masood (may Allah be pleased with him) considered the division of the Mushaf into sections (Ta’sheer) to be disliked. (The meaning of Ta’sheer of the Holy Qur’an is to divide the Qur’an into parts, such as Ajza’, Siparas, quarters, halves, thirds, etc. The predecessors disliked this practice because there was a danger that, due to the margins, these things might be considered part of the Qur’an, which in reality are not part of the Holy Qur’an. However, when this fear was eliminated, the dislike also ceased. Now, for many years, Muslims have been practicing Ta’sheer.)