Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah

Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) considered it disliked to write the Qur'an in small copies.

Ibrahim says: "Make the copies of the Qur'an large."

Hazrat Abu Hakimah Abdi narrates that we used to write manuscripts of the Qur'an in Kufa. Once, Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) passed by us and began to watch us. He found our handwriting pleasing and said, "Illuminate this thing in the same way as Allah has bestowed it with light."

Hazrat Abu Hakimah Abdi narrates that we used to write manuscripts in Kufa. Once, while we were writing, Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) passed by us and said, "Keep the tip of your pen broad." So I cut my pen and made it broad, then wrote. He said, "In this way, illuminate this thing just as Allah has given it light."

Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) considered it undesirable for the Qur'an to be written in small manuscripts.

Hazrat Mujahid considered it undesirable that any Mushaf be called "Mushayhif," meaning a small Mushaf.