Those who liked to recite the Quran upon arriving

Ibrahim said: The early generations used to like that, when they came to Makkah, they would not leave until they had completed the Qur'an there.

Ibrahim said: Alqamah completed the Qur'an in one night in Makkah in this way: he circled the House (the Ka'bah) seven times, then came to the Station of Ibrahim, prayed beside it and recited the Mi'in (the surahs of about a hundred verses). Then he performed seven circuits of tawaf, then came to the Station of Ibrahim, prayed beside it and recited the Mathani. Then he circled the House seven times, then came to the Station of Ibrahim, prayed and recited the rest of the Qur'an beside it.

Al-Hasan said: The early generations used to like that, when they came for Hajj or Umrah, they would not leave until they had recited all of the Qur'an they knew.

Abu Mijlaz said: It was considered recommended that, when people came to these mosques, they would not leave until they had recited the whole Qur'an: the Sacred Mosque (al-Masjid al-Haram), the Mosque of Madinah and the Mosque of Bayt al-Maqdis (Jerusalem).