Those who disliked buying copies of the Quran

Muslim bin Subayh said: A man from Basrah passed by me selling copies of the Qur'an. I went to Masruq bin al-Ajda', Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Yazid al-Ansari (may Allah be pleased with him) and Shurayh, and asked them. They said, "We would not like to take a price for the Book of Allah."

Ubaydah considered the buying and selling of copies of the Qur'an to be disliked.

Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: I wish that the hands of those who sell copies of the Qur'an would be cut off.

Ibrahim said: Being stung by bees is dearer to me than selling copies of the Qur'an. And Ibrahim used to dislike taking a wage for collating them.

Ibrahim considered the sale of copies of the Qur'an to be disliked and said that they belong to whichever member of the household reads them; and writing them for a wage is disliked.

Salim said that the worst trade is selling copies of the Qur'an.

Sayyiduna Abdullah (bin Mas'ud) (may Allah be pleased with him) considered buying and selling copies of the Qur'an to be disliked.

Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: I wish that the hands of those who sell copies of the Qur'an would be cut off.

Alqamah considered the selling of copies of the Qur'an to be disliked.

Ibn Sirin used to consider the selling and buying of copies of the Qur'an to be disliked.

Abu al-Duha said: I asked Shurayh, Masruq and Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Yazid (may Allah be pleased with him) about the sale of copies of the Qur'an. They said, "We do not take a price for the Book of Allah."

Ibrahim said: I asked Alqamah, "May I sell a copy of the Qur'an?" He said, "No."