A beautiful voice in reciting the Quran

Sayyiduna al-Bara' bin Azib (may Allah be pleased with him) said that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Adorn the Qur'an with your voices."

Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) said that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) entered the mosque, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) heard the voice of a man reciting the Qur'an, and he said: "Who is this man?" He was told: "Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Qays (may Allah be pleased with him)." He said: "This man has indeed been given a share of the flutes of the family of Dawud."

Sayyiduna Buraydah (may Allah be pleased with him) said that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Al-Ash'ari has indeed been given a flute from among the flutes of the family of Dawud."

Abd al-Rahman bin Ka'b bin Malik said that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) heard the Qur'an recited by Sayyiduna Abu Musa al-Ash'ari (may Allah be pleased with him) and said to him: "Your brother has indeed been given a share of the flutes of the family of Dawud."

The aforementioned saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) is also reported from Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) through this chain.

Ibrahim said that Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "Make your voices beautiful through the Qur'an."

Sayyiduna Sa'd (may Allah be pleased with him) said that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whoever does not recite the Qur'an melodiously is not one of us."

Amr said that Abu Salamah said: "Allah does not turn His attention to anyone as much as He listens attentively to the voice of the servant who recites the Word of Allah melodiously."

Tawus said: It used to be said that those among the people who recite the Qur'an in a beautiful voice are those who fear Allah the most.

Abd al-Karim said that Tawus was asked: "Who among the people is the best reciter of the Qur'an?" He said: "The one whom you see fearing Allah while he recites the Qur'an." And he said: "Talq is one of them."

Masruq said: We were with Sayyiduna Abu Musa (may Allah be pleased with him). When night fell, we took shelter in a ruined orchard. He said: He stood in prayer at night and recited most beautifully.

Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) said that Sayyiduna Abu Musa (may Allah be pleased with him) used to recite the Qur'an at night, and the pure wives of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would listen with great eagerness. When he was told of this, he said: "Had I known, I would have recited in an even more pleasing voice," or he said: "I would have recited with even more eagerness."