Melodious chanting: those who disliked it

Imran bin Abdullah bin Talhah said: A man was reciting the Qur'an in a humming voice in the mosque of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) during Ramadan. Al-Qasim objected to this and said: "Allah has said: 'And indeed it is a mighty Book. Falsehood cannot come to it from before it or from behind it; it is sent down from the One who is All-Wise, Praiseworthy.'"

Al-A'mash said: A man recited the Qur'an in a humming voice in the presence of Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him), and Sayyiduna Anas disliked it.

Ubaydullah bin Abi Bakr said: Ziyad al-Numayri came with some reciters to Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him). He was told: "Recite." So he raised his voice, and he had a loud voice. Sayyiduna Anas removed the cloth from his face, for there was a black cloth over his face, and then said: "What is this? The Companions did not do like this." And whenever he considered something objectionable, he would remove the cloth from his face.

Layth said that Abd al-Rahman bin al-Aswad said: "One of them would draw out a verse in the middle of the night."