Affectation in recitation

Shaqiq said: Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "I listened attentively to some reciters and found them close to one another. So recite as you have been taught, and beware of affectation and disagreement." Abu Mu'awiyah added: "This closeness is like the saying of one of you: 'Halumma' and 'Ta'al,' both of which mean 'come.'"

Isma'il bin Abd al-Malik said: Sa'id bin Jubayr said: "Recite the Qur'an in a childlike manner, and do not adopt affectation in it."

Hakim bin Jabir said: Sayyiduna Hudhayfah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "The best reciter of the Qur'an among the people is a hypocrite who leaves out neither an alif nor a waw. He twists his mouth as a cow twists its tongue, and the Qur'an does not pass beyond his throat."

Fudayl said: Ibrahim said: "They used to dislike teaching the Qur'an to a child until he reached the age of understanding."