What a man does when he completes the Quran

Qatadah said: Whenever Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) completed the Qur'an, he would gather all the members of his household.

Mis'ar said: Abd al-Rahman bin al-Aswad said: "It is mentioned that when a person completes the Qur'an, supplication is made for him."

Al-Hakam said: Mujahid, Abdah bin Abi Lubabah and some people used to collate the copies of the Qur'an with one another. On the day they intended to complete it, they sent a messenger to me and to Salamah bin Kuhayl to call us, and they said: "We have been collating the copies of the Qur'an, and today we intend to complete it. We would like you to be present with us, for it used to be said: 'When the Qur'an is completed, mercy descends at the time of its completion,'" or he said: "'mercy is present at the time of its completion.'"

Al-Awwam bin Hawshab said: Al-Musayyib bin Rafi' used to complete the Qur'an in three days, and on the day he completed it he would begin the morning fasting.

Al-Hakam said: Mujahid said: "Mercy descends at the completion of the Qur'an."

A man related that when Abu al-Aliyah intended to complete the Qur'an, if it was the last part of the day, he would delay it until the evening, and if he intended to complete it and it was the last part of the night, he would delay it until the morning.