Those who recited the Quran in the time of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)

Qatadah said: Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "Sayyiduna Mu'adh, Sayyiduna Ubayy, Sayyiduna Sa'd and Sayyiduna Abu Zayd (may Allah be pleased with them) recited the Qur'an." Qatadah said: I asked: "Who was Abu Zayd?" He said: "One of my paternal uncles, in the time of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)."

Isma'il said: Imam al-Sha'bi said: "These people recited the Qur'an in the time of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): Sayyiduna Ubayy, Sayyiduna Mu'adh, Sayyiduna Zayd, Sayyiduna Abu Zayd, Sayyiduna Abu al-Darda and Sayyiduna Sa'id bin Ubayd (may Allah be pleased with them). None of the caliphs among the Companions of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) recited it except Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him). And Sayyiduna Mujammi' bin Jariyah (may Allah be pleased with him) recited it, except for one or two surahs."

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Sayyiduna Mu'adh (may Allah be pleased with him) came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: "O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), teach me the Qur'an." The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "O Abdullah, teach him the Qur'an." So I taught him what I had memorized. Then he and I went to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), and Sayyiduna Mu'adh recited the Qur'an before him (peace and blessings be upon him). And Sayyiduna Mu'adh was one of the teachers who taught the Qur'an in the time of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him).

Khumayr bin Malik said: Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "I learned seventy surahs from the blessed mouth of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), while Sayyiduna Zayd bin Thabit (may Allah be pleased with him) was then in the schoolhouse with two locks of hair."

Sa'id bin Jubayr said: Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: "I gathered the Muhkam in the time of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)", meaning the Mufassal surahs.

Hisham said: Muhammad (Ibn Sirin) said: "Our companions did not differ that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) passed away, and only four of his Companions had recited the Qur'an, all of them from the Ansar: Sayyiduna Mu'adh bin Jabal, Sayyiduna Ubayy bin Ka'b, Sayyiduna Zayd and Sayyiduna Abu Zayd (may Allah be pleased with them)."