From whom the Quran is to be taken

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Amr (may Allah be pleased with him) said that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Learn the recitation of the Qur'an from four people: from Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him), from Mu'adh bin Jabal (may Allah be pleased with him), from Ubayy bin Ka'b (may Allah be pleased with him), and from Salim (may Allah be pleased with him), the freed slave of Abu Hudhayfah (may Allah be pleased with him)."

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) said: I recited before the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), and he (peace and blessings be upon him) said to me: "You have recited beautifully."

Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) addressed us and said: "Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) is the best judge among us and Ubayy is the best reciter among us, and we have left some things that Ubayy recites. Ubayy used to say: 'I heard the Qur'an from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), and I will not abandon anything of the word of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him).' Yet the Book was indeed revealed after Ubayy."

Abd al-Malik bin Umayr said that Qabisah bin Jabir said: "I have not seen anyone who recited the Book better, who had deeper understanding of the religion of Allah, or who knew Allah better than Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him)."

Dawud bin Shabur said that Mujahid said: "We used to take pride before the people on account of our reciter, Sayyiduna Abdullah bin al-Sa'ib (may Allah be pleased with him)."

Dawud bin Shabur said that Mujahid said: "I used to take pride among the people in being a firm memoriser of the Qur'an, until I prayed behind Sayyiduna Maslamah bin Mukhallad (may Allah be pleased with him). He began Surah al-Baqarah and did not make a mistake in it, even in an alif or a waw."

Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whoever wishes to recite the Qur'an as fresh as it was revealed, let him recite according to the recitation of Ibn Umm Abd."

Sayyiduna Amr bin al-Harith (may Allah be pleased with him) said that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whoever wishes to recite the Qur'an as fresh as it was revealed, let him recite according to the recitation of Ibn Umm Abd."

Ammar bin Abi Ammar said: I heard Sayyiduna Abu Habbah al-Badri (may Allah be pleased with him) say: When the verse "Those who disbelieved among the People of the Book were not" [Al-Bayyinah: 1] was revealed to its end, Jibril said: "O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)! Your (peace and blessings be upon him) Lord commands you to teach this surah to Ubayy." So the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to Ubayy: "Jibril has commanded me to teach you this surah." Sayyiduna Ubayy (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)! Did he mention me by name?" He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Yes."

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) said that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whoever loves to recite the Qur'an as fresh as it was revealed, let him recite according to the recitation of Ibn Umm Abd."

Mughirah said that Ibrahim said: "Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) recited the Qur'an from memory (literally: on the surface of his tongue)."

Mansur bin Abd al-Rahman said that al-Sha'bi said: "Sayyiduna Abu Bakr, Sayyiduna Umar and Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with them) passed away without having compiled the Qur'an."