Hurrying in recitation

Qatadah said: I asked Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) about the recitation of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and he said: "He (peace and blessings be upon him) used to recite prolonging his voice."

Ibn Abi Mulaykah said that Sayyidah Umm Salamah (may Allah be pleased with her) said: "The recitation of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was like this: 'All praise is for Allah, the Lord of all the worlds.'" Then she pronounced it letter by letter.

Ibrahim said that Alqamah used to recite to Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him), and he would say: "Recite slowly and distinctly, may my father and mother be ransomed for you, for this is indeed the adornment of the Qur'an."

Ayyub said that when Ibn Sirin recited, he would hurry in his recitation.

Uthman bin al-Aswad said that Mujahid and Ata used to recite the Qur'an very quickly.

Sayyiduna Wa'il bin Hujr (may Allah be pleased with him) said: I heard the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) recite: 'Wa la al-dallin' (nor of those who go astray), then he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Amin," and he prolonged his voice.

Imam al-Sha'bi said that Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "Do not recite the Qur'an rapidly, as poetry is recited rapidly, nor recite it in an unmeasured way, like the scattering of poor-quality dates."

Mansur said that Mujahid said: "And recite the Qur'an slowly and distinctly." [Al-Muzzammil: 4] That is: recite one part of it following upon another.

Miqsam said that Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) said about this verse: "Recite the Qur'an slowly and distinctly." That is: recite it in a clear manner.

Ubayd al-Muktib said that Mujahid was asked about two men, one of whom recited Surah al-Baqarah and the other recited Surah al-Baqarah and Surah Al Imran, while their bowing, their prostrations and their sitting were equal. Which of the two is better? He said: "The one who recited Surah al-Baqarah." Then Mujahid recited this verse in support: "And We have sent down this Qur'an with clear themes, so that you may recite it to people slowly, and We have sent it down gradually (as occasion required)." [Al-Isra: 106]

Ubaydullah bin Abd al-Rahman bin Mawhab said: I heard Muhammad bin Ka'b al-Qurazi say: "That I should recite these surahs, 'Idha zulzilat al-ard' and Surah al-Qari'ah, reciting the two of them over and over and reflecting on them, is dearer to me than reciting the Qur'an quickly."

Thabit bin Qays said: I heard Umar bin Abd al-Aziz reciting the Qur'an; he would recite slowly and deliberately.