Looking into the mushaf

Khaythamah said: I went to Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Amr (may Allah be pleased with him) while he was looking into the Qur'an. The narrator said: I asked: "What are you reciting in the Qur'an?" He said: "My portion of recitation, which I recite at night."

Zirr said that Sayyiduna Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "Keep your gaze constantly fixed on the copies of the Qur'an."

Abu Musa said that al-Hasan said: "The rebels entered upon Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) while the Qur'an was in his lap."

Ibn Ulayyah said that Yunus said: "Among the fine character traits of the earlier people was looking into the Qur'an."

He said: "And when al-Ahnaf bin Qays was alone, he would look into the copy of the Qur'an."

The concubine of al-Rabi' said that al-Rabi' used to recite looking into the Qur'an. When a person entered, he would cover the copy of the Qur'an and say: "Let this person not see that I am reciting from the Qur'an all the time."

Al-A'mash said that Ibrahim used to recite looking into the Qur'an. When a person entered, he would cover the copy of the Qur'an and say: "Let no one see that I am reciting from it all the time."

Al-Aswad said that Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) said: "I would recite my portion, or most of my portion, while lying on my bed."

Musa bin Ali said: I heard my father say: "I held the copy of the Qur'an for Sayyiduna Fadalah bin Ubayd (may Allah be pleased with him) until he finished it."

Abu Salih al-Uqayli said that Abu al-Ala Yazid bin Abdullah bin al-Shikhkhir used to recite looking into the Qur'an until he would faint.

Layth said: I saw Talhah reciting looking into the Qur'an.