Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) saying: "Allah does not listen to anything as attentively as He listens to a prophet who recites the Qur'an melodiously."
(b) The preserved wording in this narration is "ka-adhanihi" (as He listens), and some say "ka-idhnihi" (as He permits). Abu Ubayd said: His saying "ka-adhanihi" means that Allah does not listen to anything as attentively as He listens to a prophet who recites the Qur'an melodiously; and he was not satisfied with the narration of those who narrated "ka-idhnihi". He said: And his saying "yataghanna bil-Qur'an" (recites the Qur'an melodiously), in our view, means reciting it in a moving, sorrowful tone (tahzin). He said: And of this kind is his other hadith, namely:
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب الشهادات / 21042