al-Aswad ibn Yazeed would complete [reading] the Qur.aan every two days during Ramadhaan, and he would sleep between maghrib and ‘ishaa. And in other than Ramadhaan, he would complete [reading] the Qur.aan every six days.
Category: Words of Wisdom
Maintaining a disciplined approach to reading the Qur.aan
My grandfather, ‘Abdullaah ibn Muhayreez, would complete [reading the] Qur.aan every Jumu’ah; and [every night] we would prepare his bedding, and perhaps he did not sleep upon it.
I reviewed the Qur.aan three times
I reviewed the Qur.aan with Ibn ‘Abbaas three times. I would stop him at every aayah, and ask him about what it was revealed, and how it was [revealed].
He memorised an aayah a day
Yahya ibn Waththaab read the entire Qur.aan to ‘Ubayd ibn Nudhaylah – a companion of ‘Alqamah, and with him he memorised an aayah every day.
I read the Qur.aan to ‘Umar
I read the Qur.aan to ‘Umar [ibn al-Khataab] (radhi-yAllaahu ‘anhu) three times.
Studying the Qur.aan
When we had learnt ten aayahs [of the Qur.aan] from the Prophet ﷺ, we would not move on to the next ten [aayahs] which were revealed after them, until we had learnt what they contained of knowledge.
Take the Qur.aan from four
Reference: Siyar A’laam an-Nubalaa – Volume 1, Page 443 ‘Abdullaah ibn ‘Amr narrated that the Messenger of Allaah ﷺ said: «Take the Qur.aan from four; from: [‘Abdullaah] ibn Mas’ood, and Ubayy [ibn Ka’b], and Mu’aadh ibn Jabal, and Saalim Mowlaa Abi Hudhayfah»
Reflect and ponder over the Qur.aan
‘Abdullaah ibn Wahb al-Hammaam entered, and heard a reciter [of the Qur.aan] read…
Overcome and fell unconscious
We were with Yahyaa ibn Sa’eed [al-Qattaan], and a man read soorah ad-Dukhaan; Yahya was [as if] thunderstruck and was overcome, and [then] fell unconscious.
Concentration during salaah
I prayed the morning [prayer in congregation] behind al-Fudhayl ibn ‘Iyaadh, and he recited [soorah] al-Haaqqah…