Reference: Siyar A’laam an-Nubalaa – Volume 15, Page 445
Abu Bakr ibn al-Haddaad said:
I took myself to [emulating] what ar-Rabee’ had narrated about ash-Shaafi’ee, that he would complete [reading] the Qur.aan sixty times during Ramadhaan, [and this was] other than what he would recite during the prayer.
So the most I was able to do was to complete [reading the Qur.aan] fifty nine times, and thirty times during other than Ramadhaan.
Translator’s note:
While from one angle this worship is something praiseworthy, it must be noted that adhering to the Sunnah takes precedence, as it has been authentically reported that the Prophet ﷺ prohibited ‘Abdullaah ibn ‘Umar (radhi-yAllaahu ‘anhumaa) from reading the entire Qur.aan in less than three days and nights, as he ﷺ said:
And commenting on this, Shaykh al-Albaanee said:
