Abu al-Hasan al-Sarakhsi informed us; Zahir ibn Ahmad informed us; Abu Ishaq al-Hashimi informed us; Abu Mus‘ab informed us from Malik, from Ibn Shihab, from ‘Urwah ibn al-Zubayr, from ‘A’ishah, that whenever the Prophet was ill, he would recite the protective surahs over himself and blow lightly. When his pain became severe, I would recite them over him and wipe him with his hand, hoping for their blessing. (1)
The imam Abu ‘Ali al-Husayn ibn Muhammad al-Qadi and Abu Hamid Ahmad ibn ‘Abd Allah al-Salihi informed us; they said: Abu Bakr Ahmad ibn al-Husayn al-Hiri related to us; Muhammad ibn Ahmad ibn Ma‘qil al-Maydanī informed us; Muhammad ibn Yahya informed us; ‘Abd al-Razzaq related to us; Ma‘mar informed us, from al-Zuhri, from Salim, from Ibn ‘Umar, who said: The Messenger of Allah said, “There is no commendable envy except in two cases: a man to whom Allah has given the Quran, and who recites it in prayer throughout the night and throughout the day; and a man to whom Allah has given wealth, and who spends from it throughout the night and throughout the day.” (2)
‘Abd al-Wahid al-Malihi informed us; Ahmad ibn ‘Abd Allah al-Na‘imi informed us; Muhammad ibn Yusuf informed us; Muhammad ibn Isma‘il related to us; Ibrahim ibn Hamzah related to us; Ibn Abi Hazim related to me from Yazid—that is, Ibn al-Had—from Muhammad ibn Ibrahim, from Abu Salamah ibn ‘Abd al-Rahman, from Abu Hurayrah, who heard the Prophet say, “Allah has not listened to anything as He listens to a prophet with a beautiful voice reciting the Quran aloud.” (3) End. (4)