Qurra ibn Habib narrated to us; Shuʿbah narrated to us, as did Muḥammad ibn Talḥah, from Talḥah, who said: “I heard ʿAbd al-Raḥmān ibn ʿAwsajah relate from al-Barāʾ (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet ﷺ said, ‘Beautify the Quran with your voices.’

Abū ʿAbd Allah commented: “The greater part of these reports is well-known among the scholars, and there is no doubt that the flutes of the household of David and their melodious calls were created by Allah, for He says, ‘He created everything’ (al-Anʿām 101), and He says, ‘So do not set up rivals to Allah while you know’ (al-Baqarah 22).”