045 – The Prophet and Recitation of the Qur’an | Night Study | Quantity and Concern for Food | Consistency with Knowledge

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In this episode, Shaykh Faraz Rabbani covers hadiths twenty-seven to thirty from Imam Nabahani’s set of hadiths on the virtues of the Qur’an and its recitation. In hadith twenty-seven, Al Bara’ ibn Azib (May Allah Be Pleased With Him) relates hearing the recitation of the Prophet (Peace and Blessings Be Upon Him), indicating that he never heard anyone with a more beautiful voice. Hadith twenty-eight teaches us about the neglected sunnah of gathering to recite the Qur’an to one another. In hadith twenty-nine, the Prophet (Peace and Blessings Be Upon Him) elucidates the superiority of learning one verse of the Qur’an over any possible worldly concern. Finally, in hadith thirty, Abu Dharr al-Ghifari (May Allah Be Pleased With Him) seeks the counsel of the Prophet (Peace and Blessings Be Upon Him), to which He (Peace and Blessings Be Upon Him) encourages Abu Dharr to hold fast to taqwa and recitation of the Qur’an – as the latter is a light for one on earth and a treasure in the heavens.Shaykh Faraz then continues with the section on Striving, Consistency, and High Resolve from Imam Zarnuji’s “Instruction of the Student”. Here, we continue to learn about how a student of knowledge should make use of the time between Maghrib and Fajr. We further learn about the importance of reducing food, in terms of both quantity and concern, the importance of consistency in establishing knowledge, and the urgency of making the most of one’s youth. Shaykh Faraz additionally highlights that one’s religious impulse should be lessons and not lectures, stressing the need for circles of knowledge in the preservation of religion.