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RIYADH AS-SALIHIN 187. Prophet who has a beautiful voice and recites well and audibly (Bokhari and. Muslim). 1009. Abu Musa Ash'ari relates that the Holy Prophet said to him: You have been granted one of the tunes of David (Bokhari and Muslim). Muslim has added: I wish you could have seen me when I was listening to your recitation last night. 1010. Bra'a ibn 'Azib relates: I heard the Holy Prophet recite sura Al-Tin (Chapter 95) during the evening service. I have never heard anyone recite in a more beautiful voice than his (Bokhari and Muslim). 1011. Bashir ibn Abd al-Munzir relates that the Holy Prophet said: He who does not recite the Quran tunefully is not one of us (Abu Daud). . This hadith is the same as No. 449. 1012. 182. . On Special Chapters and Verses 1013. Abu Sa'id Rafi' relates: The Holy Prophet said to me: Shall I tell you before you go out of the mosque which is the greatest chapter of the. Quran? and he took hold of my hand. When we were about to issue from the mosque I said to him: Messenger of Allah, you had said you would tell me which is the greatest chapter of the Quran. He answered: The opening chapter which contains the seven oft-repeated verses and the Great Quran which has been bestowed upon me (Bokhari). 1014. Abu Sa'id Khudri relates that the Holy Prophet said concerning the recitation of sura Al-Ikhlas (Chapter 112): By Him in Whose hands is my life, it is equal to the recitation of one third of the Quran. Another version is: The Holy. Prophet inquired from his companions: Would any of you find it burdensome to recite one third of the Quran in the course of a night? They considered it difficult and said: Which of us would have the strength to do that, Messenger of Allah? He said: 1: sura Al-Ikhlas is one third of the Quran (Bökhari). 1015. Abu Sa'id Khudri relates that a man heard another recite sura. Al-Ikhlas repeatedly. In the morning he came to the Holy Prophet and mentioned this to him belittling it. The Holy Prophet said to him: By Him in Whose hands is my life, it is equal to one third of the Quran (Bokhari). 1016. Abu Hurairah relates that the Holy Prophet said that the sura. Al-Ikhlas (Chapter 112) equals one third of the Quran (Muslim). 1017. Anas relates that a man said to the Holy Prophet: Messenger of. Allah, I love sura Al-Ikhlas. He told him: Love of it will admit you to Paradise (Tirmidhi). 1018. Uqbah ibn 'Amir relates that the Holy Prophet said: Know you not that last night certain verses were revealed the like of which has never been known; sura Al-Falaq and sura Al-Nas (Chapters 113 and 114) (Muslim).