Chapter 23: The instructions to the Prophet ﷺ to listen to the

Qur’aan when it is being revealed without making haste to recite it Allaah تعاىل said: ﴿ لّ حت رِّك ب ه ل س ان ك ل تـ ع ج ل ب ه * َّإ ن ع ل يـ ن ا مج ع ه و قـ ر آن ه * ف إ ذ ا قـ ر أ ن اه ف اتَّب ع قـ ر آن ه * َّ ث َّإ ن ع ل يـ ن ا بـ ي ان ه {Move not your tongue concerning (the Qur’aan, O Muhammad) to make haste therewith. It is for Us to collect it and to give you (O Muhammad) the ability to recite it (the Qur’aan), And when We have recited it to you (O Muhammad through Jibreel), then follow you its (the Qur’aan’s) recital; then it is for Us (Allaah) to make it clear to you.} [Surah al-Qiyaamah (75): 16-19] And Allaah تعاىل also said: ﴿ و ّل تـ ع ج ل ب ال ق ر آن م ن قـ ب ل أ ن يـ ق ض ىى إ ل ي ك و ح ي ه ۖ و ق ل رَّبِّ ز د ِن ع ل مًا﴾ {And be not in haste (O Muhammad) with the Qur’aan before its revelation is completed to you, and say: “My Lord! Increase me in knowledge.”} [Surah TaHa (20): 114] This happened in the very beginning when the Revelation first began. He ﷺ, because of his eagerness to receive the Revelation which the Angel brought from Allaah عز وجل, used to compete with the Angel in its recitation (meaning that whenever Jibreel would say an Aayah, the Prophet ﷺ would say it with him due to his eagerness to memorize it). So Allaah تعاىل Commanded him to silently listen to it while it is being revealed till it is completed. Allaah would make sure to collect it in his chest, and He تعاىل would make it easy for him to recite and propagate it in the same way that it was revealed to him. And Allaah would explain it, interpret it and clarify it for him, and guide you to the meaning He تعاىل has intended. This is why He تعاىل said: ﴿ و ّل تـ ع ج ل ب ال ق ر آن م ن قـ ب ل أ ن يـ ق ض ىى إ ل ي ك و ح ي ه ۖ و ق ل رَّبِّ ز د ِن ع ل مًا﴾

{And be not in haste (O Muhammad) with the Qur’aan before its revelation is completed to you, and say: “My Lord! Increase me in knowledge.”} [Surah TaHa (20): 114] And the saying of Allaah تعاىل: {Move not your tongue concerning (the Qur’aan, O Muhammad) to make haste therewith. It is for Us to collect it}, meaning: in your chest. {and to give you the ability to recite it}, meaning: to recite it (as it was revealed to you). {And when We have recited it to you}, meaning: when our Angel has recited it to you. {then follow you its (the Qur’aan’s) recital}, meaning: listen to it and contemplate. 161 {then it is for Us (Allaah) to make it clear to you.}, this is similar to Allaah’s saying: {and say: “My Lord! Increase me in knowledge.”}. 162 Narrated Sa`eed bin Jubair: Ibn `Abbaas رضي اهلل عنهما in the explanation of the statement of Allaah تعاىل: {Move not your tongue concerning (the Qur’aan) to make haste therewith.}, said: ❝Allaah’s Messenger ﷺ used to bear the revelation with great trouble and used to move his lips (quickly) with the Inspiration.❞ Ibn `Abbaas moved his lips saying: ❝I am moving my lips in front of you as Allaah’s Messenger ﷺ used to move his.❞ Ibn `Abbaas added: ❝So Allaah revealed: {Move not your tongue concerning (the Qur’aan) to make haste therewith. It is for Us to collect it and to give you (O Muhammad) the ability to recite it}, which means that Allaah will make him (the Prophet) remember the portion of the Qur’aan which was revealed at that time by heart and recite it. The statement of Allaah: {And when we have recited it to you (O Muhammad through Jibreel) then you follow its (Qur’aan’s) recital}, means “listen to it and be silent.” {Then it is for Us (Allaah) to make it clear to you}, means: “Then it is (for Allaah) to make you recite it (and its meaning will be clear by itself through your tongue).” Afterwards, Allaah’s Messenger ﷺ used to listen to Jibreel whenever he came and after his departure, he used to recite it as Jibreel had recited it.❞ 163 161 [TN: In his Tafseer, Ibn Katheer said: “listen to it then recite it as he taught you to recite it.”] 162 [TN: And In his Tafseer, Ibn Katheer said: “after memorizing it and reciting it, We will explain it to you, clarify it and inspire you with its meaning according to what We intended and legislated.”] 163 sahih al-Bukhaaree (5, 4927, 4928, 4929, 5044, 7524) and sahih Muslim (448-147, 448-148)