Tafsir Ibn Abbas: Al-Muzzammil, Ayah 4

Al-Muzzammil · Ayah 4 · View Ayah
أَوْ زِدْ عَلَيْهِ وَرَتِّلِ ٱلْقُرْءَانَ تَرْتِيلًا
Or add to it, and recite the Qur'an with measured recitation.

Common Words

6 total6 unique0 repeated
أو1x
زد1x
عليه1x
ورتل1x
ٱلقرءان1x
ترتيلا1x

Ibn Abbas Commentary

(Or add (a little) thereto) or pray more than half of the night, up to two thirds of the night, thus giving him a choice, and then He said: (and chant the Qur'an in measure) recite the Qur'an deliberately, unhurriedly and with gravity, i.e. reciting two or three verses each time until you finish the whole recitation,

Other Scholars on This Ayah

Tafsir

78%49%52%Al-JalalaynIbn AbbasIbn Kathir
Scholars offer complementary perspectives

or add to it up to two thirds aw implies free choice and recite the Qur’ān recite it carefully in a measured tone.

Related Hadiths

Sahih Muslim#6614Sahih

Recite the Qur'an. The rest of the hadith is the same.

Narrated by Abu Imran reported that Jundub told us as we we-re young boys living in Kilfa, that Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) had said:
Sahih Muslim#6612Sahih

Recite the Qur'an as long as your hearts agree to do so, and when you feel variance between them (between your hearts and tongues), then get up (and leave its recital for the time being).

Narrated by Jundub b. 'Abdullah al-Bajali reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying:
Sunan Abu Dawud#1469Da'if

The Prophet (ﷺ) said: Beautify the Qur'an with your voices.

Narrated by Narrated Al-Bara' ibn Azib:
Sunan Ibn Majah#1076

“Beautify the Qur’an with your voices.”

Narrated by It was narrated from Bara’ (bin ‘Azib) that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:
Sahih Muslim#6613Sahih

Recite the Qur'an as long as your hearts agree to do so and when you find variance between them, then stand up.

Narrated by Jundub (i. e. Ibn 'Abdullah) reported that Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said:
Sahih al-Bukhari#754Sahih

The Qur'an is recited in every prayer and in those prayers in which Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) recited aloud for us, we recite aloud in the same prayers for you; and the prayers in which the Prophet (ﷺ) r...

Narrated by Narrated Abu Huraira:
Sunan an-Nasa'i#1018Sahih

"The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: 'Make your voices beautiful when you recite Quran.'"

Narrated by It was narrated that Al-Bara' bin Azib said:
Sunan an-Nasa'i#1017Sahih

"The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: 'Make your voices beautiful when you recite Quran.'"

Narrated by It was narrated that Abu Bara' said:
Sunan Abu Dawud#1334Sahih

The Prophet (ﷺ) said: One who recites the Qur'an in a loud voice is like one who gives alms openly; and one who recites the Qur'an quietly is one who gives alms secretly.

Narrated by Narrated Uqbah ibn Amir al-Juhani:
Sunan Abu Dawud#1465Da'if

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: One who was devoted to the Qur'an will be told to recite, ascend and recite carefully as he recited carefully when he was in the world, for he will reach his abode whe...

Narrated by Narrated Abdullah ibn Amr ibn al-'As:

Related Topics