Narrated by Sayyiduna Abdur Rahman bin Shibl (may Allah be pleased with him): The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Recite the Qur'an and do not make it a means of livelihood, nor seek abundance of wealth through it. Do not distance yourselves from its recitation, nor fall into exaggeration regarding it.

. Sayyiduna Imran bin Husain (may Allah be pleased with him) passed by a man who was reciting the Noble Qur’an to a group of people. When he finished, he began to ask the people for something. Sayyiduna Imran (may Allah be pleased with him) saw this scene and said:“Indeed we belong to Allah, and indeed to Him we shall return. I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say: Whoever recites the Noble Qur’an, let him ask from Allah Almighty. Soon there will come a people who will recite the Noble Qur’an and then, through it, ask from the people.”

Narrated from Sayyiduna Ubadah bin Samit (may Allah be pleased with him), he says: I taught some people from among the Ahl al-Suffah writing and the Holy Qur'an. One of them gave me a bow as a gift. I thought to myself that this is not wealth for me, rather I will use it to shoot arrows in the path of Allah Almighty. So I asked the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) about this. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: If you like the idea of a collar of fire being placed around your neck in exchange for it, then accept it.

Narrated by Sayyiduna Uthman bin Abi Al-Aas (may Allah be pleased with him), he says: I submitted, "O Messenger of Allah! Make me the imam of my people." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "You are their imam, so take care of the weakest among them and appoint such a muezzin who does not take wages for his call to prayer."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him), he says: Once we were reciting the Holy Qur'an, among us were Arabs and non-Arabs, black and white people. Suddenly, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) came to us and said: You are upon goodness and virtue, you are reciting the Book of Allah and the Messenger of Allah is among you. Soon a time will come upon people that, in terms of recitation, they will straighten the words of the Holy Qur'an just as an arrow is straightened, but they will hasten to obtain its reward and will not delay it until the Hereafter.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) sent us, thirty mounted fighters, in a detachment. We stopped by a tribe of the Arabs and asked them for our right of hospitality, but they refused. It happened that one of their chiefs was bitten by something poisonous. They came to us and said, "Is there anyone among you who can perform ruqyah (healing incantation) for a bite?" Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) says: I said, "Yes, I can do it, but I will not perform ruqyah until you give us something." They said, "We will give you thirty sheep." Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id (may Allah be pleased with him) says: I began to recite Surah Al-Fatiha over him, reciting it seven times, gathering my saliva and then spitting on him. Thus, he was cured, and they gave us thirty sheep. When we took possession of the sheep, we began to doubt (whether they were lawful for us or not). So we refrained from doing anything with them until we could ask the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) about them. When we came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and informed him of this, he said, "How did you know that it is a ruqyah? Distribute them and set aside my share as well." In another narration, it is stated: "You eat from them yourself and let us eat with you. How did you know that it is a ruqyah?" I said, "It was simply inspired into my heart."