Ibn Aun narrates that the Prophet Muhammad said: When Abu Bakr was made the caliph, Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) sat among his family. Then Abu Bakr was informed of this, so he sent a messenger to call him and asked: Do you dislike my caliphate? Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) replied: No, I do not dislike your caliphate. But there was excess being done in the Qur'an, so when the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) passed away, I made it obligatory upon myself that I would not wear a cloak except for prayer, until I had compiled the Qur'an for the people. So Abu Bakr said: Your opinion is very good.

Imam Shabi states that Hazrat Sa’sa’ah said: The first person to compile the Quran between two covers and to make the Kalalah an heir was Hazrat Abu Bakr.

Hazrat Saeed bin Abi Saeed narrates that Hazrat Abi said: When you begin to adorn your copies of the Quran and embellish your mosques with decoration and ornamentation, then destruction will descend upon you.

Hazrat Ikrimah narrates that Hazrat Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them) saw an adorned Mushaf and said: Through this, you will deceive the thief. The adornment of the Qur'an is in the heart.

Hazrat Mughira says that Ibrahim disliked the embellishment of the Qur'an.

Hazrat Abu Wa'il narrates that a gold-embellished Qur'an was brought to Hazrat Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him), so he said: Indeed, reciting it in accordance with the truth is better than that with which the Mushaf has been adorned.

Hazrat Zabraqan says that I said to Hazrat Abu Razin: I wish to have a Mushaf and put a gold seal on it. He replied: Do not add anything, whether little or much, from the commands of this world to the Qur'an.

Hazrat Saeed bin Abu Saeed narrates that Hazrat Abu Dharr said: When you begin to adorn your mosques with embellishments and start decorating your copies of the Qur'an, then destruction will descend upon you.

Hazrat Abu al-Zahriyya narrates that Hazrat Abu Umamah disliked the embellishment of the Qur'an.

Hazrat Mujahid says that I came to Hazrat Abdur Rahman bin Abi Laila with a gold nugget, so he said: I hope that you will adorn the Qur'an with it.