Shafeeq bin Abdullah says: A man from the tribe of Banu Bajilah, who was called Naheek bin Sinan, came to Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas’ud (may Allah be pleased with him). He said: O Abu Abdur Rahman! How do you recite this verse, with a ya or with an alif {مِنْ مَائٍ غَیْرِ آسِنٍ}? Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas’ud (may Allah be pleased with him) said to him: Have you recited the entire Qur’an except for this? He said: I recite the mufassal surahs in two rak’ahs of prayer. Sayyiduna Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Do you recite quickly like poetry? The best prayer is that in which the bowing and prostration are performed properly. Some people will recite the Qur’an, but it will not go below their collarbones. When a person recites the Qur’an and it becomes firmly established in his heart, then the Qur’an benefits him. I recognize those similar surahs, among which the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) used to recite two surahs in one rak’ah. Then Sayyiduna Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) stood up and went inside. Meanwhile, Alqamah came and he also went inside after him. We said to Alqamah: Ask him about those similar surahs, among which the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) used to recite two surahs. So Alqamah went to him and then came back to us and said: The first twenty surahs of the mufassal. This was according to the compilation of the Qur’an by Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas’ud (may Allah be pleased with him).

(Second chain) Zarr narrates, he says: A man asked Sayyiduna Ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him): What is your opinion about this recitation—is it "ma'in ghayri asinin" or "yasin"? He replied: Have you read the entire Qur'an besides this? He said: I recite all the mufassal surahs in one rak'ah. He said: Do you recite quickly like poetry? May you lose your father! I know the similar surahs among them, which the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to recite two by two. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would start from the beginning of the mufassal. In the mushaf of Sayyiduna Ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him), the first mufassal surah was Rahman.

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) taught me {اِنِّیْ اَنَا الرَّزَّاقُ ذُوالْقُوَّۃِ الْمَتِیْنُ}.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him), he says: The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) taught me to recite: {وَلَقَدْ یَسَّرْنَا الْقُرْآنَ لِلذِّکْرِ فَہَلْ مِنْ مُدَّکِرٍ} A man asked: O Abu Abdur Rahman! Is it "muddakkir" or "mudhakkir"? He replied, The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) taught me "muddakkir".

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) recited {یَا اَیُّھَا النَّبِیُّ اِذَا طَلَّقْتُمُ النِّسَائَ فَطَلِّقُوْھُنَّ فِیْ قُبُلِ عِدَّتِہِنَّ۔}

Alqama says: I went to Syria, entered the mosque of Damascus, performed two units of prayer, and made this supplication: O Allah! Provide me with a righteous companion. Then I went and sat with Sayyiduna Abu Darda (may Allah be pleased with him). He said: Which people are you from? I said: From the people of Kufa. He said: Did you hear Ibn Umm Abd, that is, Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him), how he recites this Surah: {وَاللَّیْلِ إِذَا یَغْشَی وَالنَّہَارِ إِذَا تَجَلّٰی} I said: He recites it like this: {وَالذَّکَرِ وَالْأُنْثٰی} He said: I also heard it from the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), but these people have made me doubtful; they want me to recite {وَمَا خَلَقَ الذَّکَرَ وَالْأُنْثٰی}, but I will not accept their word. Then he said: Are these three individuals not among you: the owner of the pillow, the confidant, whom no one knows except him, and those who have been protected from Satan. The owner of the pillow is Ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him), the confidant is Sayyiduna Hudhayfah (may Allah be pleased with him), and the one who has been protected from Satan is Sayyiduna Ammar (may Allah be pleased with him). (In another narration): Sayyiduna Abu Darda (may Allah be pleased with him) said to Alqama: Do you recite according to the recitation of Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him)? He said: Yes. Sayyiduna Abu Darda (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Recite Surah Al-Lail. He recited it as: {وَاللَّیْلِ إِذَا یَغْشٰی وَالنَّہَارِ اِذَا تَجَلّٰی وَالذَّکَرِ وَالْاُنْثٰی}. He said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) recite it in this way, then he smiled.

Sayyiduna Wathilah bin Asqa’ (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: The scriptures of Ibrahim were revealed on the first night of Ramadan, the Torah on the sixth night of Ramadan, the Gospel on the thirteenth of Ramadan, and the Noble Qur’an on the twenty-fourth of Ramadan.