A man came to Sa'id bin Jubair (may Allah have mercy on him) and asked about a verse of the Qur'an. He replied, "Allah knows best!" The man said, "Say something from your own opinion, may Allah set you right!" So Sa'id bin Jubair (may Allah have mercy on him) said, "Shall I say something about the Book of Allah from my own opinion?!" He repeated this two or three times and did not give any answer.

Sayyiduna Umar bin Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) was one day conversing with himself in solitude, when he called Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) and asked: "How will this Ummah differ, when its Prophet is one, its Book is one, and its Qiblah is one?" Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) replied: "O Commander of the Faithful! The Qur'an was revealed to us, we read it and knew regarding which matters it was revealed, but after us there will come people who will read the Qur'an but will not know under what circumstances it was revealed, so each group will form its own opinion in it, and when each group has a different opinion, they will differ among themselves, and when the differences increase, they will fight each other." Upon hearing this, Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) scolded him and spoke harshly, so Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) left. Later, Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) called him again, understood his words, and said: "Alright, repeat what you said."

Sayyiduna Umar bin Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) recited on the pulpit: ﴿وَفَاكِهَةً وَأَبًّا﴾ [عبس: 31] , then said: "We know what 'fakihah' (fruit) is, but what is 'abb'?" Then, reflecting himself, he said: "O Umar! This is mere affectation (i.e., unnecessary argumentation)."

Muhammad bin Sirin (may Allah have mercy on him) says that I asked Ubaidah (may Allah have mercy on him) about a verse of the Qur'an, so he said: "Fear Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, and follow the right path, for those people have passed away who knew about which matters the Qur'an was revealed."

Khaythamah bin Abi Khaythamah Al-Ansari Al-Basri, may Allah have mercy on him, says that a man was performing Tawaf and reciting Surah Yusuf, and people gathered around him. When he finished, he began to ask (beg). Hasan Al-Basri, may Allah have mercy on him, says: I was with Sayyiduna Imran bin Husain, may Allah be pleased with him, and he passed by that beggar, stopped, and listened to his recitation. When he finished and asked (begged), Sayyiduna Imran bin Husain, may Allah be pleased with him, said: "Inna lillahi wa inna ilayhi raji'un!" Take us away from here. I heard the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, say: Whoever recites the Qur'an, let him ask from Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, for a time will come when some people will recite the Qur'an and ask from people through it.

Hasan al-Basri (may Allah have mercy on him) says that it has reached me that the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said: Whoever recites one hundred verses at night, the reward of standing (in prayer) for the whole night will be written for him, and whoever recites two hundred verses, the Qur'an will not be an argument against him, and whoever recites five hundred verses, he will wake up in the morning in such a state that a qintar of reward will be written for him, and a qintar is equal to twelve thousand (dirhams).

Tawoos (may Allah have mercy on him) says: By Allah! I have not seen anyone who recites better than Talq bin Habeeb (may Allah have mercy on him, and while saying this, he gestured with his hand). He was asked: Who is the best reciter? He replied: The person whose recitation makes you feel that he fears Allah, the Mighty and Majestic.

Sayyiduna Hudhayfah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: We are the people who were granted faith before the Qur'an, and you are the people who were granted the Qur'an before faith.

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) says: Allah Almighty never deprives that house of blessings where a person resides after reciting Surah Al-Baqarah or Surah Aal-e-Imran, or any part of them.

A man came to Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) and said: Advise me! He replied: When you hear Allah the Exalted saying in His Book, "O you who believe," then pay attention with your ears, because either there is some good which you are being commanded to do, or some evil from which you are being forbidden.