Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said to him: "Recite the Qur'an to me!" I said: O Messenger of Allah! Should I recite it to you, while it has been revealed to you?! He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "I like to hear it from others!" So I recited Surah An-Nisa, until I reached this verse: ﴿فَكَيْفَ إِذَا جِئْنَا مِنْ كُلِّ أُمَّةٍ بِشَهِيدٍ وَجِئْنَا بِكَ عَلَى هَؤُلاءِ شَهِيدًا﴾ [النساء: 41] (Translation: "Then how will it be when We bring from every nation a witness, and We bring you as a witness over these?") At this, the eyes of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) began to shed tears, and I fell silent.

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said to him: "Recite the Qur'an!" I said: O Messenger of Allah! How can I recite the Qur'an to you when it has been revealed to you?! The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "I like to hear it from others!" So Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) began reciting Surah An-Nisa, and when he reached this verse: ﴿فَكَيْفَ إِذَا جِئْنَا مِنْ كُلِّ أُمَّةٍ بِشَهِيدٍ وَجِئْنَا بِكَ عَلَى هَؤُلاءِ شَهِيدًا﴾ [النساء: 41] (Translation: "Then how will it be when We bring from every nation a witness, and We bring you as a witness over these?"), the eyes of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) began to shed tears and he said: "Enough!"

Ubaidah (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said to Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him): "Recite the Qur'an to me!" He replied: "O Messenger of Allah! How can I recite the Qur'an to you when it has been revealed to you?!" The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "I like to hear it from others!" So he began to recite Surah An-Nisa, and when he reached this verse: ﴿فَكَيْفَ إِذَا جِئْنَا مِنْ كُلِّ أُمَّةٍ بِشَهِيدٍ وَجِئْنَا بِكَ عَلَى هَؤُلاءِ شَهِيدًا﴾ [النساء: 41] (Translation: "Then how will it be when We bring from every nation a witness, and We bring you as a witness over these?"), the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) signaled to me, and I saw that tears were flowing from his eyes.

Ibrahim (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates that Alqamah (may Allah have mercy on him) recited the Qur'an in front of Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him), and his voice was very beautiful. So Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "Recite with tartil (measured recitation), may my parents be sacrificed for you, for this is the adornment of the Qur'an!"

Muhammad bin Sirin (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates that Jibreel (peace be upon him) and Mikaeel (peace be upon him) descended to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). Mikaeel (peace be upon him) said: "Recite on one mode!" Jibreel (peace be upon him) said: "Ask for more from them!" So the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) requested for more, and it was said: "Recite on two modes!" Then Jibreel (peace be upon him) said: "Ask for more!" So it was said: "Recite on three modes!" This continued until the number reached seven modes, and it was said: "Recite on seven modes!" Then the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) became silent, and both angels also became silent.

Abu Hayyan Ashja'i (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates that a man said to Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him): "Recite the Qur'an to me!" Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) also said to me: 'Recite the Qur'an to me!' I said: 'O Messenger of Allah! Shall I recite to you the Qur'an which I have learned from you?' He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: 'Yes, but I wish to hear it from someone else!'"

Ibn Sirin (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates that Jibreel (peace be upon him) used to review the Qur'an with the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) every Ramadan. But in the year the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) passed away, Jibreel (peace be upon him) reviewed the Qur'an with him twice. Ibn Sirin (may Allah have mercy on him) says: "I hope that our recitation (of the Qur'an) will be upon this last recitation that was done."

Abi Zhibyan (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates that Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) asked me: "Which recitation do you consider first?" We said: "Our recitation." So he said: "No, rather the recitation of Ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him); because the Qur'an was reviewed with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) every Ramadan, but in the year in which he passed away, the Qur'an was reviewed twice. Thus, Ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) was a witness to what was abrogated and what was changed in the Qur'an."

Muhammad bin Sirin (may Allah have mercy on him) says: I have been informed that Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) used to say: "If I knew that there was a person who was closer than me to the last presentation of the Qur'an (i.e., who had learned the recitation of the Qur'an from the Prophet صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم according to the last time it was recited), and if camels could take me to him, I would certainly go to him. Or I would make every possible effort to reach him."

Sayyiduna Hudhayfah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: There will be people who will recite the Qur'an, they will recite it precisely like an arrow, not leaving out a single letter from it, but their faith will not go below their throats.