Ubaidullah bin Abdullah narrates: Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) used to narrate: Once a man came to the service of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him). He said: O Messenger of Allah! Last night I saw a cloud from which ghee and honey were raining down, and people were taking it in their hands. Some people were taking more, and some were taking less. Then I saw a rope hanging from the sky to the earth. Then I saw you, that you held it and ascended upwards. After you, a man held it and he also went up. Then another man held it and he also went up. Then another man held it, but the rope broke. Then it was joined for that man, so he also went up. (The narrator says) Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) said: O Messenger of Allah! May my father be sacrificed for you. By Allah! Give me permission so that I may interpret it. The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said: You interpret it! So Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) said: The cloud means the cloud of Islam, and the ghee and honey dripping from it (means) the Qur'an. Its sweetness and softness are meant. As for people taking it in their hands, some people acquire more knowledge of the Qur'an and some acquire less knowledge of it. As for the rope hanging down from the sky, it is the truth upon which you are established. You held it, so Allah Almighty granted you elevation. Then after you, a man held it, so he attained elevation through it. Then another man held it, so he attained elevation through it. Then another man held it, but the rope was severed. Then it was joined for that man, so he also attained elevation. O Messenger of Allah! Tell me. May my father be sacrificed for you, have I interpreted it correctly or incorrectly? The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said: You have interpreted some of it incorrectly, and some of it correctly. Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) said: By Allah! O Messenger of Allah! Tell me where I made a mistake? The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said: "Do not swear."

Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "Whoever calls towards guidance, he will have a reward equal to the reward of all those who follow that guidance, and nothing will be diminished from their rewards. And whoever calls towards misguidance, he will bear a sin equal to the sin of all those who follow that misguidance, and nothing will be diminished from their sins."

Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: Once, the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) passed by some of his companions who were laughing. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "If you knew what I know, you would laugh little and weep much." Sayyiduna Jibreel (peace be upon him) came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: Indeed, Allah, the Exalted, says to you: Why are you making My servants despair? The narrator states: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) returned to those companions and said: Remain steadfast. Adopt moderation and receive glad tidings. (Imam Ibn Hibban, may Allah have mercy on him, says:) The word "Saddidu" means that you should become those who adopt rectitude, and rectitude means adhering to the way of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and following his Sunnah. The words of the narration "wa qaraba" mean: Do not impose upon yourselves such severity that you cannot bear. The words of the narration "wa abshiru" mean: Receive the glad tidings that when you adhere to my way and adopt moderation in your deeds, you will attain Paradise.

Sayyiduna Zaid bin Thabit (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: "We used to collect the Qur'an from various fragments in the presence of the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him)."

Sayyiduna Uqbah bin Amir Juhani, may Allah be pleased with him, narrates: Once the Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him, came out while we were present at the Suffah. He said: "Which one of you would like to go to Bathan or Aqeeq and bring back two camels with high humps and shining color every day, acquiring them without committing any sin or severing ties of kinship?" The people said: "O Messenger of Allah! Each one of us would like that." So the Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "If a person goes to the mosque and learns two verses from the Book of Allah, it is better for him than two camels, and learning three (verses) is better than three camels, and learning four (verses) is better than as many camels as their number." (Imam Ibn Hibban, may Allah have mercy on him, says: There is a hidden (i.e., omitted) word in this narration, and that is: 'if he gives them in charity.' So the meaning of the statement of the Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him, will be: A person learning two verses from the Book of Allah is better for him than giving two or three camels in charity. The reason is: Learning two verses from the Book of Allah is more virtuous than giving two or three camels or as many camels as their number in charity, because it is impossible that the reward for learning two verses from the Book of Allah should be likened to the acquisition of worldly goods. Therefore, the explanation I have given is correct, as I have mentioned.)

Sayyiduna Abu Umamah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: The Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) said:“Learn the Qur’an, for it will come as an intercessor for its reciter on the Day of Resurrection. And you must adhere to the two shining ones: Surah Al-Baqarah and Surah Aal-e-Imran, for they will come on the Day of Resurrection as if they are two clouds, or as if they are two shades, or as if they are two flocks of birds in ranks, and they will argue on behalf of their reciters (i.e., intercede for them). You must recite Surah Al-Baqarah, for taking it is a blessing, and leaving it is a cause of regret, and the false people (i.e., magicians) cannot withstand it.”

Sayyiduna Hudhayfah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: I asked, "O Messenger of Allah! The goodness upon which we are now, will there come after it any evil from which we should beware?" The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "O Hudhayfah! It is obligatory upon you to adhere to the Book of Allah." Acquire its knowledge and follow the goodness that is in it for you.

Sayyiduna Uthman Ghani, may Allah be pleased with him, narrates: The Noble Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "The best among you is the one who learns the Qur'an and teaches it."

Sayyiduna Uqbah bin Amir (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: The Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Acquire knowledge of the Qur'an and safeguard it. By the One in Whose hand is my soul! It slips away from a person's mind faster than a she-camel slips away from its rope."

Sayyiduna Sa’d bin Abi Waqqas (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates this statement of the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him):“Whoever does not recite the Qur’an with a pleasant voice is not one of us.”

(Imam Ibn Hibban, may Allah have mercy on him, says:) The statement of the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him):“He is not one of us,”is for the purpose of informing, and what is meant is that whoever does this act is not like us (in action), because we do not do this act, so whoever does so will not be like us.