It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Indeed, this Qur'an is the banquet of Allah, so take from His banquet (knowledge and guidance) as much as you are able. Indeed, this Qur'an is the firm rope of Allah, the clear light and the beneficial cure; it is a protection for whoever holds fast to it and salvation for whoever follows it. It does not deviate (from the truth) so that it would need to be reproached and made to repent, nor does it become crooked so that it would need to be straightened; its wonders never come to an end, and it does not wear out from much repetition. Recite it, for Allah will reward you for its recitation with ten good deeds for every letter. Take note: I do not say that 'Alif Lam Mim' is one letter; rather, Alif is a letter, Lam is a letter and Mim is a letter." This hadith has a sahih (authentic) chain of narration, but the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim) did not use Salih bin Umar as evidence.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whoever recites ten verses in a night will not be recorded among the heedless." This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of Imam Muslim, but the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim) did not record it.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whoever recites ten verses in a night will not be recorded among the heedless, and whoever recites a hundred verses will be recorded among the devoutly obedient (al-qanitin)."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Buraydah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "On the Day of Resurrection the Qur'an will come in the form of a young man and will say to its companion (who kept company with it): 'I am the one who kept your nights awake and made your days thirsty.'" This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of Imam Muslim, but the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim) did not record it.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Umamah (may Allah be pleased with him) that a man came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: "O Prophet of Allah, I bought the share of such-and-such a tribe and made such-and-such a profit on it." He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Shall I not tell you of something that brings even more profit than that?" He said: "Does (something more profitable than that) exist?" He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "A man who learns ten verses of the Qur'an." So the man went and learned ten verses, then came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and informed him of it. If Amr bin Khalid preserved the name of Salim bin Abi al-Ja'd in its chain, then it is sahih (authentic) on the condition of the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim); however, the Basran students of al-Mu'tamir contradicted him in it.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Umamah (may Allah be pleased with him) from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) with similar wording (as mentioned in hadith number 2067).

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Indeed, Allah has His own people among mankind." The Companions said: "O Messenger of Allah, who are they?" He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The people of the Qur'an are the people of Allah and His special servants." This hadith has been narrated from Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) through three routes, and this is the best of them.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: When we learned ten verses of the Qur'an from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), we would not learn the next ten verses until we had come to know the knowledge and practice contained in those (first ten verses). Sharik was asked: "Is practice meant by this?" He said: "Yes." This hadith has a sahih (authentic) chain of narration, but the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim) did not record it.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that Sayyiduna Ubayy bin Ka'b (may Allah be pleased with him) said that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Shall I not teach you a surah the like of which is not in the Torah, nor in the Gospel, nor in the Psalms, nor even in the (rest of the) Qur'an?" I said: "Certainly." He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "I hope that you will learn it before you go out of that door." The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) stood up and I stood up with him. He (peace and blessings be upon him) began talking to me, holding my hand in his, and I (out of eagerness to learn the surah) deliberately began walking slowly, lest he (peace and blessings be upon him) go out before telling me that surah. When I drew near the door, I said: "O Messenger of Allah, the surah you promised me?" He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "What do you recite when you stand for prayer?" I recited the Opening of the Book (al-Fatihah). He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "This is that surah, and this is the Seven Oft-Repeated (al-Sab' al-Mathani) about which Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, said: 'And We have certainly given you seven of the oft-repeated verses and the Great Qur'an' [Surah al-Hijr: 87] , which I have been given." This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of Imam Muslim, but the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim) did not record it, and there is a difference (among the narrators) from al-Ala' bin Abd al-Rahman in its narration.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ubayy bin Ka'b (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) called him while he was praying; when he finished his prayer he caught up with him (peace and blessings be upon him). The narrator says: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) placed his hand on my hand while he intended to go out of the door of the mosque, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "I hope that you will not go out of the mosque until you learn a surah the like of which was not revealed in the Torah, nor in the Gospel, nor in the Qur'an." I began to walk slowly in hope of (learning the surah), then I said: "O Messenger of Allah, the surah you promised me?" He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "What do you recite when you begin the prayer?" I recited "All praise is for Allah, the Lord of all the worlds" to its end, and the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "It is this surah, and it is the Seven Oft-Repeated (al-Sab' al-Mathani) and the Great Qur'an which I have been given." [Surah al-Hijr: 87]