Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) was teaching the Qur'an to a man. That man recited «إِنَّمَا الصَّدَقَاتُ لِلْفُقَرَاءِ وَالْمَسَاكِينِ» in a mursal (detached) manner, so Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) did not teach me like this!" The man asked: "O Abu Abdur Rahman! How did he teach you?" He replied: "He taught me in this way: ﴿إِنَّمَا الصَّدَقَاتُ لِلْفُقَرَاءِ وَالْمَسَاكِينِ﴾ and he recited it with elongation (madd)."