It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that a man said: "O Messenger of Allah! Which deed is the most excellent?" He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Al-hall al-murtahil (the one who alights and sets off again)." He asked: "O Messenger of Allah! What is al-hall al-murtahil?" He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The companion of the Qur'an who recites from its beginning until he reaches its end, and from its end until he reaches its beginning; whenever he alights at a stage, he sets off again." Salih al-Murri is alone in narrating this report, and he is one of the ascetics of Basrah, but the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim) did not record it.