beautiful voice, singing with the Quran" (59), meaning (60) he recites it aloud, that is, for it to be heard. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "Beautify the Quran with your voices (61)." The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) also said: "He is not one of us who does not sing with the Quran" (62). The Salaf (early generations) differed on the meaning of his saying: "singing (yataghanna) with the Quran." Ibn Uyaynah, Abu Ubayd, a group, and others said: Its meaning is to find richness (yastaghni) through the Quran. Abu Ubayd said: "How is it permissible to interpret it as meaning that whoever does not sing with the Quran is not of the followers of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him)?" A group of them said: Its meaning is to improve its recitation, chant it, and raise one’s voice with it. Just as Abu Musa said to the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him): "If I had known that you were listening to my recitation, I would have embellished it for you with ornamentation." Al-Shafi'i said: "He raises his voice with it." Abu Abd Allah said: "He makes it mournful (hazzanahu), so he recites it with sadness, like the voice of Abu Musa."
(59) Narrated by al-Bukhari, in: The Chapter on Whoever Does Not Sing with the Quran, from the Book of the Virtues of the Quran; in: The Chapter on the Statement of Allah the Exalted: {And intercession will not benefit with Him except for him whom He permits}, from the Book of Tawhid; and in: The Chapter on the Statement of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him): The expert in the Quran... etc., from the Book of Tawhid. Sahih al-Bukhari 6/235, 236, 9/173, 193. Muslim, in: The Chapter on the Recommendation of Beautifying the Voice with the Quran, from the Book of the Traveler’s Prayer. Sahih Muslim 1/545, 546. Abu Dawud, in: The Chapter on the Recommendation of Tartil (Measured Recitation) in Recitation, from the Book of Witr. Sunan Abi Dawud 1/339. Al-Nasa'i, in: The Chapter on Beautifying the Quran with the Voice, from the Book of the Opening of Prayer. Al-Mujtaba 2/140. Al-Darimi, in: The Chapter on Singing with the Quran, from the Book of Prayer, and The Chapter on Singing with the Quran, from the Book of the Virtues of the Quran. Sunan al-Darimi 1/349, 350, 2/473. And Imam Ahmad, in: al-Musnad 2/271, 285, 450. (60) Omitted from: M. (61) Narrated by Abu Dawud, in: The Chapter on the Recommendation of Tartil in Recitation, from the Book of Witr. Sunan Abi Dawud 1/338. Al-Nasa'i, in: The Chapter on Beautifying the Quran with the Voice, from the Book of the Opening of Prayer. Al-Mujtaba 2/139, 140. Ibn Majah, in: The Chapter on the Beautiful Voice, from the Book of Establishing Prayer. Sunan Ibn Majah 1/426. Al-Darimi, in: The Chapter on Singing with the Quran, from the Book of the Virtues of the Quran. Sunan al-Darimi 2/274. And Imam Ahmad, in: al-Musnad 4/283, 285, 296, 304. (62) Narrated by al-Bukhari, in: The Chapter on the Statement of Allah the Exalted: {And keep your speech secret}, from the Book of Tawhid. Sahih al-Bukhari 9/188. Abu Dawud, in: The Chapter on the Recommendation of Tartil in Recitation, from the Book of Witr. Sunan Abi Dawud 1/339. Al-Darimi, in: The Chapter on Singing with the Quran, from the Book of Prayer, and in: The Chapter on Singing with the Quran, from the Book of the Virtues of the Quran. Sunan al-Darimi 1/349, 2/471. And Imam Ahmad, in: al-Musnad 1/172, 175, 179. (63) In A, M: "yughanni."
