835 - Sa'id ibn Mansur narrated to us, saying: Abu Shihab narrated to us, from al-'Ala' ibn al-Musayyab, from Talut, from Ibn 'Abbas, who said: "For me to recite al-Baqarah in one night is more beloved to me than for me to recite the entire Quran in one night."
836 - Abbas ibn 'Abd al-'Azim narrated to us, saying: 'Abd al-Razzaq narrated to us, saying: Ma'mar narrated to us, from Hammam ibn Munabbih, from Abu Hurayrah - may Allah be pleased with him - who said: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said: "The Quran was made light for David; he would order his beasts to be saddled, and he would recite the Quran before they were saddled. And he would not eat except from the work of his own hands."
Chapter: Concerning One Who Recites the Fatihah of the Book and a Verse With It, and One Who Leaves the Recitation of the Fatihah of the Book
• It was said to Ahmad: [What if] a man recites the Fatihah of the Book and one verse in the prayer? He said: "If it is a long verse, such as the Verse of Debt [Ayat al-Dayn]."
• And I heard Ishaq say: "As for voluntary prayer, recite in every rak'ah the Fatihah of the Book and a surah with it, or the Fatihah of the Book alone—if you wish to do so—for it is sufficient. As for the prescribed [obligatory] prayer, [406] do not ever leave out adding [to the Fatihah], even if it is [just] a verse along with the Fatihah of the Book. If you recite the Fatihah of the Book and do not recite anything with it, it suffices you, but do not do that intentionally. And if you recite a surah and do not recite the Fatihah of the Book with it, it does not suffice you, because the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said: 'There is no prayer for one who does not recite the Mother of the Book in it.'"
٨٣٥ - حدثنا سَعيد بن مَنصور، قال: ثنا أبو شِهاب، عن العلاء بن المسيَّب، عن طالوت، عن ابن عَبَّاس، قال: «لَأن أقرأ البَقَرة في لَيلَةٍ أحبُّ إليَّ من أن أقرأ القرآن كُلَّه في لَيلَة».
٨٣٦ - حدثنا عَبَّاس بن عبد العَظيم، قال: ثنا عبد الرزَّاق، قال: ثنا مَعمَر، عن هَمَّام بن منبه، عن أبي هُرَيرَة -رضي الله عنه-، قال: قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم: «خُفِّف على داوُد القرآن، فكان يأمُر بِدَوابِّه لتُسْرَج، فكان يَقرأ القرآن من قَبلِ أن تُسْرَج، وكان لا يأكُل إلا من عَمَل يَدَيه».
باب: مَنْ قَرَأ فاتِحَةَ الكِتاب وآيةً مَعَها، ومَنْ تَرَكَ قِراءةَ فاتِحَة الكِتاب
• قيل لأحمد: الرجل يَقرأ فاتِحة الكِتاب وآيةً في الصَّلاة؟ قال: «إذا كانت آيةً كَبيرَة؛ مثل آية الدَّين».
• وسمعت إسحاق يقول: «ما كان مِن تَطَوُّع؛ فاقرأ في كُلِّ رَكعَةٍ بفاتحة الكِتاب وسورَةٍ معها، أو فاتحة الكِتاب فَقَط -إن أحبَبت ذلك-؛ فإنه يُجزئ، فأما المكتوبَة؛ ⦗٤٠٦⦘ فلا تَدَعَنَّ الزيادَة ولو آيةً مع فاتحة الكِتاب، وإن قَرَأت فاتحة الكِتاب ولم تَقرأ مَعَها شيئًا أجزأك، ولا تَعمد لذلك، وإن قَرأت سورَةً ولم تَقرأ مَعَها فاتحة الكِتاب لم يُجزِك؛ لأن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم قال: «لا صلاة لمن لم يَقرأ فيها بأمِّ الكِتاب»».
