حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ صَالِحٍ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ وَهْبٍ أَخْبَرَنِي عَمْرٌو وَابْنُ لَهِيعَةَ عَنْ بَکْرِ بْنِ سَوَادَةَ عَنْ وَفَائِ بْنِ شُرَيْحٍ الصَّدَفِيِّ عَنْ سَهْلِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ السَّاعِدِيِّ قَالَ خَرَجَ عَلَيْنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَوْمًا وَنَحْنُ نَقْتَرِئُ فَقَالَ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ کِتَابُ اللَّهِ وَاحِدٌ وَفِيکُمْ الْأَحْمَرُ وَفِيکُمْ الْأَبْيَضُ وَفِيکُمْ الْأَسْوَدُ اقْرَئُوهُ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَقْرَأَهُ أَقْوَامٌ يُقِيمُونَهُ کَمَا يُقَوَّمُ السَّهْمُ يُتَعَجَّلُ أَجْرُهُ وَلَا يُتَأَجَّلُهُ
سنن ابودوٗد · Hadith 831
Sahl bin Saad al-Saeedi said: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ one day came out to us while we were reciting the Quran. He said: Praise be to Allah. The Book of Allah is one, and among you are the red, and among you are the white and among you are the black. Recite it before there appear people who will recite it and straighten it as an arrow is straightened. They will get their reward for it in this world and will not get it in the Hereafter.
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020