حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ الْمُثَنَّی حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الصَّمَدِ أَخْبَرَنَا هَمَّامٌ أَخْبَرَنَا قَتَادَةُ عَنْ يَزِيدَ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو أَنَّهُ قَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ فِي کَمْ أَقْرَأُ الْقُرْآنَ قَالَ فِي شَهْرٍ قَالَ إِنِّي أَقْوَی مِنْ ذَلِکَ يُرَدِّدُ الْکَلَامَ أَبُو مُوسَی وَتَنَاقَصَهُ حَتَّی قَالَ اقْرَأْهُ فِي سَبْعٍ قَالَ إِنِّي أَقْوَی مِنْ ذَلِکَ قَالَ لَا يَفْقَهُ مَنْ قَرَأَهُ فِي أَقَلَّ مِنْ ثَلَاثٍ
سنن ابودوٗد · Hadith 1390
Narrated Abdullah ibn Amr ibn al-As: Yazid ibn Abdullah said that Abdullah ibn Amr asked the Prophet ﷺ: In how many days should I complete the recitation of the whole Quran, Messenger of Allah? He replied: In one month. He said: I am more energetic to complete it in a period less than this. He kept on repeating these words and lessening the period until he said: Complete its recitation in seven days. He again said: I am more energetic to complete it in a period less than this. The Prophet ﷺ said: He who finishes the recitation of the Quran in less than three days does not understand it.
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020