Hadith:
Ibn Mas`ud (RadiyAllahu Anhu) reported: The Prophet (Sallellahu Alaihi Wa Aalihi Wa Sallam) said to me: “Recite the Qur’an to me”.
I said: ‘O Messenger of Allah! Shall I recite the Qur’an to you, when it has been revealed to you?’
He (S.A.W.S.) replied: “I love to hear it recited by others”.
So I recited to him a portion from Surat An-Nisa’. When I reached the Ayah:
“How (will it be) then, when We bring from each nation a witness and We bring you (O Muhammad (S.A.W.S.)) as a witness against these people?”.
(4:41)
He (S.A.W.S.) said, “Enough for now”.
When I looked at him I saw his eyes were shedding tears.
[Al-Bukhari and Muslim]
Commentary:
This Hadith tells us that besides the recitation of the Noble Qur’an, a Muslim should also listen to it from others so that he can contemplate further on it. It also makes one weep when one listens to the Noble Qur’an.