I asked Muhajid regarding the prostration in Surat Sad. He said, ''Ibn Abbas was asked the same question and he said, Those are they (the prophets) whom Allah had Guided. So follow their guidance.'' (6.90) Ibn Abbas used to perform a prostration (on reading this Sura).

I said to Uthman, ''This Verse which is in Surat-al-Baqara: ''Those of you who die and leave widows behind…without turning them out.'' has been abrogated by another Verse. Why then do you write it (in the Qur'an)?'' Uthman said. ''Leave it (where it is), O the son of my brother, for I will not shift anything of it (i.e. the Quran) from its original position.''

I asked Abdullah bin Abi Aufa about the Rajam (stoning somebody to death for committing illegal sexual intercourse). He replied, ''The Prophet carried out the penalty of Rajam,'' I asked, ''Was that before or after the revelation of Surat-an-Nur?'' He replied, ''I do not know.''

While we were in the city of Hims (in Syria), Ibn Mas'ud recited Surat Yusuf. A man said to him), ''It was not revealed in this way.'' Then Ibn Mas'ud said, ''I recited it in this way before Allah's Apostle and he confirmed my recitation by saying, Well done!' '' Ibn Mas'ud detected the smell of wine from the man's mouth, so he said to him, ''Aren't you ashamed of telling a lie about Allah's Book and (along with this) you drink alcoholic liquors too?'' Then he lashed him according to the law.

Abu Bakr sent for me and said, ''You used to write the Divine Revelations for Allah's Apostle : So you should search for (the Qur'an and collect) it.'' I started searching for the Qur'an till I found the last two Verses of Surat At-Tauba with Abi Khuzaima Al-Ansari and I could not find these Verses with anybody other than him. (They were): Verily there has come unto you an Apostle (Muhammad) from amongst yourselves. It grieves him that you should receive any injury or difficulty …' (9.128-129)

Allah's Apostle said to me, ''Recite (of the Qur'an) for me,'' I said, ''Shall I recite it to you although it had been revealed to you?'' He said, ''I like to hear (the Qur'an) from others.'' So I recited Surat-an-Nisa' till I reached: ''How (will it be) then when We bring from each nation a witness, and We bring you (O Muhammad) as a witness against these people?'' (4.41) Then he said, ''Stop!'' And behold, his eyes were overflowing with tears.''

A group of the companions of Allah's Apostle proceeded on a journey till they dismounted near one of the Arab tribes and requested them to entertain them as their guests, but they (the tribe people) refused to entertain them. Then the chief of that tribe was bitten by a snake (or stung by a scorpion) and he was given all sorts of treatment, but all in vain. Some of them said, ''Will you go to the group (those travelers) who have dismounted near you and see if one of them has something useful?'' They came to them and said, ''O the group! Our leader has been bitten by a snake (or stung by a scorpion) and we have treated him with everything but nothing benefited him Has anyone of you anything useful?'' One of them replied, ''Yes, by Allah, I know how to treat with a Ruqya. But. by Allah, we wanted you to receive us as your guests but you refused. I will not treat your patient with a Ruqya till you fix for us something as wages.'' Consequently they agreed to give those travellers a flock of sheep. The man went with them (the people of the tribe) and started spitting (on the bite) and reciting Surat-al-Fatiha till the patient was healed and started walking as if he had not been sick. When the tribe people paid them their wages they had agreed upon, some of them (the Prophet's companions) said, ''Distribute (the sheep).'' But the one who treated with the Ruqya said, ''Do not do that till we go to Allah's Apostle and mention to him what has happened, and see what he will order us.'' So they came to Allah's Apostle and mentioned the story to him and he said, ''How do you know that Surat-al-Fatiha is a Ruqya? You have done the right thing. Divide (what you have got) and assign for me a share with you.''

Ibn Shubruma said, ''I wanted to see how much of the Qur'an can be enough (to recite in prayer) and I could not find a Surah containing less than three Verses, therefore I said to myself), ''One ought not to recite less than three (Quranic) Verses (in prayer).'' Narrated Abu Mas'ud: The Prophet said, ''If somebody recites the last two Verses of Surat al-Baqara at night, it will be sufficient for him.

The Prophet said to his companions, ''Is it difficult for any of you to recite one third of the Qur'an in one night?'' This suggestion was difficult for them so they said, ''Who among us has the power to do so, O Allah's Apostle?'' Allah Apostle replied: '' Allah (the) One, the Self-Sufficient Master Whom all creatures need.' (Surat Al-Ikhlas 112.1–to the End) is equal to one third of the Qur'an.''

That he asked Ibn Abbas, ''Is there a prostration Surat-al-Sad?'' (38.24) Ibn Abbas said, ''Yes,'' and then recited: ''We gave…So follow their guidance.'' (6.85,90) Then he said, ''He (David ) is one them (i.e. those prophets).'' Mujahid narrated: I asked Ibn Abbas (regarding the above Verse). He said, ''Your Prophet (Muhammad) was one of those who were ordered to follow them.''

Allah's Apostle said (to me), ''Recite the Qur'an to me.'' I said, ''Shall I recite (it) to you while it has been revealed to you?'' He said, ''I like to hear it from another person.'' So I recited Surat An-Nisa (The Women) till I reached the Verse: How (will it be) then when We bring from each nation a witness, and We bring you (O Muhammad) as a witness against these people.' (4.41) Then he said to me, ''Stop!'' Thereupon I saw his eyes overflowing with tears.

A man was reciting Surat Al-Kahf and his horse was tied with two ropes beside him. A cloud came down and spread over that man, and it kept on coming closer and closer to him till his horse started jumping (as if afraid of something). When it was morning, the man came to the Prophet, and told him of that experience. The Prophet said, ''That was As-Sakina (tranquility) which descended because of (the recitation of) the Qur'an.''

A man heard another man reciting: Surat-ul-Ikhlas (The Unity) Say: He is Allah, the One (112) and he was repeating it. The next morning he came to Allah's Apostle and mentioned the whole story to him as if he regarded the recitation of that Sura as insufficient On that, Allah's Apostle said, ''By Him in Whose Hand my soul is! That (Sura No. 112) equals one-third of the Qur'an.''

I informed Allah's Apostle that I was sick. He said, ''Perform Tawaf (of the Kaba) while riding behind the people.'' So, I performed the Tawaf while Allah's Apostle was offering the prayer beside the Kaba and was reciting Surat-at-Tur.

When we collected the fragramentary manuscripts of the Qur'an into copies, I missed one of the Verses of Surat al-Ahzab which I used to hear Allah's Apostle reading. Finally I did not find it with anybody except Khuzaima Al-Ansari, whose witness was considered by Allah's Apostle equal to the witness of two men. (And that Verse was:) Among the believers are men who have been true to their covenant with Allah.'