The Prophet said to me, ''Recite (the Quran) to me.'' I said, ''O Allah's Apostle Shall I recite (the Qur'an) to you while it has been revealed to you?'' He said, ''Yes.'' So I recited Surat-An-Nisa' (The Women), but when I recited 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) He said, ''Enough for the present,'' I looked at him and behold! His eyes were overflowing with tears

Zaid bin Thabit said, ''When the Quran was compiled from various written manuscripts, one of the Verses of Surat Al-Ahzab was missing which I used to hear Allah's Apostle reciting. I could not find it except with Khuzaima bin Thabjt Al-Ansari, whose witness Allah's Apostle regarded as equal to the witness of two men. And the Verse was:– ''Among the believers are men who have been true to what they covenanted with Allah.'' (33.23)

A man recited Surat-al-Kahf (in his prayer) and in the house there was a (riding) animal which got frightened and started jumping. The man finished his prayer with Taslim, but behold! A mist or a cloud hovered over him. He informed the Prophet of that and the Prophet said, ''O so-and-so! Recite, for this (mist or cloud) was a sign of peace descending for the recitation of Quran.''

The first of the companions of the Prophet who came to us (in Medina), were Mus'ab bin Umar and Ibn Um Maktum, and they started teaching us the Qur'an. Then came Ammar, Bilal and Sad. Afterwards Umar bin Al-Kkattab came along with a batch of twenty (men): and after that the Prophet came. I never saw the people of Medina so pleased with anything as they were with his arrival, so that even the little boys and girls were saying, ''This is Allah's Apostle who has come.'' He (the Prophet ) did not come (to Medina) till I had learnt Surat Al-Ala and also other similar Suras.

When we wrote the Holy Quran, I missed one of the Verses of Surat-al-Ahzab which I used to hear Allah's Apostle reciting. Then we searched for it and found it with Khuzaima bin Thabit Al-Ansari. The Verse was:– Among the Believers are men Who have been true to Their Covenant with Allah, Of them, some have fulfilled Their obligations to Allah (i.e. they have been Killed in Allah's Cause), And some of them are (still) waiting'' (33.23) So we wrote this in its place in the Quran.

While I was praying, the Prophet called me but I did not respond to his call. Later I said, ''O Allah's Apostle! I was praying.'' He said, ''Didn't Allah say: O you who believe! Give your response to Allah (by obeying Him) and to His Apostle when he calls you'?'' (8.24) He then said, ''Shall I not teach you the most superior Surah in the Qur'an?'' He said, (It is), Praise be to Allah, the Lord of the worlds. (i.e., Surat Al-Fatiha) which consists of seven repeatedly recited Verses and the Magnificent Qur'an which was given to me.''

Umar asked the people regarding Allah's Statement: When comes the Help of Allah (to you O Muhammad against your enemies) and the conquest of Mecca.' (110.1) They replied, ''It indicates the future conquest of towns and palaces (by Muslims).'' Umar said, ''What do you say about it, O Ibn Abbas?'' I replied, ''(This Surat) indicates the termination of the life of Muhammad. Through it he was informed of the nearness of his death.''

I saw Allah's Apostle on the day of the Conquest of Mecca over his she-camel, reciting Surat-al-Fath in a vibrant quivering tone. (The sub-narrator, Mu'awiya added, ''Were I not afraid that the people may gather around me, I would recite in vibrant quivering tone as he (i.e. Abdullah bin Mughaffal) did, imitating Allah's Apostle.'')

That he asked Said bin Jubair, ''Is there any repentance of the one who has murdered a believer intentionally?'' Then I recited to him:– ''Nor kill such life as Allah has forbidden except for a just cause.'' Said said, ''I recited this very Verse before Ibn Abbas as you have recited it before me. Ibn Abbas said, This Verse was revealed in Mecca and it has been abrogated by a Verse in Surat-An-Nisa which was later revealed in Medina.''

(when the slanderers said what they said about her): I went to my bed knowing at that time that I was innocent and that Allah would reveal my innocence, but by Allah, I never thought that Allah would reveal in my favor a revelation which would be recited, for I considered myself too unimportant to be talked about by Allah in the Divine Revelation that was to be recited. So Allah revealed the ten Verses (of Surat-an-Nur). Those who brought a false charge……..' (24.11-20)

Jabir bin Abdullah said, ''Mu'adh bin Jabal used to pray with the Prophet and then go to lead his people in prayer Once he led the Isha' prayer and recited Surat ''Al-Baqra.'' Somebody left the prayer and Mu'adh criticized him. The news reached the Prophet and he said to Mu'adh, You are putting the people to trial,' and repeated it thrice (or said something similar) and ordered him to recite two medium Suras of Mufassal.'' ('Amr said that he had forgotten the names of those Suras).

While we were in the company of the Prophet in a cave at Mina, when Surat-wal-Mursalat were revealed and he recited it and I heard it (directly) from his mouth as soon as he recited its revelation. Suddenly a snake sprang at us and the Prophet said (ordered us): ''Kill it.'' We ran to kill it but it escaped quickly. The Prophet said, ''It has escaped your evil and you too have escaped its evil.''

Once we were in the company of Allah's Apostle in a cave. Surat-al-Mursalat (77) was revealed there, and we were learning it from Allah's Apostle . Suddenly a snake came out of its hole and we rushed towards it to kill it, but it hastened and entered its hole before we were able to catch it. Allah's Apostle said,'' It has been saved from your evil and you have been saved from its evil.''

While I was praying, the Prophet passed by and called me, but I did not go to him till I had finished my prayer. When I went to him, he said, ''What prevented you from coming?'' I said, ''I was praying.'' He said, ''Didn't Allah say'' ''O you who believes Give your response to Allah (by obeying Him) and to His Apostle.'' (8.24) Then he added, ''Shall I tell you the most superior Sura in the Qur'an before I go out of the mosque?'' When the Prophet intended to go out (of the Mosque), I reminded him and he said, ''That is: ''Alhamdu-lillahi Rabbil-'Alamin (Surat-al-fatiha)' which is the seven oft repeated verses (Al-Mathani) and the Grand Quran which has been given to me.''

While we were with the Prophet in a cave, Surat wal-Mursalat was revealed to him and he recited it, and I heard it directly from his mouth as soon as he recited its revelation. Suddenly a snake sprang at us, and the Prophet said, ''Kill it!'' We ran to kill it but it escaped quickly. The Prophet said. ''It has escaped your evil, and you too have escaped its evil.''