Question
Is this authentic?
كل مؤدب يحب أن تؤتى مأدبته ومأدبة الله القرآن فلا تهجروه
Answer
Imam Bayhaqi (rahimahullah) has recorded this Hadith on the authority of Sayyiduna Samurah ibn Jundub (radiyallahu ‘anhu) with a weak chain.
(Shu’abul Iman, Hadith: 1857. Refer: Lisanul Mizan, vol. 6 pg. 312, number: 6005)
Translation
Sayyiduna Samurah ibn Jundub (radiyallahu ‘anhu) reports that Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said: “Every host likes that his food/invitation is [well] attended and the food/invitation of Allah is the Quran so do not abandon it.”
And Allah Ta’ala Knows best.
Answered by: Moulana Suhail Motala
Approved by: Moulana Muhammad Abasoomar,
The Hadith may be quoted for encouraging Quran recital.