What is the reference for this narration and can it be quoted?
Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said: “Truly, the person having the best voice with the Qur’an is the one whom, when you hear him recite, you think that he fears Allah.”
Answer:
Imam Ibn Majah (rahimahullah) has recorded this Hadith on the authority of Sayyiduna Jabir (radiyallahu ‘anhu).
(Sunan Ibn Majah, Hadith: 1339)
The Hadith is corroborated and suitable to quote.
(Refer: Zawaid Ibn Majah, Hadith: 439, Kitabuz Zuhd of ‘Abdullah ibn Al Mubarak, Hadith: 113-114, Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah, Hadith: 30564-30565, Sunan Darimi, Hadith: 3532)
And Allah Ta’ala Knows best.
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