THE STORY OF PROPHET
DAWUD (AS) (DAVID)
THE 27 LESSONS FROM STORY OF DAVID (AS)
CHAPTER 20
25
JAN 2014 / 23 RABI AL AWWAL 1435 HIJRI
BY
SHAIKH ABDULLAH FAISAL
Noted Typed By @AT
Edited By Abu Hafiza & Jansep2001
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The children of Israel dabbled
in many haram activities.
This caused them to become weak in imaan.
The philistines fought the Jews and
ceased from them the Ark of the Covenant.
The template of the original covenant
was in there as well as the rod of Musa.
The Canaanites were pagans. They seized
the ark of the covenant from the Jews
When they were defeated in battle, they
asked their prophet Samuel (AS) to pray to Allah (SWT) for Allah (SWT) to send
them a king.
Samuel (AS) expressed reservations, he
asked what if you stop fighting if Allah (SWT) sends you a king?
Have you not thought about the group of the Children of Israel
after (the time of) Musa (Moses)? When they said to a Prophet of theirs,
"Appoint for us a king and we will fight in Allah's Way." He said,
"Would you then refrain from fighting, if fighting was prescribed for
you?" They said, "Why should we not fight in Allah's Way while we
have been driven out of our homes and our children (families have been taken as
captives)?" But when fighting was ordered for them, they turned away, all
except a few of them. And Allah is All-Aware of the Zalimun (polytheists and
wrong-doers).
(Al-Baqarah 2:246)
After they asked for a king, Samuel (AS)
said Allah (SWT) has appointed Saul as their king.
They asked how Saul could be the king
when he has not been given wealth.
And their Prophet (Samuel) said to them, "Indeed Allah has
appointed Talut (Saul) as a king over you." They said, "How can he be
a king over us when we are better fitted than him for the kingdom, and he has
not been given enough wealth." He said: "Verily, Allah has chosen him
above you and has increased him abundantly in knowledge and stature. And Allah
grants His Kingdom to whom He wills. And Allah is All-Sufficient for His
creatures' needs, All-Knower."
(Al-Baqarah 2:247)
Saul was tall, handsome and very
intelligent.
The Jews were uncomfortable with Allah's
(SWT) decision to appoint Saul as the king.
They objected because they claim Saul did not have enough wealth.
All Jews care about is wealth.
How can you rebel against Allah's (SWT) Hakimiyyah?
Who are you to tell Allah (SWT) whom to
bless?
The Jews wanted to tell Allah (SWT) whom
to bless.
Some people are so evil they want to
tell Allah (SWT) whom to bless.
You cannot tell Allah whom to bless.
You just have to shut up and accept
Allah's (SWT) hakimiyyah.
But Allah chooses for His Mercy whom He wills. And Allah is the
Owner of Great Bounty.
(Al-Baqarah 2:105)
When Saul was chosen to be king, he set out with a big army.
He realised his army was infiltrated by hypocrites.
He told them they are going to pass a
river.
He said they are only allowed to drink
from the hollow of their hands.
They are not allowed to drink until
their bellies are full.
Then when Talut (Saul) set out with the army, he said:
"Verily! Allah will try you by a river. So whoever drinks thereof, he is
not of me, and whoever tastes it not, he is of me, except him who takes
(thereof) in the hollow of his hand." Yet, they drank thereof, all, except
a few of them. So when he had crossed it (the river), he and those who believed
with him, they said: "We have no power this day against Jalut (Goliath)
and his hosts." But those who knew with certainty that they were to meet
their Lord, said: "How often a small group overcame a mighty host by
Allah's Leave?" And Allah is with As-Sabirin (the patient ones, etc.).
(Al-Baqarah 2:249)
Whoever drinks more than a hollow of his
hand is not of Saul (AS).
Saul (AS) and his army made a dua before
the battle started.
And when they advanced to meet Jalut (Goliath) and his forces,
they invoked: "Our Lord! Pour forth on us patience, set our feet firm and
make us victorious over the disbelieving people."
(Al-Baqarah 2:250)
When the two armies came face to face,
Goliath asked who will fight him man to man?
The army of Saul went quiet.
Goliath was a giant.
Goliath repeated his question.
In the time of the prophet (SAWS) when
the two armies met, the Prophet (SAWS) always sent Ali out for a duel and he
never lost.
The alawites believe Ali is Allah (SWT)
incarnate because Ali never lost a single combat.
Saul said he'll give his daughter in
marriage to any man who takes on Goliath.
They were thinking they won't live to marry the daughter because Goliath was a giant.
A boy who was about 14 came forward from
the army of Saul (AS).
There was a huge roar of laughter from
Goliath's army when they saw this.
Goliath asked if this was a joke.
He said he's going to cut off David's
(AS) head.
Saul put on iron armour on David (AS) to
face the giant.
David (AS) refused to wear it because he
complained it was too heavy.
It incapacitated his movements.
David (AS) set forth with his slingshot.
David (AS) wheeled the stone and hurled
it at Goliath.
The stone hit Goliath's forehead.
Goliath fell down dead.
This was a miracle of David; (AS): as
sign that Allah (SWT) is going to bless him with prophet hood.
This is similar to when the rod of Musa
(AS) turned into a snake, it was a sign that he was going to be blessed with prophet
hood.
Goliath's soldiers were shocked to see
Goliath killed by a little boy.
They started to run away.
The children of Israel's did
not allow them to escape. They went after them and killed them.
And when they advanced to meet Jalut (Goliath) and his forces, they invoked: "Our Lord! Pour forth on us patience, set our feet firm and make us victorious over the disbelieving people." So they routed them by Allah's Leave and Dawud (David) killed Jalut (Goliath), and Allah gave him [Dawud (David)] the kingdom [after the death of Talut (Saul) and Samuel] and AlHikmah (Prophethood), and taught him of that which He willed. And if Allah did not check one set of people by means of another, the earth would indeed be full of mischief. But Allah is full of Bounty to the 'Alamin (mankind, jinns and all that exists).
(Al-Baqarah 2:250-251)
The killing of Goliath by David (AS) was
told to us by Allah (SWT) in the above-mentioned ayah.
David became a hero overnight.
King Saul kept his word and married his beautiful daughter to David (AS).
The daughter's name was Miqel.
David (AS) did not allow the fame to get
to his head.
David (AS) brought back the glory, which
was elusive to them.
He constantly devoted his time to dhikr
and ibadah.
Verily, We made the mountains to glorify Our Praises with him
[Dawud (David)] in the 'Ashi (i.e. after the mid-day till sunset) and Ishraq
(i.e. after the sunrise till mid-day). And (so did) the birds assembled: all
with him [Dawud (David)] did turn (to Allah i.e. glorified His Praises). We
made his kingdom strong and gave him Al-Hikmah (Prophet hood, etc.) and sound
judgement in speech and decision.
(Sad 38:18-20)
When David (AS) used to recite the
psalms, his voice was so beautiful that all the animals used to gather around
him.
Narrated
Abu Huraira: The Prophet (ï·º) said, "The recitation of Psalms (David's
Qur'an) was made light and easy for David that he used to have his ridding
animal be saddled while he would finish the recitation before the servant had
saddled it."
{Sahih Bukhari Vol. 6, Book 60, Hadith 237}
Allah (SWT) blessed David (AS) to speak
the language of all the animals.
He also blessed Suleiman with this.
David (AS) use to fast every other day.
Narrated `Abdullah
bin `Amr: Allah's Messenger (ï·º) said to me, "The most beloved fasting to
Allah was the fasting of (the Prophet) David who used to fast on alternate
days. And the most beloved prayer to Allah was the prayer of David who used to
sleep for (the first) half of the night and pray for 1/3 of it and (again) sleep
for a sixth of it."
{Sahih Bukhari Vol.
4, Book 55, Hadith 631}
He used to fast one day and skip the
next.
The Prophet (SAWS) said the best fast is
the fast of David (AS).
When David (AS) used to complain that
the iron armour is too heavy, Allah (SWT) made the armour light for him.
David (AS) became very popular and Saul
became insecure about the popularity of David (AS).
He started to behave cold towards David
(AS).
David (AS) complained to his wife about
this.
She broke down in tears and said her father
is insecure about David (AS) and fears one day David (AS) will take away the
kingdom from him.
One day, Saul sent David (AS) to fight
the philistines.
He was hoping David (AS) will die.
David (AS) returned victorious to everyone's
surprise
It only added to David's (AS) popularity.
Saul became frustrated and decided to
kill David (AS).
David's (AS) wife found out her own
father was planning to kill her husband.
She told David (AS) and he fled for his
safety.
He spent many days in a cave.
Saul (AS) became oppressive and tyrannical
so a split developed in his army.
Some became supporters of David (AS) and
some were supporters of Saul (AS).
Those who were fed up with the tyranny
of Saul defected and joined David (AS).
Saul came with an army to fight David's
(AS) army.
They marched until they were tired and
they laid down to sleep.
While Saul was sleeping, David (AS) cut
off a piece of his garment.
When David (AS) cut off a piece of his
garment, he woke up Saul.
David (AS) said he could have killed
Saul but he didn't.
David (AS) cut off a piece of his
garment.
David (AS) said he came with love not
hate.
When David (AS) said this Saul was embarrassed.
He made tauba and begged David (AS) to
forgive him.
David (AS) forgave him because jealousy
is a human weakness.
Saul (AS) was not a prophet, he was just
a king.
A prophet is infallible, not an ordinary
human being.
One day Saul (AS) went to the battlefield and he was killed.
David (AS) did not participate in that
battle.
When Saul (AS) got killed, the people
rallied around David for him to be their king.
David (AS) became a king, a prophet and
a messenger.
David (AS) was a messenger because he
had a book called the zaboor.
Zaboor means the psalms.
David (AS) had a son called Suleiman
(AS).
Suleiman (AS) was rich and he was the
wisest man.
One day two men came with their
disputes.
They asked David to adjudicate.
David had a son named Solomon (Suleiman), who was intelligent and
wise from childhood. When the following story took place, Solomon was eleven
years old.
One day David, was sitting, as usual, solving the problems of his
people when two men, one of whom had a field, came to him. The owner of the
field said: "O dear Prophet! This man's sheep came to my field at night
and ate up the grapes and I have come to ask for compensation." David
asked the owner of the sheep: "Is this true?" He said: "Yes,
sir." David said: "I have decided that you give him your sheep in
exchange for the field." Solomon, to whom Allah had given wisdom in addition
to what he had inherited from his father, spoke up: "I have another
opinion. The owner of the sheep should take the field to cultivate until the
grapes grow, while the other man should take the sheep and make use of their
wool and milk until his field is repaired. If the grapes grow, and the field
returns to its former state, then the field owner should take his field and
give back the sheep to their owner."
David responded: "This is a sound judgment. Praise be to
Allah for gifting you with wisdom. You are truly Solomon the Wise."
David (AS) was so pious that he divided
his day into four parts
The first part is to earn a living.
He grants Hikmah to whom He pleases, and he, to whom Hikmah is
granted, is indeed granted abundant good. But none remember (will receive
admonition) except men of understanding.
(Al-Baqarah 2:269)
The second part is to pray and then take
rest.
The third part is to adjudicate in
matters concerning the people and to listen to their complaints
The fourth part is to deliver duroos
(classes) to his people.
He was extremely fluent.
Even though he was a king, he worked as
a blacksmith.
He fed his family from what he earned
with his own hands.
One day, two men came to David (AS).
They wanted David (AS) to adjudicate in a
matter.
Their complaint was that one of them has
one sheep and his brother's has 99 sheep.
The brother with 99 sheep wanted to take
away his brother's one sheep and leave him without any.
David (AS) told the brother with 99
sheep that he was greedy and that he shouldn't take his brothers sheep.
David (AS) fell down and made tawba
because those two men weren't real men. They were angels coming to test him.
David (AS) didn't listen to both sides
of the story.
He only listened to one side.
Allah (SWT) took us from the loins of Adam (AS).
And [mention] when your Lord took from the children of Adam -
from their loins - their descendants and made them testify of themselves,
[saying to them], "Am I not your Lord?" They said, "Yes, we have
testified." [This] - Lest you should say on the day of Resurrection,
"Indeed, we were of this unaware."
(Al-A'raf 7:172) Sahih International
When Adam (AS) saw David (AS), he loved
him.
Adam (AS) asked how long David (AS) will
live for.
Allah (SWT) told him 60 years and Adam
asked, "only 60 years".
He asked Allah (SWT) to give 40 of his
years to David (AS).
Narrated Abu Hurairah: that the Messenger of Allah (ï·º) said:
"When Allah created Adam He wiped his back and every person that He
created among his offspring until the Day of Resurrection fell out of his back.
He placed a ray of light between the eyes of every person. Then He showed them
to Adam and he said: 'O Lord! Who are these people?' He said: 'These are your
offspring.' He saw one of them whose ray between his eyes amazed him, so he
said: 'O Lord! Who is this?' He said: 'This is a man from the latter nations of
your offspring called Dawud.' He said: 'Lord! How long did You make his
lifespan?'
He said: 'Sixty years.' He said: 'O Lord! Add forty years from my
life to his.' So at the end of Adam's life, the Angel of death of came to him,
and he said: 'Do I not have forty years remaining?' He said: 'Did you not give
them to your son Dawud?'" He said: "Adam denied, so his offspring
denied, and Adam forgot and his offspring forgot, and Adam sinned, so his
offspring sinned."
[Jami` at-Tirmidhi Book 47, Hadith 3356}
Many times people promise you something
and then they deny and don't give it to you.
Adam (AS) did it because he forgot.
People will always change their mind.
Adam (AS) did it to David (AS). He
promised to give David (AS) 40 of his years.
When the angel of death came to him, he
said he doesn't remember making that promise and that he doesn't' want to die.
27 LESSON FROM THE STORY OF DAVID (AS)
LESSON # 1: SINS MAKE YOU BECOME WEAK
The children of Israel became
weak because of their sins.
The Philistines took away from them the
ark of the covenant.
The Philistines were able to defeat
them.
LESSON # 2: EVEN THOUGH THE JEWS ARE COWARDS, THEY ADMITTED
THAT JIHAD WAS THE SOLUTION TO THEIR PROBLEMS
They asked a king to be appointed to
lead them in jihad.
On the authority of Abu Bakr al-Siddiq that the Messenger of
Allah (SAW) said: “Whenever a people abandon Jihad, Allah envelopes them with
His punishment”
[Al-Mu'jam al-Awsat al-Tabarani (4/148 No. 3839]
LESSON # 3: THE JEWS OBJECTED TO SAUL AS THEIR KING BECAUSE
OF HIS POVERTY
When you are poor, people use it to look
down on you.
LESSON # 4: HISTORICALLY, JEWS HAVE A PROBLEM WITH ALLAH'S
HAKIMIYYAH
They had a problem with Saul being
appointed as the king.
They rebelled and said they have more
wealth than him so he can't be their king.
LESSON # 5: HUMANS CANNOT TELL ALLAH (SWT) WHO TO BLESS
The people of Makkah used to ask why
Allah (SWT) sent the Quran down on Muhammad (SAWS).
You can't tell Allah (SWT) who to bless.
But Allah chooses for His Mercy whom He wills. And Allah is the
Owner of Great Bounty.
(Al-Baqarah 2:105)
LESSON # 6: HYPOCRITES SOMETIMES JOIN THE CARAVAN
Saul realised there were hypocrites in
the army.
This took place in the time of the
Prophet (SAWS) as well.
They want the booty or right hand
possess.
Only a few passed the test of not
drinking water.
LESSON # 7: ALWAYS HAVE TAWAKKUL WHEN YOU GO TO THE
FRONTLINE
But those who knew with certainty that they were to meet their
Lord, said: "How often a small group overcame a mighty host by Allah's
Leave?" And Allah is with As-Sabirin (the patient ones, etc.).
(Al-Baqarah 2:249)
LESSON # 8: ALWAYS MAKE A DUA BEFORE YOU FIGHT THE ENEMY
The Prophet (SAWS) did it at Badr.
King Saul did it before he fought the
Philistines.
And when they advanced to meet Jalut (Goliath) and his forces,
they invoked: "Our Lord! Pour forth on us patience, set our feet firm and
make us victorious over the disbelieving people."
(Al-Baqarah 2:250)
Always make a dua before you take on the
enemy.
LESSON # 9: YOUTHS ARE EFFECTIVE ON THE BATTLEFIELD
A lot of the sahabas were teenagers when
they went to the battlefield.
David (AS) killed
Goliath when he was a teenager.
When Tariq bin ziyad conquered Spain, he was
only 18.
When Muhammad al Fateh conquered Turkey in 1453,
he was only 19
The youths are very effective on the
battlefield.
LESSON # 10: WHEN DAVID (AS) KILLED GOLIATH, IT WAS A MIRACLE
FROM ALLAH (SWT). THIS WAS TO USHER HIM INTO PROPHETHOOD
LESSON # 11: ALWAYS KILL THE LEADERS OF KUFR SO THAT THE
FLOCK BECOME HEADLESS CHICKENS
When David (AS)
killed Goliath, the army of Goliath fled.
The army of Saul chased them and killed
them.
But if they violate their oaths after their covenant, and attack
your religion with disapproval and criticism then fight (you) the leaders of
disbelief (chiefs of Quraish - pagans of Makkah) - for surely their oaths are
nothing to them - so that they may stop (evil actions).
(At-Tawbah 9:12)
LESSON # 12: JEALOUSY IS A HUMAN WEAKNESS
Saul was jealous of David (AS).
He was jealous because of David's (AS)
popularity.
LESSON # 13: DAVID DIDN'T ALLOW FAME TO GET TO HIS HEAD
He didn't allow the fame to get to his
head because of his taqwa.
When fame gets to your head, you are no
longer sincere.
LESSON # 14: PEOPLE WILL ALWAYS FEEL INSECURE ABOUT LOSING
THEIR POSITIONS
This is why Saul plotted to kill David
(AS).
He thought David (AS) was going to use
his fame to take his position.
David (AS) wasn't power hungry.
LESSON # 15: A PIOUS WIFE WILL ALWAYS BE LOYAL TO HER
HUSBAND
The wife of David (AS) was loyal to her
husband.
If I were to command anyone to make prostration before another, I would command women to prostrate themselves before their husbands, because of the special right over them given to husbands by Allah.
[Abu Dawud, Book 5, Hadith #2135]
LESSON # 16: ALLAH ELEVATED DAVID (AS) BECAUSE HE REMAINED
HUMBLE
David didn't let the fame get to him.
LESSON # 17: YOU CAN'T TELL ALLAH WHO TO BLESS
You have to accept Qadr Allah
Neither those who
disbelieve among the people of the Scripture (Jews and Christians) nor
Al-Mushrikun (the disbelievers in the Oneness of Allah, idolaters, polytheists,
pagans, etc.) like that there should be sent down unto you any good from your
Lord. But Allah chooses for His Mercy whom He wills. And Allah is the Owner of
Great Bounty.
(Al-Baqarah 2:105)
LESSON # 18: ALWAYS LISTEN TO BOTH SIDES OF THE STORY
David (AS) had to make tawba because he
only listened to one side of the story when he was tested by two angels.
LESSON # 19: IT IS POSSIBLE FOR PEOPLE TO PROMISE YOU
SOMETHING AND THEN CHANGE THEIR MIND
Adam (AS) did it to David (AS).
Adam (AS) promised to give David 40 of
his years.
Narrated
Abu Hurairah: that the Messenger of Allah (ï·º) said: He (Adam) said: 'O Lord!
Add forty years from my life to his.' So at the end of Adam's life, the Angel
of death of came to him, and he said: 'Do I not have forty years remaining?' He
said: 'Did you not give them to your son Dawud?'" He said: "Adam
denied, so his offspring denied, and Adam forgot and his offspring forgot, and
Adam sinned, so his offspring sinned."
[Jami`
at-Tirmidhi Book 47, Hadith 3356}
When the angel of death came to him,
Adam (AS) changed his mind.
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LESSION #20 PROPHET DAVID WAS SKILFUL WITH TIME MANAGEMENT.
As a believer, you need to respect time
He divided his day into four parts
1/4 to earn a living
1/4 to take rest and ibada
1/4 to listen to the problems of the
people and to adjudicate in matters
1/4 to give classes to the people
You learn from Prophet David (AS) that
he did not waste his time
One of the worse things you can waste is
time
Prophet David (AS) was skilful in time
management
Verily, spendthrifts are brothers of the Shayatin (devils), and
the Shaitan (Devil Satan) is ever ungrateful to his Lord.
(Al-Isra 17:27)
LESSON #21: PROPHET DAVID WAS VERY PATIENT WITH HIS FLOCK
The litigants jumped over the wall.
A litigant is a person who takes his
case to the courthouse and demand; his rights because he assumed his oppressed.
The litigants jumped over the wall to
see Prophet David (AS).
Prophet David (AS) quickly passed the
verdict before hearing the complete story and realized they were angels.
He begged Allah (SWT) to forgive him.
LESSON #22: EVEN PROPHETS AND MESSAGERS BEG ALLAH TO FORGIVE THEM
Al-Agharr al-Muzani reported that the Messenger of Allah (SAW)
said, "A cloudiness comes over my heart and I ask for Allah's forgiveness
a hundred times a day."
[Sahih Muslim (4/2075) No. 2702, Musnad Ahmad (4/211) No. 17881,
Sunan Abu Dawud (2/84) No. 1515]
Those who jumped over the wall were not
human beings. They were angels.
LESSON #23: JUDGING BETWEEN PEOPLE IS A SPIRITUAL STATUS
For someone to pass judgement, you have
to be pious.
Disputes are a never-ending thing until
the day of judgement.
O you who believe! Stand out firmly for justice, as witnesses to
Allah, even though it be against yourselves, or your parents, or your kin, be
he rich or poor, Allah is a Better Protector to both (than you). So follow not
the lusts (of your hearts), lest you may avoid justice, and if you distort your
witness or refuse to give it, verily, Allah is Ever WellAcquainted with what
you do.
(An-Nisa 4:135)
This verse is hung up at Harvard University. Harvard University
is impressed by this verse
No other verse can surpass this verse in
regards to justice. Speak the truth even if it is against yourself; Speak the
truth even if it is against yourself;
Narrated Umm Salama (radi Allahu anha), the wife of the Prophet
(sal Allahu alaihi wa sallam): “Allah’s Messenger heard some people quarrelling
at the door of his dwelling. He came out and said, ‘I am only a human being,
and opponents come to me (to settle their problem); may be someone amongst you
can present his case more eloquently than the other, whereby I may consider him
true and give a verdict in his favour. So if I give the right of a Muslim to
another by mistake, then it is only a portion of (Hell) Fire, he has the option
to take it or give it up (before the Day of Resurrection).’”
[Sahih Bukhari Vol: 3 Book 43 Hadith 638]
LESSON #24: WHEN YOU ARE A COMMUNITY LEADER, YOU NEED ALOT
OF SABR
The two litigants that came to Prophet
David (AS) jumped over the wall to see him; this behaviour is not considered
good manners.
Prophet David (AS) didn't get upset with
the two litigants that came to see him; he showed amazing sabr.
Abu Hurairah said that the Holy Prophet (Sallaho Alahi Wasallam)
said: 'I have been given preference over the other Prophets in six ways: I have
been given the ability to speak concisely;
(This was recorded by Muslim, Tirmizi and Ibn Majah; At-Tirmizi
said, 'It is Hasan Sahih')
Allah (SWT) made his prophets become shepherds
If you have sabr to deal with animals,
you have sabr to deal with people because you often have to give people the
same instructions everyday.
LESSON #25: EVEN THOUGH THE LITIGANTS HAD BAD MANNERS, HE
STILL HAD TO GIVE THEM THE CORRECT VERDICT
Prophet David (AS) was still obligated
to give the right verdict even though they had bad manners.
LESSON #26: EVEN PROPHETS ARE TESTED
The two men who jumped over wall to
complain to Prophet David (AS), was a test because he listened to only one side
of the story.
They came in the form of men but they
were angels and
It was halal for them to jump over the
wall because they were angels': angels have no human desires.
They came to test Prophet David (AS); "Are you going to listen to both sides of the story before passing
judgement?
When he realized they were angels he
quickly made tawba to Allah (SWT).
When people have disputes, they often
only want you to hear one side story.
In the UK the law is on the side of the
burglar; if the burglar hurts himself, he can sue you.
You are not allowed to put broken glass
on the wall because you could hurt a burglar.
And whosoever does not judge by that which Allah has revealed,
such are the Zalimun (polytheists and wrongdoers - of a lesser degree).
(Al-Ma'idah 5:45)
LESSON #27: TO HAVE A SWEET VOICE IS A GREAT BLESSING FROM
ALLAH
When Prophet David (AS) use to recite
the psalms all the animals would gather around
Allah (SWT) does not like the harsh
voice; harsh voice is referred to as the voice of the donkey.
Abu Huraira is reported to have heard Allah's Messenger (ï·º) as
saying: Allah does not listen to anything, (more approvingly) as He listens to
a Prophet reciting loudly the Qur'an in a sweet voice. {Sahih Bukhari Book 4,
Hadith 1730}
"And be moderate (or show no insolence) in your walking,
and lower your voice. Verily, the harshest of all voices is the voice (braying)
of the ass."
(Luqman 31:19)
Abu Lubabah Bashir bin `Abdul-Mundhir (May Allah be pleased with
him) reported: The Prophet (sallallaahu ’alayhi wa sallam) said, "He who
does not recite the Qur'an in a pleasant tone is not of us.''
[Abu Dawud].
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet (ï·º) said, "The recitation
of Psalms (David's Qur'an) was made light and easy for David that he used to
have his ridding animal be saddled while he would finish the recitation before
the servant had saddled it."
{Sahih Bukhari Vol. 6, Book 60, Hadith 237}
