Reference: Siyar A’laam an-Nubalaa Abu Nadhrah رحمه الله reports that Abu Sa’eed al-Khudree رضي الله عنه said: They struck him (‘Uthmaan ibn ‘Affaan) and [his] blood spilt onto the mus.haf, [specifically] on the aayah: {And Allaah will be sufficient for you against them. And He is the All-Hearing, the All-Knowing}, al-Baqarah 2:137 Translation originally published […]
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Yearning to prolong the prayer
If Talq ibn Habeeb began [his prayer] with soorah al-Baqarah, he would not bow down in rukoo’ until he reached [soorah] al-’Ankaboot; and he would say: I yearn to [prolong my] stand[ing] [in prayer] until my spine aches.
I really wanted to complete reciting it
Muhammad ibn Ismaa’eel [al-Bukhaaree] was invited to a garden belonging to some of his friends…
Reciting Quraan before he died
I was with al-Junayd when death was approaching him, and he completed [reciting] the Qur.aan, then began [reciting] Soorah al-Baqarah – reciting seventy aayahs before he died.