Arabic (Original)
قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ جُرَيْجٍ سَمِعْتُ ابْنَ أَبِي مُلَيْكَةَ يُحَدِّثُ عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ حَكِيمِ بْنِ صَفْوَانَ أَنَّ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ عَمْرِو بْنِ الْعَاصِ قَالَ جَمَعْتُ الْقُرْآنَ فَقَرَأْتُهُ فِي لَيْلَةٍ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِنِّي أَخْشَى أَنْ يَطُولَ عَلَيْكَ الزَّمَانُ وَأَنْ تَمَلَّ اقْرَأْ بِهِ فِي كُلِّ شَهْرٍ قُلْتُ أَيْ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ دَعْنِي أَسْتَمْتِعْ مِنْ قُوَّتِي وَمِنْ شَبَابِي قَالَ اقْرَأْ بِهِ فِي عِشْرِينَ قُلْتُ أَيْ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ دَعْنِي أَسْتَمْتِعْ مِنْ قُوَّتِي وَمِنْ شَبَابِي قَالَ اقْرَأْ بِهِ فِي عَشْرٍ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ دَعْنِي أَسْتَمْتِعْ مِنْ قُوَّتِي وَمِنْ شَبَابِي قَالَ اقْرَأْ بِهِ فِي كُلِّ سَبْعٍ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ دَعْنِي أَسْتَمْتِعْ مِنْ قُوَّتِي وَمِنْ شَبَابِي فَأَبَى.
English Translation
Abd al-Razzaq narrated to us: Ibn Jurayj informed us, I heard Ibn Abi Mulaykah narrating from Yahya ibn Hakim ibn Safwan that Abdullah ibn Amr ibn al-As said: "I collected the Quran and read it all in one night. The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said: 'I fear that a long time will pass and you will become bored. Read it in a month.' I said: 'O Messenger of Allah, let me benefit from my strength and my youth.' He said: 'Read it in twenty days.' I said: 'O Messenger of Allah, let me benefit from my strength and my youth.' He said: 'Read it in ten days.' I said: 'O Messenger of Allah, let me benefit from my strength and my youth.' He said: 'Read it in every seven days.' I said: 'O Messenger of Allah, let me benefit from my strength and my youth.' But he refused."