عن عبد الله بن مسعود رضي الله عنه قال: قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم: «مَنْ قَرَأَ حَرْفًا مِنْ كِتَابِ اللهِ فَلَهُ بِهِ حَسَنَةٌ، وَالْحَسَنَةُ بِعَشْرِ أَمْثَالِهَا، لَا أَقُولُ {الم} حَرْفٌ، وَلَكِنْ {أَلِفٌ} حَرْفٌ، وَ{لَامٌ} حَرْفٌ، وَ{مِيمٌ} حَرْفٌ».
Kutoka kwa Abdallah bin Masoud -Radhi za Allah ziwe juu yake- amesema: amesema Mtume -Rehema na amani ziwe juu yake- akisema: "Atakayesoma herufi moja katika kitabu cha Allah basi atapata jema moja kwa herufi hiyo, na jema hilo hulipwa mara kumi mfano wake, sisemi (Alif Laam Miim) ni herufi, lakini (Alif) ni herufi, na (Laam) ni herufi, na (Miim) ni herufi".
‘Abdullāh ibn Mas‘ūd (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whoever recites a letter from the Book of Allah will be credited with a good deed for it, and a good deed is multiplied tenfold. I am not saying that 'Alif-Lām-Mīm' is one letter, but Alif is a letter, Lām is a letter, and Mīm is a letter."