عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ السُّلَمي رحمه الله قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا مَنْ كَانَ يُقْرِئُنَا مِنْ أَصْحَابِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَنَّهُمْ كَانُوا يَقْتَرِئُونَ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَشْرَ آيَاتٍ، فَلَا يَأْخُذُونَ فِي الْعَشْرِ الْأُخْرَى حَتَّى يَعْلَمُوا مَا فِي هَذِهِ مِنَ الْعِلْمِ وَالْعَمَلِ، قَالُوا: فَعَلِمْنَا الْعِلْمَ وَالْعَمَلَ.
Imepokelewa kutoka kwa Abuu Abdulrahman Al-Sulamiy- Mwenyezi Mungu amrehemu amesema: Ametusimulia mmoja miongoni mwa waliokuwa wakitusomea Qur'ani katika Maswahaba wa Mtume -Rehema na amani ziwe juu yake- walikuwa wakitusomea Aya kumi kutoka kwa Mtume -Rehema na amani ziwe juu yake-, hivyo hawakuwa wakichukua Aya kumi zingine mpaka wawe wamekwishayafanyia kazi yaliyo ndani ya aya hizo kumi kwa kujifunza na kuyafanyia kazi, wakasema: Basi tukajifunza elimu na kuifanyia kazi.
‘Abdur-Rahmān as-Sulami (may Allah have mercy upon him) reported: Those who used to recite the Qur’an to us from among the Prophet's Companions related to us that they would listen to ten verses from the Prophet (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) and not move to the next ten verses until they learned the knowledge and application contained therein. They said: So, we learned knowledge and application.