Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "Allah does not listen to a prophet as He listens to a prophet who recites the Qur'an in a pleasant tone." The companion of the sub-narrator (Abu Salama) said, "It means, reciting it aloud."
— Sahih Bukhari, Volume 7, Book 61: Virtues of the Qur'an, Hadith #541
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "Allah does not listen to a prophet as He listens to a prophet who recites the Qur'an in a pleasant tone." The companion of the sub-narrator (Abu Salama) said, "It means, reciting it aloud."
This hadith is from the book of Virtues of the Qur'an in Sahih Bukhari, compiled by Imam al-Bukhari. It is hadith number 541 in book 61 of volume 7.
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