The Excellence of Reciting the Qur'an

Some hadiths on the virtue of learning, memorizing, and acting upon the Holy Qur'an.

An-Nawwas bin Sam'an (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:

I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) saying, "The Qur'an and its people who applied it, will be brought on the Day of Resurrection preceded with Surat Al-Baqarah and Surat Al-'Imran arguing on behalf of those who applied them."

[Muslim].

Reference : Riad as-Salihin 992.

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'Uthman bin 'Affan (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "The best amongst you is the one who learns the Qur'an and teaches it."

[Al-Bukhari]

Reference : Riad as-Salihin 993

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'Aishah (May Allah be pleased with her) reported:

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "The one who is proficient in the recitation of the Qur'an will be with the honourable and obedient scribes (angels) and he who recites the Qur'an and finds it difficult to recite, doing his best to recite it in the best way possible, will have two rewards."

[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].

Reference : Riad as-Salihin 994

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There are numerous hadiths that guide and encourage us regarding the virtue of the Qur'an and the importance of acting upon it, as it is among the most significant means by which a Muslim reaches the path to his Lord.