The merits of reciting the Glorious Qur’an are mentioned in both the Glorious Qur’an and the purified Sunnah. In the Glorious Qur’an, Allah, Most High, says,
Indeed, those who recite the Book of Allah and establish prayer and spend [in His cause] out of what We have provided them, secretly and publicly, [can] expect a profit that will never perish. That He may give them in full their rewards and increase for them of His bounty. Indeed, He is Forgiving and Appreciative. (Fatir 35:29-30)
The Glorious Qur’an, moreover, praises a group of the People of the Book, saying,
They are not [all] the same; among the People of the Scripture is a community standing [in obedience], reciting the verses of Allah during periods of the night and prostrating [in prayer]. (Aal `Imran 3:113)
The Sunnah, likewise, highlights the merits of reciting the Glorious Qur’an in more than one hadith. Following are some examples:
`A’ishah (may Allah be pleased with her) said that the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said, “Whoever recites the Qur’an and masters it by heart, will be with the noble righteous scribes (in Heaven), and, whoever exerts himself to learn the Qur’an by heart, and recites it with great difficulty, will have a double reward.” (Al-Bukhari and Muslim)
Apparently, the person who recites the Glorious Qur’an with great difficulty will be rewarded twice as much as the person who reads it with ease as the former bears the burdens of reading while he is not well-versed in reciting the Qur’an, which is a sign of his determination to read the Book of Allah, Most High.
Abu Umamah (may Allah be pleased with him) said, “I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) saying, “Read the Qur’an, for it will intercede on behalf of its readers on the Day of Judgment.” (Muslim)
Ibn Mas`ud (may Allah be pleased with him) said that the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said, “Whoever reads a single letter of the Book of Allah will be rewarded (as he has done a good deed) and his reward will be multiplied tenfold…” (Al-Tirmidhi)
`Abdullah ibn `Amr (may Allah be pleased with them both) reported that the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said, “On the Day of Judgment, both Fasting and the Qur’an will intercede on behalf of the servant (of Allah): Fasting will say, ‘O Allah! I prevented him from food and drink, so let me intercede on behalf of him; while the Qur’an will say, ‘I prevented him from sleep during the night, so let me intercede on behalf of him.'” He (the Prophet) added, “Their intercession will be accepted (by Allah).” (Ahmad)
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During the lifetime of the Prophet (peace be
upon him), some unbelievers used to hide and listen to the Prophet while
he was reciting the Glorious Qur’an.
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