Virtues and Merits of Reciting and Bearing the Quran

God, Mighty and Majestic, says: Those who read the Book of God , and establish Prayer ; and spend , secretly and openly , from that which He has bestowed on them , they look forward to imperishable gain , so that He will fully recompense them their wages and increase them of His grace. Indeed, He is all- for giving, thankful (Quran, 35:29-30).

‘Uthman ihn ‘Affan (God he pleased with him) stated that the Messenger of God (God bless him and grant him peace) said, “The best among you is one who learns the Quran and teaches it.”’ (al-Bukhari)

‘A’isha (God be pleased with her) stated that the Messenger of God (God bless him and grant him peace) said, “The one who recites the Quran and is skillful therein will be with the obedient, noble, recording angels; and the one who reads the Quran stammering, it being difficult for him, has two rewards.”  (Bukhari and Muslim)

Abu Musa al-Ash‘ari (God be pleased with him) stated that the Messenger of God (God bless him and grant him peace) said, “The likeness of a believer who recites the Quran is like that of a citron: its scent is fragrant and its taste delicious. The likeness of a believer who does not recite the Quran is like that of a date: it has no fragrance and its taste is delicious. The likeness of a hypocrite who recites the Quran is like a water lily: its scent is fragrant and its taste is hitter. And the likeness of a hypocrite who does not re- cite the Quran is like a hitter colocynth: it is scentless and its taste is hitter.”  (Bukhari and Muslim)

‘Umar ihn al-Khattah (God he pleased with him) stated that the Prophet (God bless him and grant him peace) said, “God Most High exalts some groups with this Book, and debases others.” (Muslim)

Abu Umama al-Bahill (God be pleased with him) said, “I heard the Messenger of God (God bless him and grant him peace) say, ‘Recite the Quran, for on the Day of Judgment it will come to intercede for its companion.’”  (Muslim)

Ihn ‘Umar (God be pleased with them both) stated that the Prophet (God bless him and grant him peace) said, “There is no envy except concerning two: a person to whom God has given the Quran and he conforms with it night and day; and a person to whom God has given wealth from which he spends |charitably] night and day.” (Bukhari and Muslim)

‘Abdallah ihn Mas‘ud (God be pleased with him) but with the phrase: “There is no envy except concerning two: a person to whom God has given wealth and he expended it all for the sake of God, and a person to whom God has given wisdom and he judges according to it and teaches it.”)

‘Abdallah ihn Mas‘ud (God be pleased with him) stated that the Messenger of God (God bless him and grant him peace) said, “Whoever recites one letter from the Book of God has one reward, and rewards are (multiplied] by ten of their kind. I do not say that ‘Alif Lam Mim ’ is a |single] letter, rather ‘Alif is a letter, ‘ Lam ’ is a letter, and ‘ Mim ’ is a letter.’”’ (al-Tirmidhi)

Abu Sa‘ld al-Khudrl (God be pleased with him) stated that the Prophet (God bless him and grant him peace) said, “God, Sub- lime and Most High, says, ‘Whomever the Quran and My remembrance preoccupy him from beseeching Me, I give (him) the best of what the beseechers are given. The superiority of the Word of God, Sublime and Most High, over all others is like the superiority of God Most High over His creation.’” (Tirmidhi related it and said that it is a well-authenticated hadith.)

Ibn ‘Abbas (God be well pleased with him and his father) stated that the Messenger of God (God bless him and grant him peace) said, “Someone without Quran in his heart is like a ruined house.” (Tirmidhi related it and said it was a well-rigorously authenticated hadith.)

‘Abdallah ibn ‘Amr ibn al-‘As (God be pleased with them both) stated that the Prophet (God bless him and grant him peace) said, “To the person with the Quran, it is said, ‘Recite and ascend! Re- cite measuredly just as you used to recite in the world! Your station will be at the last verse you recite.’” (Abu Dawud, Tirmidhi, and Nasa’I related it; Tirmidhi said that it is a well-rigorously authenticated hadith.)

Mu‘adh ibn Anas (God be pleased with him) stated that the Messenger of God (God bless him and grant him peace) said, “Whoever recites the Quran and acts according to what it contains, God will adorn his parents with a crown on the Day of Judgment, its radiance more beautiful than the radiance of the sun in the abode of this world. So what do you presume |the reward will be] for the one who acts according to it?” (Abu Dawud related it.)

‘Abdallah ibn Mas‘ud (God be pleased with him) stated that the Prophet (God bless him and grant him peace) said, “Recite the Quran, since God Most High will not chastise a heart that has memorised the Quran. This Quran is the banquet of God: whoever enters it is safe and whoever loves the Quran rejoices.”’ 

‘Abd al-Hamid al-Hammani said, “I asked Sufyan al-Thawri about a man who engages in battles: Is that more beloved to you or that he recite the Quran? He answered, ‘That he recite the Quran because the Prophet (God bless him and grant him peace) said, “The best among you is one who learns the Quran and teaches it.’””

Source: Etiquette With The Quran by Imam An-Nawawi