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Riyad al-SalihinAl-Nawawi

8 – The Book of Virtues

180 – Chapter: The Excellence of Reciting the Quran

998 – Abu Umamah (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say, “Recite the Quran, for on the Day of Resurrection it will come as an intercessor for its companions.” Narrated by Muslim.

999 – An-Nawwās ibn Samʿān (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say, “On the Day of Resurrection the Quran will be brought along with its people—those who used to act upon it in the world. Surah al-Baqarah and Aal ʿImrān will precede it(1), pleading on behalf of those who adhered to them.” Narrated by Muslim.

1000 – ʿUthmān ibn ʿAffān (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, “The best of you are those who learn the Quran and teach it.” Narrated by al-Bukhari.

1001 – ʿĀ’ishah (may Allah be pleased with her) reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, “Whoever recites the Quran fluently(2) will be with the noble, dutiful angels, and whoever recites it hesitantly, stumbling over it, and finds it difficult shall receive a double reward.” Agreed upon.

1002 – Abu Mūsā al-Ashʿarī (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said:

(1) That is, it precedes him. The verb *tuhajjan*—with a ḍamma on the first t and a doubled j—means: the two surahs argue on behalf of the one who recites them and acts upon them. (2) It means that his pronunciation is elevated and properly articulated, so that he neither confuses similar passages nor stops inappropriately while reciting. The phrase *maʿa as-safarah* refers to the safarah, the angels who convey revelation to the messengers—peace and blessings be upon them. *al-barrarah* denotes the obedient and virtuous; that is, he will be with them in their stations in the Hereafter. The expression *yatataʿʿaʿu fīhi* signifies that he hesitates and stammers in his recitation, his tongue becoming sluggish.

٨ - كِتَابُ الْفَضَائِلِ ١٨٠ - باب فضل قراءة القرآن ٩٩٨ - عن أبي أُمَامَةَ رضي الله عنه قال : سَمِعْتُ رسول الله ﷺ يقول : «اقْرَؤُوا الْقُرْآنَ فَإِنَّهُ يَأْتِي يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ شَفِيعًا لِأَصْحَابِهِ » رواه مسلم . ٩٩٩ - وعن النَّوَّاسِ بنِ سَمْعَانَ رضي الله عنه قال : سَمِعْتُ رسول الله ﷺ يقول : « يُؤْتَى يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ بِالْقُرْآنِ وَأَهْلِهِ الَّذِينَ كَانُوا يَعْمَلُونَ بِهِ فِي الدُّنْيَا تَقْدُمُهُ (١) سُورَةُ الْبَقَرَةِ وَآلِ عِمْرَانَ ، تَحَاجَّانِ عَنْ صَاحِبِهِمَا » رواه مسلم . ١٠٠٠ - وعن عثمان بن عفان رضي الله عنه قال : قال رسول الله ﷺ : « خَيْرُكُمْ مَنْ تَعَلَّمَ الْقُرْآنَ وَعَلَّمَهُ » رواه البخاري . ١٠٠١ - وعن عائشة رضي الله عنها قالت : قال رسول الله ﷺ : « الَّذِي يَقْرَأُ الْقُرْآنَ وَهُوَ مَاهِرٌ بِهِ (٢) مَعَ السَّفَرَةِ الْكِرَامِ الْبَرَرَةِ ، وَالَّذِي يَقْرَأُ الْقُرْآنَ وَيَتَتَعْتَعُ فِيهِ وَهُوَ عَلَيْهِ شَاقٌّ لَهُ أَجْرَانِ » متفق عليه . ١٠٠٢ - وعن أبي موسى الأشعري رضي الله عنه قال : قال رسول الله ﷺ :

(١) أي : تقدمه . و ( تحاجان ) - بضم الفوقية وتشديد الجيم - أي : تجادلان عن صاحبهما وهو التالي لهما العامل بهما . (٢) أي : مجيد لفظه على ما ينبغي بحيث لا يتشابه ولا يقف في قراءته ، ( مع السفرة ) : الملائكة إلى الرسل صلوات الله وسلامه عليهم . و ( البررة ) أي : المطيعين ، أي معهم في منازلهم في الآخرة . وقوله : « يتتعتع فيه » أي : يتردد في قراءته ويتبلد فيها لسانه .