The reward for listening to the Qur'an compared to reciting it
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is the reward for listening to the Qur'an the same as the reward for reciting it?
Answer:
No, recitation is better. Reciting the Qur'an is better than listening to it, because he speaks the Qur'an, moves his tongue, and recites it. As for the listener, he has the reward of[Al-A'raf 7:204], but the reciter is better than the listener.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is the reward for listening to the Qur'an the same as the reward for reciting it?
Answer:
No, recitation is better. Reciting the Qur'an is better than listening to it, because he speaks the Qur'an, moves his tongue, and recites it. As for the listener, he has the reward of
So when the Qur'an is recited, then listen to it and pay attention
وَإِذَا قُرِئَ الْقُرْآنُ فَاسْتَمِعُوا لَهُ وَأَنصِتُوا
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 11 من 86 /شرح كتاب إغاثة اللهفان في مصائد الشيطان/لذة القلب/صالح الفوزان/العقيدة/كبار العلماء — youtube.com (59:47)
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