Exegesis of the saying of Allah the Exalted: "Indeed, those who recite the Book of Allah"
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Question:
He asks: What is the intended meaning in the saying of Allah, Blessed and Exalted is He, in Surat al-Fatir:[Fatir 35:29].
Answer:
This verse contains the virtue of reciting the Qur'an, reciting the Book of Allah, but recitation alone is not sufficient; action is required. For this reason, it says:[Ar-Ra'd 13:22] establishing the prayer and giving zakah, and also giving voluntary charity. So recitation must be accompanied by reflection and by action. Yes.
He asks: What is the intended meaning in the saying of Allah, Blessed and Exalted is He, in Surat al-Fatir:
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 -
إِنَّ الَّذِينَ يَتْلُونَ كِتَابَ اللَّهِ وَأَقَامُوا الصَّلَاةَ وَأَنفَقُوا مِمَّا رَزَقْنَاهُمْ سِرًّا وَعَلَانِيَةً يَرْجُونَ تِجَارَةً لَّن تَبُورَAnswer:
This verse contains the virtue of reciting the Qur'an, reciting the Book of Allah, but recitation alone is not sufficient; action is required. For this reason, it says:
and establish prayer and spend from what We have provided for them
وَأَقَامُوا الصَّلَاةَ وَأَنفَقُوا مِمَّا رَزَقْنَاهُمْ
Source
قناة «مكة و المدينة»، 01 / فتاوى على الهواء - 10 01 1435هـ _ الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com (30:15)
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