What is meant by the hadith: "It is said to the companion of the Qur'an: Read and ascend"?
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Question:
May Allah reward you. Abu Mu'adh asks, may Allah preserve you: What is meant by "the companion of the Qur'an" in the saying of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him): "It is said to the companion of the Qur'an: Read and ascend and recite with deliberation"? And is memorization a condition? May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
The companion of the Qur'an is the one who acts upon the Qur'an. The companion of the Qur'an is the one who acts by it, even if he does not recite all of it; rather, he acts upon the Qur'an. As for the one who memorizes the ten or seven recitations of the Qur'an but does not act upon it, he is not among the people of the Qur'an. Yes.
May Allah reward you. Abu Mu'adh asks, may Allah preserve you: What is meant by "the companion of the Qur'an" in the saying of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him): "It is said to the companion of the Qur'an: Read and ascend and recite with deliberation"? And is memorization a condition? May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
The companion of the Qur'an is the one who acts upon the Qur'an. The companion of the Qur'an is the one who acts by it, even if he does not recite all of it; rather, he acts upon the Qur'an. As for the one who memorizes the ten or seven recitations of the Qur'an but does not act upon it, he is not among the people of the Qur'an. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 7827- ما المراد بحديث: يقال لصاحب القرآن اقرأ وارتق..؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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