about the etiquettes of reciting the Noble Qur'an and what is obligatory for one who does not recite the Qur'an?

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Question:
He asks you about the etiquettes of reciting the Noble Qur'an, and what is obligatory for one who does not recite the Qur'an? May Allah reward you with good.

Answer:
Reciting the Noble Qur'an is recommended, and it carries a great reward, by virtue of the saying of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)

[Whoever recites a letter] from Allah's Book, then he receives the reward from it, and the reward of ten the like of it. I do not say that Alif Lam Mim is a letter, but Alif is a letter, Lam is a letter and Mim is a letter.

من قرأ حرفا من كتاب الله فله حسن الحسنة بعشر أمثالها، لا أقول الم حرف، ولكن ألف حرف، ولام حرف، وميم حرف،

Jami` at-Tirmidhi 2910Hasan (Darussalam)

And Allah the Exalted has praised those who come to the Qur'an, and He said the Exalted

⁽²⁹⁾ 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 - ⁽³⁰⁾ That He may give them in full their rewards and increase for them of His bounty. Indeed, He is Forgiving and Appreciative.

إِنَّ الَّذِينَ يَتْلُونَ كِتَابَ اللَّهِ وَأَقَامُوا الصَّلَاةَ وَأَنفَقُوا مِمَّا رَزَقْنَاهُمْ سِرًّا وَعَلَانِيَةً يَرْجُونَ تِجَارَةً لَّن تَبُورَ لِيُوَفِّيَهُمْ أُجُورَهُمْ وَيَزِيدَهُم مِّن فَضْلِهِ إِنَّهُ غَفُورٌ شَكُورٌ

[Fatir 35:29-30]

Reciting the Qur'an carries a great reward, but reciting the Qur'an is a means to reflect upon it, to know its meanings, and then to act upon it. The matter does not stop at merely reciting the Qur'an, or taking pleasure in its recitation, or in the reciter's voice and tone. The matter does not stop at that; rather, it is obligatory to go beyond that, which is to reflect upon the Qur'an, know its meanings, be affected by its promise and its warning, act upon what it has made lawful and what it has made forbidden, act upon its clear verses, and believe in its ambiguous verses. This is what is required of the recitation of the Qur'an. For this reason, He said that

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,

الَّذِينَ يَتْلُونَ كِتَابَ اللَّهِ وَأَقَامُوا الصَّلَاةَ وَأَنفَقُوا مِمَّا رَزَقْنَاهُمْ سِرًّا وَعَلَانِيَةً

[Fatir 35:29]

did not limit itself to the recitation of the Qur'an, but coupled it with establishing the prayer and spending out of what Allah has provided them, which indicates that what is required is knowledge and action.
Recitation is an act of worship; recitation is reflection.

[This is] a blessed Book which We have revealed to you, [O Muhammad], that they might reflect upon its verses and that those of understanding would be reminded.

كِتَابٌ أَنزَلْنَاهُ إِلَيْكَ مُبَارَكٌ لِّيَدَّبَّرُوا آيَاتِهِ وَلِيَتَذَكَّرَ أُولُو الْأَلْبَابِ

[Sad 38:29]

Allah the Exalted said

Then do they not reflect upon the Qur'an, or are there locks upon [their] hearts?

أَفَلَا يَتَدَبَّرُونَ الْقُرْآنَ أَمْ عَلَىٰ قُلُوبٍ أَقْفَالُهَا

[Muhammad 47:24]

The one who recites the Qur'an but does not reflect upon it does not attain the intended purpose. Likewise, if he recites it and reflects upon it but does not act upon it, in that case the Qur'an becomes a proof against him on the Day of Resurrection. The saying of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him): "The Qur'an is a proof for you or against you." Yes. May Allah reward you with good, and may He do you good.

Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، يسأل عن آداب تلاوة القرآن الكريم وماذا يجب على من لم يتلو القرآن؟ الشيخ صالح بن فوزان الفوزان — youtube.com

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