If a man sees the people of the Qur'an reciting it and wishes to be like them, will he receive the same reward?

The questioner : If one person sees another who has mastered the Qur'an, understood it, and wishes to have the same reward.

The Shaykh : Unless he has exerted effort and was unable to do so, in which case there is no harm; he will receive the reward. But if he goes to sleep in his bed or goes to play ball and says, "By Allah, I have the reward of so-and-so who spends the whole day in the mosque reciting," that is not the case. But if he has exerted effort and was unable to do so,

The questioner : something, something.

The Shaykh : his reward is written for him.