The Ruling on Reciting the Qur'an Without Acting Upon It
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Question:
And blessed are the righteous ones who recite the Qur'an but do not act upon it; do they obtain the recitation and obtain the calamities?
Answer:
The one who recites but does not act upon it, the Fire on the Day of Resurrection is an argument against him. He has no reward until he acts upon it, believes in it, and acts upon it, affirming the oneness of Allah, obeying His commands, and refraining from His prohibitions. Whoever recites the Qur'an and does not act upon it, it becomes an argument against him.
And blessed are the righteous ones who recite the Qur'an but do not act upon it; do they obtain the recitation and obtain the calamities?
Answer:
The one who recites but does not act upon it, the Fire on the Day of Resurrection is an argument against him. He has no reward until he acts upon it, believes in it, and acts upon it, affirming the oneness of Allah, obeying His commands, and refraining from His prohibitions. Whoever recites the Qur'an and does not act upon it, it becomes an argument against him.
Source
صحيح مسلم (الشرح الأول) — binbaz.org.sa (18:31)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.