The Status of the Qur'an Reader on the Day of Resurrection
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Question:
The questioner, brother 'Umar, says: It is mentioned in the hadith Is this status for those who memorize the Qur'an? Or is it for everyone who reads the Qur'an, whether from memory or not? May you be rewarded.
Answer:
This includes the one who reads the Qur'an from memory or reads it from the mushaf. With the intention and excellence, the one who reads from the mushaf has the reward of recitation, just like the one who reads from memory, but the one who memorizes the Qur'an is better. Yes.
The questioner, brother 'Umar, says: It is mentioned in the hadith
That it is said to the reader of the Qur'an on the Day of Resurrection: Read and ascend, for your status is at the last verse you recite.
بأنه يقال لقارئ القرآن يوم القيامة اقرأ وارتقي فإن منزلتك عند آخر آية تقرأهاAnswer:
This includes the one who reads the Qur'an from memory or reads it from the mushaf. With the intention and excellence, the one who reads from the mushaf has the reward of recitation, just like the one who reads from memory, but the one who memorizes the Qur'an is better. Yes.
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/234 — archive.org (3:36)
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