Ways of Reviewing the Noble Qur'an and the Characteristics of Its Reciter

Question:
May Allah reward you with good, and may He do you good. After this, we move to the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, Amman, to read a letter that reached the program from one of our sisters. Your sister Umm 'Abadah al-Harathi asks and says: Tell us about how to review the Noble Qur'an for one who has memorized it, knowing that I am a married woman with many responsibilities, in addition to my attachment to reading other books that pertain to our religion. How many parts (ajza') should I review per day? There are surahs that I have mastered and others that are the opposite. What is your guidance directed at us so that we may follow it in reviewing the Noble Qur'an? And what are the characteristics that the bearer or owner of the Qur'an should possess? Guide us, may you be rewarded, and may Allah reward you with the best reward, and may He bless your knowledge.

Answer:
Reviewing the Qur'an and keeping the Qur'an fresh are two matters that are required, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) commanded them. This varies according to the differences among people and their circumstances. So the Muslim should set aside a daily portion of the Qur'an to read, whether little or much, until he completes the Qur'an, either in a week, or in ten days, or in half a month, or in thirty days. And this is the last limit; it is not permissible for a Muslim to let a month pass without having completed the Qur'an. So he should set aside a part of the Qur'an for each day, because the Qur'an is thirty parts. If he sets aside a part of the Qur'an for each day to read until he completes it, then this is the last limit. And if he reads more than that and completes it in a shorter time, that would be better. So the result is that this varies according to the circumstances of people and their ability to divide the Qur'an into portions. As for neglecting it and not reading anything of the Qur'an and not setting aside a part of the Qur'an for each day, that is neglect. That is neglect and abandoning the Qur'an.
And as for, yes, the characteristics that the reciter of the Qur'an possesses, it is acting upon the Noble Qur'an, despite...
...solving what the Qur'an commands by doing it, and staying away from what the Qur'an forbids of blameworthy morals and false beliefs. So the characteristics of the reciter of the Qur'an are that he acts upon the Noble Qur'an, and it appears in his behavior and his deeds. So he becomes as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was when Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) was asked about the character of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), she said: "His character was the Qur'an," meaning that he (peace and blessings be upon him) adorned himself with the etiquettes of the Qur'an and the directives of the Qur'an. Likewise, every Muslim. Allah the Exalted said: The purpose of the Qur'an is recitation, reflection, and acting upon what is in it, so that it becomes an argument for the Muslim. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: It is an argument for you if you act upon it, and an argument against you if you neglect it.