Does one who studies the Qur'an without having memorized it in full fall under the Prophet's (peace and blessings be upon him) hadith: "The best of you are those who learn the Qur'an and teach it"?
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Question:
May Allah reward you. The questioner asks: Does one who studies the Qur'an without having memorized it in full fall under the hadith of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him): "The best of you are those who learn the Qur'an and teach it"?
Answer:
There is no doubt that whoever reads the Qur'an, whether from memory or by looking at the mushaf, whether he is proficient in recitation or stumbles over it, all of this carries reward. He said:Mishkat al-Masabih 2112 meaning the reward of recitation and the reward of the effort. Yes.
May Allah reward you. The questioner asks: Does one who studies the Qur'an without having memorized it in full fall under the hadith of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him): "The best of you are those who learn the Qur'an and teach it"?
Answer:
There is no doubt that whoever reads the Qur'an, whether from memory or by looking at the mushaf, whether he is proficient in recitation or stumbles over it, all of this carries reward. He said:
One who is skilled in the Qur’ān is associated with the noble, upright recording angels; and he who falters when reciting the Qur’ān and finds it difficult for him will have a double reward.
صلى الله عليه وسلم الماهر بالقرآن مع السفرة الكرام البررة والذي يقرأ القرآن ويتتعتع فيه وهو عليه شاق له أجران
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قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [576 -954] هل من يدرس القرآن وهو لم يحفظه كاملا يدخل تحت حديثه ﷺ: «خيركم من تعلم القرآن وعلمه»؟ — youtube.com
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