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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Continuation of the benefits of the hadith: (… Does any one of you love that when he returns to his family he finds three fat, large she-camels …) and its other narration.

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The Shaykh : In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
This indicates the virtue of the Qur'an in prayer and outside of prayer. As for in prayer, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
Three verses that one of you recites in his prayer are better for him than three large, fat, pregnant she-camels. ثلاث آيات يقرأ بهن أحدكم في صلاته خير له من ثلاث خلفات عظام سمان
Sahih Muslim 802
A "khalfah" is a she-camel that has given birth, meaning one that has a calf. As for "large" and "fat," their meanings are clear. This indicates the virtue of the Qur'an, specifically in prayer. As for the general virtue, it is what was mentioned in the hadith of 'Uqbah ibn 'Amir:
That the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) came out to them while they were in the Saifah and said, "Which of you would go out every morning to Batahan or to al-'Aqiq?" أن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم خرج عليهم وهم في الصفة فقال أيكم يجب أن يغدو كل يوم إلى بطحان أو إلى العقيق
The "aw" here is either for variety or for doubt on the part of the narrator, and both are known in Madinah. Both are well-known valleys in Madinah. The two valleys were specified because it is generally the case that camels grazing in valleys are fatter, because valleys are places where trees grow. So camels grazing in a valley are fatter and have more meat. For this reason, he said, "What? Kumayawin," meaning having large humps. The hump on them is like a mound, and "kumma" means a large amount. People still use the word "kumma" to this day to express a large amount. They say, "You have a kumma of sheep," "You have a kumma of camels," "You have a kumma of such-and-such." Here, he (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "He said:
Does not one of you go out in the morning to the mosque and teach or recite two verses from the Book of Allah. the Majestic and Glorious? That is better for him than two she-camels أفلا يغدو أحدكم إلى المسجد فيعلم أو يقرأ آيتين من كتاب الله خير له من ثنتين
Sahih Muslim 803
and so on. Yes? I know, I know, yes … to the mosque, he learns or he reads two verses from the Book of Allah, and that is better for him than these camels. It is not intended that the camels themselves are preferred over reading the Qur'an, but rather their reward. As for the camel itself, a verse from the Book of Allah is equal to the entire world, because the reward remains, while everything in this world is transient. But the intention is that it is equal to them in reward. Yes, all of this indicates the virtue of reading the Qur'an.
Source alathar.net

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