The Intended Meaning of the Bearers of the Qur'an

Question:
A listener sent a message saying: Your brother Shafi' Nadeer, our brother Shafi' says: I read in the book *Durrat al-Nasihin fi al-Wa'z wa al-Irshad* (The Pearl of the Admonishers in Preaching and Guidance) that the bearers of the Qur'an are the people of Allah. My question is: Who are the bearers of the Qur'an? Are they those who recite the Qur'an and act upon what is in it? Or are they those who memorize it? Please inform us, may Allah reward you, and may Allah reward you with good.

Answer:
The people of the Qur'an are those who act upon it; they make lawful what it makes lawful, they make forbidden what it forbids, and they fear Allah in light of the light contained in it. They are the people of the Qur'an. If they memorize it, that is more complete. And if they do not memorize it, but they act upon it, fear Allah, and implement the rulings of the Qur'an, then these are the people of the Qur'an. May Allah make us and you, O questioner, among them. Yes.

The presenter: O Allah, amen. May Allah reward you with good.