Virtues of Quran Chapter 1 – Forty Hadith

Hadith 2 - Blessings of recitation and virtues of the Word of Allah

Hadhrat Abu Sa'eed (Radhiyallaho anho) narrates that Rasulullah (Sallallaho alaihe
wasallam) said:

"Almighty Allah says; "If anybody finds no time for My remembrance and for
begging favours of Me, because of his remaining busy with the Holy Quran, I shall
give him more than what I give to all those who beg favours of Me. The superiority
of the Word of Allah over all other words is like the superiority of Allah over the
entire creation." (Tirmidzi, Darami, Baihaqi)

In other words, compared to those who are begging favours of Allah, He will surely
confer some better reward on a person who remains so occupied with committing the
Quran to memory or learning and understanding it that he hardly gets time for dua
(prayer). It is commonly known that when a man distributes sweets, or something else
amongst others, a share is set aside for the person who cannot attend the function because
of the task of distribution given to him by the distributor himself. In another hadith, in the
same context, it is mentioned that Allah would give such a person a better reward than
what He would give to His ever grateful servants.

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