1513 - الحَثُّ عَلى‏ تِلاوَةِ القُرآنِ‏

1513. URGING THE RECITATION OF THE QUR'AN

(إِنَّ الَّذِينَ يَتْلُونَ كِتَابَ اللَّهِ وَأَقَامُوا الصَّلاةَ وَأَنْفَقُوا مِمَّا رَزَقْنَاهُمْ سِرّاً وَعَلَانِيَةً يَرْجُونَ تِجَارَةً لَنْ تَبُورَ) .¹

"Indeed those who recite the Book of Allah and maintain the prayer, and spend out of what We have provided them, secretly and openly, expect a commerce that will never go bankrupt." ²

5178.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : إذا أحَبَّ أحدُكُم أن يُحَدِّثَ رَبَّهُ فَلْيَقرَأْ القرآنَ .³

5178.The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'When one of you would like to converse with his Lord, he should read the Quran.' ⁴

5179.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : يقالُ لِصاحِبِ القرآنِ : اِقرَأ وَارقَ ورَتِّلْ كما كنتَ تُرَتِّلُ في دارِ الدنيا ، فإنّ مَنزِلَتَكَ عندَ آخِرِ آيَةٍ كُنتَ تَقرَؤها .⁵

5179.The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'It will be said to the reciter of the Quran, 'Read and rise in rank, and recite as you recited in the world, for your station is as per the last verse that you recited.' ⁶

5180.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : إنّ هذهِ القُلوبَ تَصدَأُ كما يَصدَأُ الحَديدُ . قيلَ : يا رسولَ اللَّهِ ، فما جَلاؤها ؟ قالَ : تِلاوَةُ القرآنِ .⁷

5180.The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'These hearts rust the way metal rusts.' He was asked, 'O Messenger of Allah, and what can clean them?' He replied, 'The recitation of the Quran.' ⁸

5181.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : علَيكَ بقِراءةِ القرآنِ ؛ فإنّ قِراءتَهُ كَفّارةٌ للذُّنوبِ ، وسَترٌ في النارِ ، وأمانٌ مِن العذابِ .⁹

5181.The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'You must read the Quran, for verily reading it is a penance for the sins, protection from the Fire, and a safeguard from punishment.' ¹⁰

5182.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : يا بُنَيَّ ، لا تَغفُلْ عَن قِراءةِ القرآنِ ؛ فإنَّ القرآنَ يُحيِي القَلبَ ، ويَنهى‏ عنِ الفحشاءِ والمُنكَرِ والبَغيِ .¹¹

5182.The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'O son, do not neglect reading the Quran, for verily the Quran revives the heart, and prevents the committing of the erroneous, wrong and corrupt.' ¹²

1512 - حِفظُ القُرآنِ و أدبُ حافِظِه‏

1512. MEMORIZING THE QUR'AN AND THE ETIQUETTES OF THOSE WHO MEMORISE IT

5169.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : مَن أعطاهُ اللَّهُ حِفظَ كتابِهِ فَظَنَّ أنَّ أحَداً اُعطيَ أفضَلَ مِمّا اُعطيَ فقد غَمَطَ أفضَلَ النِّعمَةِ .¹

5169.The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'Whoever has been endowed by Allah the memorization of His Book, and doubts that someone has been given something better than what he has, has despised the greatest bounty.' ²

5170.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : إنّ الذي ليسَ في جَوفِهِ شي‏ءٌ من القرآنِ كالبَيتِ الخَرِبِ .³

5170.The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'Someone who has none of the Quran in their self is like a wrecked house.' ⁴

5171.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : بِئسَما لأِحدِكُم أن يَقولَ نَسِيتُ آيَةً كَيتَ وكَيتَ ، بَل هو نُسِّيَ . استَذكِرُوا القرآنَ ، فوالذي نَفسي بيَدِهِ لَهُو أشَدُّ تَفَصِّياً مِن صُدورِ الرِّجالِ مِن النَّعَمِ مِن عُقُلِها .⁵

5171.The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'How wretched is the one who says that he has forgotten such and such verse - rather it is that he has been forgotten. Remember the Quran, for by He who owns my soul, it is stronger at detaching itself from the hearts of men than the detachment of an animal from its shackle.' ⁶

5172.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : حَمَلةُ القرآنِ هُمُ المَحفوفُونَ برَحمَةِ اللَّهِ ، المَلبوسونَ بنُورِ اللَّهِ عَزَّوجلَّ .⁷

5172.The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'The bearers of the Quran [i.e. those who memorize it] are surrounded by the mercy of Allah and are dressed with the light of Allah.' ⁸

5173.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : أشرافُ اُمّتي حَمَلَةُ القرآنِ وأصحابُ الليلِ .⁹

5173.The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'The noblemen of my community are the bearers of the Quran [i.e. those who memorize it] and the people of night vigil.' ¹⁰

5174.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : إنّ أحَقَّ الناسِ بالتَّخَشُّعِ في السِّرِّ والعَلانيَةِ لَحامِلُ القرآنِ ، وإنَّ أحَقَّ الناسِ في‏السِّرِّ والعَلانيَةِ بالصلاةِ والصومِ لَحامِلُ القرآنِ .¹¹

5174.The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'The worthiest of people in their humbleness, both secretly and openly, are the bearers of the Quran, and the worthiest of people in terms of their prayers and fasting, both secretly and openly, are the bearers of the Quran.' ¹²

5175.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : لا يَنبغي لِصاحِبِ القرآنِ أن يَحِدَّ مَع مَن حَدَّ ، ولا يَجهَلَ مَع مَن يَجهَلُ وفي جَوفِهِ كلامُ اللَّهِ .¹³

5175.The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'The owner of the Quran [i.e. he who has memorized it] should not be harsh towards those who are harsh with him, nor behave ignorantly like those who are ignorant, while he has the words of Allah inside him.' ¹⁴

5176.الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام : الحافِظُ للقرآنِ العامِلُ بهِ مَع السَّفَرَةِ الكِرامِ البَرَرَةِ .¹⁵

5176.Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, 'The memorizer of the Quran who acts according to it will be with the envoys, noble and pious.' ¹⁶

5177.الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام : مَن نَسِيَ سُورَةً مِن القرآنِ مُثِّلَت لَهُ في صُورَةٍ حَسَنةٍ ودَرَجةٍ رَفيعَةٍ ، فإذا رَآها قالَ : من أنتِ ؟ ما أحسَنَكِ ! لَيتَكِ لي ! فتقولُ : أما تَعرِفُني ؟ أنا سُورَةُ كذا وكذا ، لو لم تَنسَني لَرَفَعتُكَ إلى‏ هذا المَكانِ .¹⁷

5177.Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, 'Whoever forgets a chapter (surah) from the Quran, it will exemplify to him as a form of a reward and a high station. When he sees it, he will ask, 'Who are you? How great you are! If only you were mine!' and it will say to him, 'Don't you know me? I am chapter so and so, and if you did not forget me I would have elevated you to this place.' ¹⁸