Whoever recites a letter from the Book of Allah will be credited with a good deed for it, …

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Hadith narrated by Narrated by At-Tirmidhi

Authenticity grade : Hasan

Hadith text: Whoever recites a letter from the Book of Allah will be…

عن عبد الله بن مسعود رضي الله عنه قال: قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم: «مَنْ قَرَأَ حَرْفًا مِنْ كِتَابِ اللهِ فَلَهُ بِهِ حَسَنَةٌ، وَالْحَسَنَةُ بِعَشْرِ أَمْثَالِهَا، لَا أَقُولُ {الم} حَرْفٌ، وَلَكِنْ {أَلِفٌ} حَرْفٌ، وَ{لَامٌ} حَرْفٌ، وَ{مِيمٌ} حَرْفٌ».

‘Abdullāh ibn Mas‘ūd (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whoever recites a letter from the Book of Allah will be credited with a good deed for it, and a good deed is multiplied tenfold. I am not saying that 'Alif-Lām-Mīm' is one letter, but Alif is a letter, Lām is a letter, and Mīm is a letter."

Explanation of the hadith: Whoever recites a letter from the Book of Allah will be…

Lessons: Whoever recites a letter from the Book of Allah will be…

• The Hadīth urges us to recite the Qur’an a lot.
• For every single letter of every word, the reciter receives a good deed multiplied tenfold.
• It shows the vastness of Allah’s mercy and generosity as He multiplies the rewards for His servants, as a favor and bounty from Him.
• It demonstrates the superiority of the Qur’an over other speech and that it is recited as a form of worship because it is the speech of Allah Almighty.

Categories : Merit of Taking Care of the Qur'an · Merits of the Noble Qur'an