How Qur’an Benefits

Narrated Abu Hurairah (radiyAllahu ‘anhu) that the Messenger of Allah (sallAllahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said:

"For everything there is a hump (pinnacle) and the hump (pinnacle) of the Qur'an is Surat al-Baqarah, in it there is an Ayah which is the master of the Ayat in the Quran; (it is) Ayat al-Kursi."

[Jami' at-Tirmidhi, 2878, In-Book Reference: Book 45, Hadith 4, English Reference: Vol. 5, Book 42, Hadith 2878]

Many students of knowledge have good hold of Sunnah,

its explanations (commentaries of ahadith),

(its narrators),

and (they) give the sciences of hadith their full attention.

But when you ask them about verses of the Book of Allah (the Quran), you will find them ignorant.

And this is a major error.

[Muhammad ibn Salih al-‘Uthaymin (rahimahullah), Majmu’ al-Fatawa wa Rasa’il, 26/67]

Abu Umamah al-Bahili (radiyAllahu ‘anhu) said:

I heard the Messenger of Allah (sallAllahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) say:

“Read Surat al-Baqarah, for reciting it regularly is a blessing and forsaking it is a cause of regret, and the magicians cannot confront it.”

[Narrated by Muslim, 804]

Whoever seeks nobility by other than its (the Quran’s) path will be humiliated.

[A Piece of Advice and Admonition for the Women by Shaykh 'Abd Ar-Razzaq Ibn 'Abd Al-Muhsin al-'Abbad (hafidhahullah), pg. 23]

Harithah ibn Mudharrib (rahimahullah) said:

‘Umar ibn al-Khattab (radiyAllahu ‘anhu) wrote to us, saying:

learn (the) surahs

• an-Nisaa',
• al-Ahzab and
• an-Noor.

[as-Suyooti (rahimahullah), al-Durr al-Manthoor, 10/633]

Surah at-Tawbah, Surah an-Nisa and Silver

‘Umar ibn al-Khattab – radiyAllahu ‘anhu – wrote (by way of instructions):

• Learn Surah al-Bara’ah (at-Tawbah),
• and teach your women Surah an-Noor; and have them wear silver for adornment.

[Sa’eed ibn Mansoor (rahimahullah) in his al-Sunan no. 1003; al-Bayhaqi (rahimahullah) in Shu’ab al-Emaan, no. 2213]

In his famous hadith collection, al-Haakim (rahimahullah) recorded:

[عن المسور بن مخرمة أنه سمع عمر بن الخطاب رضي الله عنه يقول: تعلموا سورة البقرة وسورة النساء وسورة المائدة وسورة الحج وسورة النور، فإن فيهن الفرائض]

'Umar ibn al-Khattab (radiyAllahu ‘anhu) said:

Learn surah al-Baqarah, surah al-Nisa', surah al-Ma'idah, surah al-Hajj, and surah al-Noor, for they contain the obligatory deeds.

[Mustadrak al-Haakim 2/395. al-Haakim said, "It is sahih according to the conditions of al-Bukhari and Muslim, though neither of them included it in their collections." al-Dhahabi agreed with al-Haakim's grading.]

'Umar ibn al-Khattab (radiyAllahu ‘anhu) wrote,

• Learn Surah Al-Bara’ah (i.e., Surah At-Tawbah)

• and teach your women Surah An-Noor.

[al-Durr al-Manthur, 7/224, as-Suyuti (rahimahullah) at the beginning of his explanation of Surah At-Tawbah]

{وَقَالَ ٱلرَّسُولُ يَـٰرَبِّ إِنَّ قَوْمِى ٱتَّخَذُوا۟ هَـٰذَا ٱلْقُرْءَانَ مَهْجُورًۭا}

Allah tells how His Messenger and Prophet Muhammad ﷺ will say: "O my Lord! Verily, my people deserted this Qur'an." The idolators would not listen to the Qur'an, as Allah says:

{وَقَالَ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ لاَ تَسْمَعُواْ لِهَـذَا الْقُرْءَانِ وَالْغَوْاْ فِيهِ}

(And those who disbelieve say: "Listen not to this Qur'an, and make noise in the midst of it.") (41:26).

When he would recite Qur'an to them, they would talk nonsense or speak about something else, so that they would not hear it.

This is a form of forsaking it and rejecting it, and not believing in it is the same as forsaking it, and not pondering its meanings and trying to understand it is the same as forsaking it, and not acting upon it and following its commandments and heeding its prohibitions is the same as forsaking it, and turning away from it in favor of poetry or other words or songs or idle talk or some other way is the same as forsaking it. We ask Allah, the Most Generous, the Bestower of bounty, the One Who is able to do what He wills, to keep us safe from doing that which earns His wrath and to use us to do that which will earn His pleasure of preserving and understanding His Book, following its commandments night and day in the manner which He loves and which pleases Him, for He is Generous and Kind.

[Surah al-Furqan, Ayah 30
25:30, Tafsir ibn Kathir (rahimahullah)]

Khatmah of the Quran (complete reading/khatm)

Muhammad ibn Isma’eel i.e., al-Bukhaari (rahimahullah) said about khatmah of the Quran:

“At every Khatmah, a du’a is (certainly) answered.”

[Shu’ab al-Eemaan, al-Bayhaqi (rahimahullah), 2058]

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A man asked Shaykh as-Sa'di (rahimahullah):

How do I reach a point where I can do tadabbur (deep reflection) of the Quran?

He (rahimahullah) simply said:

You continue to read and read and read … until Allah opens your heart to do tadabbur.

[Shaykh Abdur Rahman as-Sa’di (rahimahullah), Citation needed (Book or Audio-Video)]

Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyah (rahimahullah) said:

Reciting Quran in the manner enjoined instils great faith in the heart, and increases a person in certainty, reassurance and healing.

[Majmoo‘ al-Fataawa Ibn Taymiyyah (rahimahullah), 7/283]

The Prophet of Allah (sallAllahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said:

“Allah has His own people among mankind.”

They said, O Messenger of Allah, who are they?

He said, “The people of the Qur’an, the people of Allah and those who are closest to Him.”

[Imam Ahmad (11870) and Ibn Majah (215), sahih by al-Albani (rahimahumullah)]

Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymeen (rahimahullah):

A person, when Allah grants him success to remember Him abundantly (with abundant recitation of the Quran, dhikr, supplication, and other forms of worship), He will bless (add barakah to) his time for him.

[Sharh Sahih Muslim, 2/291]

Abu Musa (radiyAllahu ‘anhu) reported:

Messenger of Allah (sallAllahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said,

It is out of reverence to Allah

- in respecting an aged Muslim,

- and the one who commits the Qur'an to memory and does not exaggerate pronouncing its letters nor forgets it after memorizing,

- and to respect the just ruler.

[Abu Dawud, who classified it as Hadith Hasan; Riyad as-Salihin, 354; In-Book Reference: Introduction, Hadith 354]

The best thing for the student of knowledge to begin with is the memorization of the Quran (by practicing repeated reciting or by way of listening or both).

[Sheikh Muhammad Naasir al-Deen al-Albani (rahimahullah), al-Silsilah al-Saheehah, hadeeth no. 1173]

Memorizing the Quran is the best knowledge to start to memorize and then comes Fiqh and so on.

[Ibn al-Jawzi (rahimahullah), Captured Thoughts, pg. 434]

Al-Quran: Khatmah, Hifdh, Daily Recitation Experiences, Anecdotes, Advice, Motivation & More

I have been on the group from the very early on (before the Quran stories). I figured I needed Ruqyah but I delayed it. I would pick up habits and leave some out. I was not serious, and let me tell you that it did not end well. When you know you need Ruqyah you cannot for once ignore this. You should do something, anything. I was doing nothing. I am really kicking myself for not starting earlier before the health diagnoses started to show up and get worse. I was not prepared. This is when I already knew what needed to be done. Who is to blame? Me. I take full responsibility. My “ADHD” which is nothing except the jinn, it really did not want me to start Ruqyah (duh). I just started to pray silently every single time I read a story, I knew I needed to start working. I just prayed for myself. That is all I could do. It’s a lie. I could have done more but I was not trying. I was giving up too easily. I was getting distracted by everything that came to distract me. I took every bait and I fell. I fell, hit rock bottom and it hurt. It does not bode well for one to know and then not take the steps you need to take to help yourself. I thought salah of others would ‘help’ me and ‘protect’ me. I know how ignorant that sounds. Idk why I thought that. I could not differentiate my thoughts from was was. The good part of the story is here now. I started listening to the Quran. I felt every reaction because I said this is my Ruqyah. It was hard and I was about to give up until I did not. I don’t know what clicked. I don’t know what happened but I just did not give up this time. Was it my dua? because I was miserable alright. I faked a smile, looked great and all but I hated every passing minute of my life. I was drowning in sadness, disgust and regret. I picked fights, I became petty. At one point I even feigned a good face to stop being nagged. How did I appear to people? A good righteous person. How was I really? Broken! lol I also found fault with every person but myself. Yes I know it’s the worst. Well then I left jobs and some weekend classes that weren’t making me better but adding to my stress. I said to myself I will join them later but now my focus is my health. Ran tests. Failed tests. Who fails blood tests? Me. I left everyone at where they were. I did not chase the competition or the praises now I wanted Allah to just accept my broken self. I wanted to be mended. I struggled. I listened to Quran. I became better. I threw up a lot and thought I would die. I didn’t die. I toughened up after that, took the pain to be “normal growing pains of getting better”. Today I have become better and feel whole. I would not trade this position right now for anything in the world except maybe more Quran if someone is willing to teach me but I am hard to approach and I don’t approach no one nor ask. I think it will change some day. Pray for me if you read this esp if you feel the same? So anyway now I am reading some Quran every day, listening to it. Those stages were hard. In hindsight idk how I did them. It’s like the feeling of labor and giving birth “idk how I did it but I did it”. I am okay now. I still need Ruqyah but the help of Allah and His victory is greater. As I wait for a cure I thought let me write for you here maybe someone finds some hope or motivation. Oh and I got a job that is segregated. Doesn’t pay too great but I don’t want mixed environments or cry over my projects not being done on time and repeat that hate cycle. I am done. I want the Quran now and I’m trying. Not the best as most of you cool guys are whom I seriously look up to with your Quran journeys but maybe a small part of your group now. I am the most grateful today. I still cry and all but I say it’s ingratitude and it makes the satan happy so I just try to channel that into dua as that is more worthy of my emotion and sincerity. Sorry for the super long write up. TLDR: Ignore signs, bad. Do Ruqyah, good. Ruqyah/Quran best decision ever.

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He (the student) begins first with the Book of Allāh and memorising it with precision, and strives to perfect its tafsīr (i.e. interpretation) and its sciences, for it is the foundation of all knowledge, it is the mother (of knowledge), and the most important (branch) of it.

[Ibn Jamāʿah (raḥīmahullāh), Tadhkirah al-Sāmiʿ wal-Mutakallim fī-Adab al-'Ālim wal-Mutaʿallim, pg. 112]

She welcomed me and give me a chance to recite with the others, and she liked my recitation so much that she offered me to become admin in her group and help her with the classes . I was overwhelmed, i was wondering how is this possible how did i deserved this blessing

I learnt a lot from her, improved my recitation,improved my tajweed, and due to her forcing me to continue with hifz, i became better at everything, she asked me to recite my own khatma in front of her, and then to continue with hifz, i loved the idea, i knew this blessing came to me from Allah and i must not take it lightly, i did my best not to disappoint her.

The Quran has changed my life, i became better person,better muslim, and accepted in the society, the students loved me , any class that i attended, the teachers and students loved me, i was being accepted everywhere by everyone, and i felt finally that i belong here,my hearts belong here,in the gatherings of khayr in the quran halaqa , this is my source of happiness till this day.

Alhamdulillah my ustadha has sticked with me through all these years and helped me a lot to understand the Quran better and to make my relationship with the Quran stronger. By the grace and mercy of Allah, and her help, i memorized a lot from the quran, and i find here my purpose of life.

My life has changed with the Quran. I have changed. I went through a lot of things and i found only one cure for all of them - the Quran.

Every calamity that has occurred me, every struggle in my life every sadness every heartbreak every loss and pain , has disappeared once i opened my mushaf.

Wallahi the Quran is a cure, and guidance for the believers Whoever is searching for happiness , can only find it in the Quran. Whoever is searching for a cure for anything that befalls him from this world, will only find it in the Quran , but only and only if you give yourself to the Quran, if you dedicate yourself to the Quran,wallahi it will become the source of your strength and power and wisdom and happiness.

You will feel closer to Allah, and blessings will come to you from wherever you dont expect, this is the barakah of the Quran..

I wish i could explain all my feelings in words but i am rly not good at expressing myself but i hope that this is enough at least to remind others, that whatever is going on in your life, the only thing that will benefit you in this life and the next is the Quran and of course acting upon it.

It’s never late and its never impossible.

I didn’t even know what the Quran is, and now it’s my whole life.

This advice is coming from someone who didn’t even know anything about islam, but woth the barakah of the Quran, i am a new person with new life , better life.

If i could do it, you can too, dont make excuses, dont waste time, open your mushaf now, stick to it and never abandon it, even if you read only one page in the day but never skip it,it will surely build your relationship with the Quran to the point where you will not be able to survive the day without reading at least a page.

You will find your purpose of life when , “at least one page “ will turn into “just one more page” (and it will never be just one more page”)

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Al-Quran: Khatmah, Hifdh, Daily Recitation Experiences, Anecdotes, Advice, Motivation & More

Assalamu alaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh dear brothers/sisters .

I want to share my story with you but also to keep it anonymous as i don’t want to expose myself and my deeds , and Allah is my witness that i only share this story as a motivational reminder for others and not to show off.

My story is longer but i will try to make it as short as possible..

My journey with the Quran started before knowing the Quran at all..

I am a revert, and the main reason why I converted to Islam was the Quran.
I was introduced to recitation of the Quran way before i knew what the Quran is.

I loved it. It wasn’t similar to anything else that i have heard. It entered my heart in a weird way that i cant explain. I started reading the translation of the Quran, and fell in love with it since day 1 . I just knew this is the right thing,this is the truth that i am looking for,this is the word of God , it cant be anything else .

A while after i converted to Islam,
I started listening different recitations, and each time i was imagining myself reciting the Quran so fluently and beautifully, but , unfortunately I had no one to teach me, no one to help me to learn to read the quran in arabic, even tho i had many muslim friends at the time no one of them was practicing muslim..

The month of Ramadan was coming and i was feeling a deep sadness in my heart because i am not able to recite the quran in the month of the Quran. Even tho i finished reading the translation many times along with listening the ayaat, and i was already familiar with the ayaat and the meanings, i couldn’t read it in arabic and this was making me feel depressed.
I decided, this Ramadan i must learn to read even if i have to do this all alone. I was making dua at every salah beging Allah swt to allow me to learn His Book

The first day of Ramadan, i was so excited to go at the masjid, this was my first taraweeh prayer that i attended
In the masjid, i met a sister who was also practicing muslimah, and we were the only ones wearing proper hijab in the whole masjid so she came and sit next to me and started conversation, and amazingly we both clicked together since the first conversation, SubhanAllah this is the love that Allah swt puts in the hearts of the believers

After hearing that i am a revert she asked me if i am memorising the Quran, i said to her that i still cant read it in arabic, and SubhanAllah, she herself offered me to teach me to read, and we made a deal to meet every day during Ramadan before Taraweeh and learn together.

Allahu Akbar, this was the fastest answer of my duas, i asked Allah to learn the Quran and He sent her directly to me to offer me to teach me without me even mentioning that
I knew that this is blessings from Allah.

By the end of Ramadan, i was able to recite the Quran, i was so excited and overwhelmed, i could finally read my favorite surah

After this, i found online classes for memorizing the Quran, and i signed up immediately,i started my hifz journey and made dua to become from the people of the Quran . The Quran, has become my whole life, my life companion,my best friend, my comfort and my favorite part of the day and the night.. My most beloved thing from my life. alhamdulillah i was able by the grace of Allah to build a strong relationship with the Quran and i never felt happier before my day could start or end without reading, i was memorizing fast, i wanted to memorize it all over night. I find myself thinking about mushaf whenever its not in my sight when i am occupied with the world

Again, by His mercy my duas were instantly accepted and i found myself in a quran group on telegram and wallahi until this day i don’t know who and when added me there .. there was a class in the morning and i rushed to join i was so excited to attend a halaqa again, the teacher was so nice and amazing person i loved her right away.

It is more virtuous (and easy) to study and recite the Quran at nighttime (when it is quieter, people are asleep and there are no distractions).

[Shaykh ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz bin ʿAbdAllāh bin Bāz (rahimahullāh), al-Hulal al-Ibrīziyyah min at-Talīqāt al-Bāziyyah Alā Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī, no. 1902, 2/121 Commentary on Hadith Sahih Bukhāri, no. 6, 1/15-6]

Shaykh ul-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah (rahimahullah) said:

As for seeking to memorize the Quran, then this is to be given (first) preference over many of the things that the people call knowledge.

[Majmu' al-Fatawa Ibn Taymiyyah (rahimahullah), 23/54-55]

Reading From the Musahf (physical copy of the Quran)

Sheikh ‘Abd al-Razzaq al-Badr (hafidhahullah) shared the following narration and commentary on his website:

It is narrated that ‘Uthman ibn ‘Affan (radiyAllahu ‘anhu) said:

I don’t like to let a single day or a single night go by without looking at Allah’s Word
i.e. without reading from the mushaf (reading the Quran)

This is found in al-Zuhd of Imam Ahmad, no. 657

‘Uthman used to frequently read from the musahf (Quran).

In fact, when he was killed the musahf was open in his lap and he was reading from it. The first drop of blood fell from his hand onto Allah’s statement:

‎{فَسَيَكْفِيكَهُمُ اللَّهُ ۚ وَهُوَ السَّمِيعُ الْعَلِيمُ}

Allah will be sufficient for you against them, and He is All-Hearing, All-Knowing. [2:137]

And when they surrounded his home, his wife said,

“Whether you kill him or let him be, (it does not matter) — (for) he has spent the whole night in worship, reciting the entire Qur’an in a single raka’ah!”

What a sad thing it is to see that so many people today are missing out on reading from the mushaf because they are instead addicted to looking at their phones (scrolling their lives away, doing everything else other than the Quran)

Are such people waiting to die and trying to increase their deeds by looking at their phones, or perhaps they will die while they are looking at it.

[As found on tulayhah here
and on the shaykh’s website here]
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Read: Reading the Quran from the Smart Devices

Read: Khatmah (Complete Reading) of the Quran from a Mobile or Smart Device

The Messenger of Allah (sallAllahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said:

The Opening of the Book (Surah al-Fatihah, Fatihatul Kitaab) is a cure for every disease (illness).

[ad-Durr al-Manthoor fi al-Tafsir bi al-Ma’thur by as-Suyooti (rahimahullah), in ad-Daarimi (rahimahullah) and al-Bayhaqi (rahimahullah) in Shu’ab al-Iman with a strong (trustworthy) chain of transmission]

If the slave is perfect in seeking a healing through (Surah) al Fatihah (alone), they will surely observe amazing effects in the form of cure.

I remained in Makkah for a period of time in need of medication, but I did not find any doctor nor medication, so I used to seek a cure myself through Al Fatihah (i.e., reciting on myself), and I observed it have amazing effects.

So I used to describe that to whoever complained of any pain, and (as a result) many of them had been cured quickly.

[Ibn al-Qayyim (rahimahullah), al-Daa wad Dawa, 1/8]

'Uthman bin 'Affan (raḍiyAllāhu ‘anhu) said:

If our hearts were truly pure, we would never get enough of the Words of our Lord, and I hate that one day passes with me not looking in the Musahf.

['al-Bidayah wan-Nihayah', 7/215]

Allah's Messenger (ṣall Allahu ʿalayhi wa-’ālihi wa-sallam) said:

The example of the person who knows the Quran by heart is like the owner of tied camels. If he keeps them tied, he will control them, but if he releases them, they will run away.

[Sahih al-Bukhari, 5031]

That a person prefers listening to singing (music) above the Quran shows that he’s a friend of shaytan and not a friend of Allah.

[Shaikh’ul Islam Ibn Taymiyyah (rahimahullah), al-Furqan bayna Awliya ar-Rahman wa Awliya ash-shaytan, pg. 55]

O my Muslim brother, if you see that your heart is not moved by the Qur’an, accuse yourself because Allah has informed that if this Qur’an were to be sent down upon a mountain, it would cleave, and the Qur’an is recited to your heart, yet and it is not moved. We ask Allah to aid us, and you.

[Transcribed from: al-Aqidah al-Wasitiyyah – Shaykh Muhammad bin Salih al-‘Uthaimin (rahimahullah), vol. 1, pg. 589-592]

O Muslim people! Study well the Book of your Lord (The Quran), recite it frequently, hold fast to its ordinances and abstain from its prohibitions.

[Fataawa Ibn Baaz (rahimahullah), part no. 2, pg. 156, Advice and Guidance, al-Ifta website]

Shaykh Ṣāliḥ al-Fawzān (Ḥafiẓahullāh) said:

One is indeed astonished! If the Jinn are affected by the Quran and grow more fearful because of it, what then is the case with humans, most of whom turn away from it?!

[Commentary on Surah Jinn, 72:1-2 — Maa Tayseer wa Tahseel Min Duroos Al-Quran, 2/123]

Recitation of the Qur’ān is an honor that Allāh has bestowed mankind with. The Angels have not been given that, and they are ever eager to listen to the Quran (when you recite or listen to it).

[Shaykh Badr ibn Muhammad al-Badr al-Inaazi (rahimahullah), Haafidh Ibn as-Salāh (rahimahullāh), al-Itqān of as-Suyūtī (rahimahullāh), 1/275]

Al-Quran: Khatmah, Hifdh, Daily Recitation Experiences, Anecdotes, Advice, Motivation & More

السَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكُمْ وَرَحْمَةُ اللهِ وَبَرَكَاتُهُ

I have been struggling with reciting my daily portion of the Qur'an. Allahul musta'an. The Khatma stories on this channel & the other ones too, and of course the naseeha which the admins share as posts have been highly beneficial for me, Alhamdulillah.

Today I thought enough is enough. I need to do something about this, make some conscious efforts. I heard someone say you have to make time for Qur'an, you must dedicate a time slot for it.

In our busy ("I don't know where my time is going, but I don't have time for the Qur'an") day to day life, we do everything else such as brushing our teeth, having food, going to work, getting groceries, etc. on autopilot... in this kind of routine, we often forget to prioritize the Qur'an. Allahul musta'an. So, we must make conscious efforts to strive to make time for the Qur'an.

Set aside a fixed time slot for the Qur'an only.

Choose the time according to your routine. Keep reciting the Qur'an often in your pockets of 'free time'.

Doing something at the same time everyday helps develop consistency.

If you can't fix a same time slot everyday, no problem, use whatever time you have. I find morning hours to be the best & most peaceful to begin with.

Start your day with the Qur'an.

⏰️ Use a timer whether a physical one or a digital one on your device, or simply see the clock. Set the amount of time you want to recite the Qur'an & press start. Begin your tilawah & enjoy this beautiful time. You may find yourself exceeding the time you set on the timer because tilawah is so beautiful & you start loving this time. Alhamdulillah! In sha Allah in the future you won't want to use a timer because you will develop so much love & attachment to this habit that you would want to do it without any timers! ⏳️ May Allah make that easy for us.

Set goals (according to your ability) & aim to go higher bi-ithnillah:

⏲️ 5 minutes
⏲️ 10 minutes
⏲️ 15 minutes
⏲️ 20 minutes
⏲️ 30 minutes
⏲️ 40 minutes
⏲️ 45 minutes
⏲️ 1 hour
⏲️ 1 hour & 15 minutes
⏲️ 1½ hours
⏲️ 2 hours
⏲️ And so on (the sky is the limit!)

[Imagine how easily you have 4 - 8 hours (more or less) of screen time [you can see the amount of time you spend on your device in your device features].

Set timers for apps so that you don't go overboard with scrolling through them, which we tend to easily fall into a lot.

Change screen time into Qur'an time: Tajweed, Tilawah, Tashih Tilawah, Tarteel, Hifz, Revision, Translation, Tafseer, Tadabbur, Studying Arabic, Uloom Al Qur'an, etc.]

Fight Shaitan. Fight your Nafs. Fight the laziness & procrastination, get out of your comfort zone for the sake of Allah!

Say the Sunnah Duas against laziness & procrastination, say the Duas for gaining more beneficial knowledge.

For example,

Dua to protect yourself from anxiety, laziness, debt, etc.:

اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ الْهَمِّ وَالْحَزَنِ،
وَالْعَجْزِ وَالْكَسَلِ،
وَالْبُخْلِ وَالْجُبْنِ،
وَضَلَعِ الدَّيْنِ وَغَلَبَةِ الرِّجَالِ

Transliteration:
Allaahumma innee a-oodhu bika minal-ḥammi wal-ḥazan,
wal-ajzi wal-kasal, wal-bukhli wal-jubn,
wa ḍala-id-dayni wa ghalabatir-rijaal

Translation:
O Allah! I seek refuge with You from worry and grief,
from incapacity and laziness,
from cowardice and miserliness,
from being heavily in debt and from being overpowered by (other) men.

Don't forget the morning, evening & night Adhkar.

You can find them in the book "Fortress of the Muslim / Hisnul Muslim" by Sa'id bin Ali bin Wahf Al-Qahtani, and even online & in apps.

May Allah (Subhanahu Wa Ta’ala) make us from those who never leave a portion of the Qur'an everyday until they die, may Allah fill our hearts with noor & love for the Qur'an & its implementation, may Allah (Subhanahu Wa Ta’ala) make us from the true Ahlul Qur'an (people of the Qur'an, may Allah (Subhanahu Wa Ta’ala) choose us to be His chosen slaves who worship Him with ikhlaas & ihsaan. Aameen!

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Whoever loves the Quran, loves Allah.

[Sufyan ibn ‘Uyaynah (rahimahullah), al-Hilyah, vol. 7, pg. 278]

Whoever abandons the Qu’ran, would have abandoned treating sickness and seeking healing through it.

[Ibn al-Qayyim (Rahimahullah), al-Fawaa’id, pg. 156]

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Spend from that which Allah has provided you with to learn.
———

Khalaf ibn Hisham (rahimahullah) said,

I found some parts of Arabic grammar difficult. So I spent 80,000 dirham until I mastered it.

[Khalaf ibn Hisham (rahimahullah), Imam ath-Dhahabi (rahimahullah), Siyar A’laam al-Nubalaa’, 10/578]

‎'Uthman bin 'Affan (radiyAllahu ‘anhu) said:

‎Verily, Allah only gave/granted you the world so that you would use it to seek the hereafter, and He did not give it to you so that you would incline towards it!

‎[al-Bidayah wa-Nihayah, 7/241]

بارك الله فيكم

The Muslim should have a portion of the Quran that he recites everyday.

[Shaykh Ali Ibn Ghaazi at-Tuwayjiri (hafidhahullah), Citation needed (Book or Audio-Video)]

Khatmah of the Quran (complete reading/khatm)

Muhammad ibn Isma’eel i.e., al-Bukhaari (rahimahullah) said about khatmah of the Quran:

“At every Khatmah, a du’a is (certainly) answered.”

[Shu’ab al-Eemaan, al-Bayhaqi (rahimahullah), 2058]

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Reciting the Quran in bed

al-Bukhari (7549) and Muslim (301) narrated that the Prophet (sallAllahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) used to lie in ‘Aaishah’s lap and recite the Quran.

an-Nawawi (rahimahullah) said in his Sharh of Sahih Muslim:

“This indicates that it is permissible to read the Quran when reclining and lying down.”

{يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا اتَّقُوا اللَّهَ وَآمِنُوا بِرَسُولِهِ يُؤْتِكُمْ كِفْلَيْنِ مِن رَّحْمَتِهِ وَيَجْعَل لَّكُمْ نُورًا تَمْشُونَ بِهِ وَيَغْفِرْ لَكُمْ وَاللَّهُ غَفُورٌ رَّحِيمٌ}

O you who have believed,

fear Allah
and believe in His Messenger;

He will [then] give you a double portion of His mercy
and make for you a light by which you will walk

and forgive you;

and Allah is Forgiving and Merciful.

[Surah al-Hadeed, 57:28]

It is recommended to read upon the sick person (repeating each one several times)

Surah al-Fatihah, al-Ikhlas, al-Falaq and al-Naas

[an-Nawawi (rahimahullah), at-Tibyan, 183]

Ibn ‘Abbas (radiyAllahu ‘anhu) said:

Whoever reads (and recites) the Quran will not be returned to the worst part of life.

This is as stated in the words of The Most High:

{ثُمَّ رَدَدْنَاهُ أَسْفَلَ سَافِلِينَ}

“Then We return him to the lowest of the low” ⁽¹⁾

He said: 'Except for those who read the Quran.'

[Narrated by al-Haakim (rahimahullah), 2/528 and he said its chain of narration is authentic. Authenticated by al-Albani (rahimahullah) in Sahih at-Targheeb wat Tarheeb, 1435]

⁽¹⁾ This can refer to the depths of Hell, to decrepit old age or to immorality.

From devil's trick is to turn people away from Tadabbur (pondering upon the) Qur’ān for he knows guidance comes from Tadabbur.

[Ibn Rajab (rahimahullah), Dhayl Tabaqaat al-Hanaabilah, 2/156, Ibn Hubayrah (rahimahillāh)]

I am amazed at the one who recites the Qur’an and he does not learn its Tafseer. How will he taste the sweetness of his recitation!?

[Imam at-Tabari (rahimahullāh), Jami’ Bayan Ta’weel al-Qur’an]

He who learns the Quran, his honor is increased.

[Imam ash-Shafi’ee (rahimahullāh), Siyaar A’laam an-Nubalaa’, 10/24]

Make your day successful through several affairs, the most important of which are 10:

1. Performing your prayers
2. Being diligent regarding your Adhkar
3. Reciting your daily portion of the Qur'an
4. Being good in maintaining ties of kinship and treatment of parents
5. Making good use of your time
6. Reading the books you've selected
7. Fixing your flaws
8. Honouring those in your company
9. Perfecting your work
10. Developing yourself in your field of work

[Dr. Mohammad ibn Ghalib al-‘Omari, X handle: m_g_alomari_, dated: 10/14/24]

The last two verses of Surat al-Baqarah

It was narrated from Abu Mas’ud al-Ansari (radiyAllahu ‘anhu) that the Prophet (sallAllahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said:

“Whoever recites the last two verses of Surat al-Baqarah at night, they will suffice him.”

(Narrated by Al-Bukhari, 5009 and Muslim 2714).

Ibn al-Qayyim (rahimahillah) said in al-Wabil as-Sayyib (132):

They will suffice him against any evil that may harm him.

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The last three verses of Surat al-Baqarah

It was narrated that ‘Ali (radiyAllahu ‘anhu) said:

“I did not think that any sane person could sleep without reciting the last three verses of Surat al-Baqarah.”

In al-Adhkar (220), an-Nawawi (rahimahullah) attributed it to the report of Abu Bakr ibn Abi Dawud then he said: It is authentic according to the conditions of al-Bukhari and Muslim.

Nothing waters hearts with happiness and tranquility like the Quran, and nothing causes the soul to live with humility like prostrating to Allah. Whoever is deprived of a remembering tongue and a prostrating forehead proceeds behind a fake happiness.

[Abu ‘Omar ‘Abd Al-Aziz bin Marzouq (hafidzahullah), from official English telegram and twitter, telegram dated: 12th of April 2022, post no. 1886]

Contemplating the Quran with the help of your Five Senses and Mental Faculties

Ibrāhīm al-Taymī (rahimahullāh) recounted,

I imagined my soul in the Fire, experiencing its boiling and flaming, eating of its zaqqūm (Q 37:62, 44:43, 56:52) and drinking of its zamharīr (Q 76:13).

I said to my soul, “O soul, what do you wish?”

It said, “Return to the world and do a deed by which I may escape from this punishment.”

Then I imagined my soul in the Garden with its houris, wearing its sundus, its istibriq (Q 18:31, 44:53, 76:21), and its silk.

I said, “O soul, what do you wish?”

It said, “Return to the world and do a deed such that I can have more of this reward.”

I said, “You are in the world and safe.”

[Imam Aḥmad (rahimahullāh) in Zuhd 363-434]

Listening To The Qur’an

The one listening to the Qur'an is a participant with the reader in every letter which incurs a good deed, and every good deed is equivalent to ten the like of it.

[Shaykh Abdul Aziz bin Baz (Rahimahullah), Fatawa Noor Ala Darb, (26/350)]

Al-Quran: Khatmah, Hifdh, Daily Recitation Experiences, Anecdotes, Advice, Motivation & More

I started practicing Islam and Allah planned it the way it had go. you know, in Islam we don’t say “if” or “only if”, because it opens doors for the devil’s whispers in worldly matters. But in Islam, in my life, I missed the Quran. Today I wish I started earlier. Everyone will regret on the day of judgement even the smallest deed “half a date in charity”. I regret not spending time with Quran reciting. Now looking back as I am reciting more these days, in the past, the doors that opened for me to guide my heart to Islam, it was from recitation of the Quran with my teacher. I was not contemplating a single verse at that time yet I firmly believe that the devil was made to run away from my home due to Quran recitation which opened more ways for me to explore Islam, so that I was no more a foreigner in my own religion. I studied many books on Islam about knowledge on how to pray, wear hijab, muslim manners, all the rulings and I spent a lot of time on that. Latter years I spent more time on heart softeners and books on the reminders that push you to do better that are very striking. Now I am still learning as you see we are always learning never fully learnt. My time has become so blessed with the Quran recitation that when I’m sitting down to do a session of taddabbur, I find it easy to understand. When I am stuck in some ruling, I find it easy to get to the answer while in my life before Quran, where I would search through many books and still not quite understand what I was reading. My mental space is the most astonishing thing for me because I was very forgetful because of my life and circumstances of my health. I experienced the blessing of khatmah yes, as mentioned and it was true in bringing somethings unimaginable and great, at other times it brought me peace of heart by taking care of some matters that stayed stagnant for years in my home. It may seem to be a small thing but there was a spot that needed cleaning for years in my home it had became a place to dump all old things and that spot was cleaned it was completed after khatmah. So a big matter was eased. A different time I paid off a big debt and another kind person said to me they forgive my debt for the sake of Allah. It was a worrying state. This is not some story that is made up this is real life and it is happening. So I encourage the young people here to take the steps to recite, memorise and tadabbur. If you are good at reciting then use that gift you are given to recite more while others can focus on getting better at recitation. I have not only completed reciting but once I have done with contemplation. This was impossible for me to imagine even during Ramadan. Situations are so varying but if you are a good reciter you should give this deed importance. Speed will come, and the tongue gets used to reciting more as well with correct word pronunciation. My dream is to one day complete Quran in 3 days as the Prophet salAllah alaihi wasalam gave permissibility of this and I have read about its great success and blessing in curing life long diseases and hardships. My main thing I wanted to say when writing this is that if I started daily recitation for khatamh from the time my teacher was teaching me, I would have been in a much better place. A Muslim regrets nothing except sins and time missed out, everything is written, except not doing more good deeds. It is always there in the heart. to all you young people here take this deed of the daily recitation of Quran. Make it permanent in your routine. You will find blessing like no other and every study, tadabbur, correction in matters of worldly life that you are searching for , paths will be opened for you alone and the blessings will enter from everywhere.

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Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah (rahimahullah):

Listening to the Qur’an is the means to obtaining Mercy from Allah.

[al-Istiqamah, pg. 284]

السلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته

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Once, one of the Salaf gave his friends some advice saying:

When you leave me then split up; so perhaps one of you will read some Qur’an in the road, because whenever you meet up with each other you talk.

[Saydul Khaatir, Abul Faraj Ibn al-Jawzi (rahimahullah), pg. 480]

'Uthman bin 'Affan (raḍiyAllāhu ‘anhu) said:

If our hearts were truly pure, we would never get enough of the Words of our Lord, and I hate that one day passes with me not looking in the Mushaf.

['al-Bidayah wan-Nihayah', 7/215]

Ibn 'Abbās (raḍiyAllāhu ‘anhu) said:

Whoever listens to a verse of the Qur'ān, it is a light for him.

[at-Tibyān fee Aadab Hamlat al-Qur’an]

There is nothing more beneficial to the heart than reciting the Qur’ān.

[Ibn al-Qayyim (rahimahullah), Miftāḥ Dār as-Sa’ādah, v. 1, pg. 553]

Al-Quran: Khatmah, Hifdh, Daily Recitation Experiences, Anecdotes, Advice, Motivation & More

If you’re already a long time practicing Muslim and you have many other deeds but no Quran in your life then start right now. If you want to witness miracles in your life by seeing your greatest duas answered, upon you is to do the khatmah of the Quran! I swear by it! I didn’t have a wish except it was answered! I didn’t have a problem except that it was removed! I am addicted to reciting the Quran! Blessings are flowing from all directions and I cannot tell you what bliss I am experiencing from the blessing of the Quran. There is peace and calmness. Relaxation and coolness of the heart. The blessing in my minutes is making them become hours. I am doing more work and the time has slowed down! I am finding it so easy to give time to studying tarjuma and tafsir. This has changed my life! I took to the Khatmah very late too and I am glad I did! Be steadfast with the daily reading and one day you will be able to do it too! I didn’t do khatmah easily. It took me years of daily recitation and Allah made this deed easy for me. He can make it easy for you too! The memorisers will tell you this! How they never thought they could memorize all Quran but look at them now!! Some of them in less than 3 years! It is not impossible. Do it daily and you will reach this beautiful milestone. It is a station to aim for and hope for. It is not a small thing. Don’t belittle this great deed. This is a blessing! Alhummdulillah It has changed my life forever and those who are doing it know it as a reality. They are living it. Their problems melt away! Everyone can do it if they do a daily reading and pray pray pray, PRAY a lot to Allah to make it easy for you because only Allah can make this easy for you! Leave sins, sinful places and its people. Leave bad thoughts, bad feelings and suspicions. Leave fighting and arguments. Leave indulging in things of no benefit or concern to your akhirat. You will find Fath upon Fath. It will open up doors of opportunities you didn’t know were there! Those who are doing khatmah they know the truth of this. Never underestimate this great deed of spending time just reciting Words of Allah. Strive for this deed, by Allah strive for this one ONE deed and you’ll find the answers. People ask is there a one solution to all problems. The Quran. Recite A LOT, reflect A LOT, and apply to the BEST of your ability!

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Ibn al-Qayyim (rahimahullah) said:

If your claim of loving (Allah) was true, why then do you abandon His Book?! Have you not pondered upon what it contains of delightful speech?

[al-Jawaab al-Kaafi (The Sufficient Answer), 1/236]

The hearts of the truthful sincere people long for the hereafter when they hear the Quran.

[Malik ibn Dinar (rahimahullah), Hilayat al-Awliya', 2/358]

Your Khatmah Seeking Blessings and a Small Contemplation Portion Seeking Guidance

Ibn al-Qayyim (rahimahullah) said:

To recite a single ayah of the Qur’an with contemplation and reflection is better than reciting the Qur’an to completion without any contemplation or reflection.

[Miftaah Daar as-Sa’dah, 1/358]

Translator’s Note:

therefore, if there is some contemplation alongside a large recitation portion, it is sufficient and fulfills the need. And the matter is broad in scope and does not detract from the need, or the reward of both the deeds being carried out simultaneously.

The Tashahhud

Ibn Abbas (radiyAllahu ‘anhu) reported:

The Messenger of Allah (sallAllahu ‘alayhi wa sallam)

used to teach us the tashahhud just as he used to teach us a Surah of the Qur'an,

and he would say (in tashahhud):

التَّحِيَّاتُ الْمُبَارَكَاتُ الصَّلَوَاتُ الطَّيِّبَاتُ لِلَّهِ السَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ أَيُّهَا النَّبِيُّ وَرَحْمَةُ اللَّهِ وَبَرَكَاتُهُ السَّلاَمُ عَلَيْنَا وَعَلَى عِبَادِ اللَّهِ الصَّالِحِينَ أَشْهَدُ أَنْ لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ اللَّهُ وَأَشْهَدُ أَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا رَسُولُ اللَّ

“All services rendered by words, acts of worship, and all good things are due to Allah. Peace be upon you, O Prophet, and Allah's mercy and blessings. Peace be upon us and upon Allah's upright servants. I testify that there is no god but Allah, and I testify that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah. In the narration of Ibn Rumh (the words are): "As he would teach us the Qur'an."

[Sahih Muslim, 403 a]

The Muslim should have a portion of the Quran that he recites everyday. And do not say you do not have time. You were created for worship, what else are you doing if you are not worshiping Allah?

[Shaykh Ali Ibn Ghaazi at-Tuwayjiri (hafidhahullah), Citation needed (Book or Audio-Video)]

Al-Quran: Khatmah, Hifdh, Daily Recitation Experiences, Anecdotes, Advice, Motivation & More
وَبَعْدُ: فَالإْنْسَانُ لَيْسَ يَشْرُفُ
إِلاَّ بِمَا يَحْفَظُهُ وَيَعْرِفُ

And thereafter: a man is not honored
except by what he memorizes and knows.

لِذَاكَ كَانَ حَامِلُو الْقُرآنِ
أَشْرَافَ الاُمَّةِ أُوليِ الإحْسَانِ

Therefore the carriers of the Qur'an
are the most honorable of the Ummah, those of excellence.

وَإنَّهُمْ فِي النَّاسِ أَهْلُ اللهِ
وَإنَّ َربَّنا بِهِمْ يُبَاهِي

And indeed they are, among the people, the People of Allah, (1)
and indeed our Lord boasts about them,

َوقَالَ فِي الْقُرآنِ عَنْهُمْ وَكَفَى
ِبأنَّهُ أْوَرثَهُ مَنِ اصْطَفىَ

and said about then in the Qur'an, and it is sufficient,
that He has caused it (the Qur'an) to be inherited by His chosen ones, (2)

وَهْوَ فِي الاُخْرَى شَافِعٌ مُشَفَّعُ
فِيْهِ وَقَوْلُهُ عَليْهِ يُسْمَعُ

and it will be in the hereafter an ardent intercessor, (3)
and it's statement will certainly be listened to,

يُعْطَى بِهِ المُلْكَ مَعَ الْخُلْدِ إِذَا
تَوَّجَهُ تَاجَ الْكَرامَةِ كَذَا

due to it the dominion and eternity will be given to him, (4)
a crown of honor will be given likewise, (4)(5)

يَقْرَا وَيْرقَى دَرَجَ الجِنانِ
وَأبَوَاهُ مِنْهُ يُكْسَيَانِ

he reads and rises in the ranks of Jannah, (4)(5)
and his parents, due to it, are clothed (4)(6)

فَلْيَحِرصِ السَّعِيدُ فِي تَحْصِيْلِهِ
وَلا يَمَلَّ قَطُّ مِنْ تَرْتِيْلِهِ

So let the happy one be keen in acquiring it,
and never bore of repeating it,

َوليَجْتَهدْ فَيهِ وَفِي تَصحِيحِهِ
عَلى الَّذِىِ نُقِلَ مِنْ صَحِيحِهِ

and strive for it and for correctly (reciting it),
upon what was transmitted from the authentic (narrations)

— ibn al-Jazari رحمه الله in the introduction to his Tayyibatul Nashr fil Qira'aat al-Ashr

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(1) The Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم said: "Allah has His own people among mankind." They said: "O Messenger of Allah, who are they?" He said: "The people of the Qur'an: the people of Allah and those who are closest to Him." [ibn Majah 215]

(2) "Then We gave the Book (the Qur’an) as inheritance to such of Our slaves whom We chose (the followers of Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم)." [Surah Fatir, 35:32]

(3) The Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم said: "Recite the Qur'an, for on the Day of Resurrection it will come as an intercessor for those who recite It. Recite the two bright ones, al-Baqara and Surah Al 'Imran, for on the Day of Resurrection they will come as two clouds or two shades, or two flocks of birds in ranks, pleading for those who recite them. Recite Surah al-Baqara, for to take recourse to it is a blessing and to give it up is a cause of grief, and the magicians cannot confront it." [Muslim 804]

(4) The Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم said: “Verily, the Quran will meet its companion on the Day of Resurrection, when his grave is cleaved open, as a pale man, saying: Do you recognize me? He will say: I do not recognize you. The pale man will say: I am your companion, the Quran, who made you thirsty in the midday heat and sleepless at night, for every trader is beyond his trade, and today you are beyond every transaction. He will be given the dominion in his right hand and eternal life in his left hand. A crown of dignity will be placed on his head and his parents will be clothed in two garments, which no people from the world could ever afford. They will say: Why have you dressed us with this? It will be said: Your child held to the Quran. Then it will be said to him: Recite and ascend the levels of Paradise and its chambers! He will continue to ascend as long as he recites, whether slowly or quickly.” [Ahmad 22950] …….

You Are to Recite the Quran Night and Day

Ibn ‘Umar (radiyAllahu ‘anhu) narrated that the Prophet (sallAllahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said:

“If the companion of the Quran persists in reciting it by night and by day, he will remember it, but if he does not do that he will forget it.”

[Sahih Muslim, 789]

al-Munawi (rahimahullah) said:

i.e., if he commits himself to reading the Quran at night and during the day, and does not neglect that…

This is a recommendation to read the Quran constantly (as much as possible, night and day), without singling out a specific time or place. End quote.

Whoever abandons the Qu’ran, would have abandoned treating sickness and seeking healing through it.

[Ibn al-Qayyim (Rahimahullah), al-Fawaa’id, pg. 156]

I don't know anything that a person needs (to know about) that isn't (mentioned, discussed) in the Qur’an and the Sunnah.

[Imam Bukhari (Rahimahullah), Hidayat as-Saari li Siraat al-Bukhari, pg. 115]

If people contemplated on Surah ‘Asr (chapter 103), it would have been sufficient for them.

[Imam ash-Shafi’ee (Rahimahullah), Heartfelt Advice to a Friend by Ibn al-Qayyim (Rahimahullah)]