[Prepared
by Lajnah al-‘Ilmiyyah Fee Markaz at-Tadabur, ar-Riyaadh]
Imaam al-Aajuree [May Allaah have Mercy on him] said:
Allaah, the Most High, Knows those who will recite the Qur’aan and by it, they
seek His Noble Companionship. Verily, this is a great source of profit for
them, to which there is no other kind of profit after it. They know that the
blessings they receive from it will benefit them in the Dunyaa and the Aakhira.
[Akhlaaq Hamal al-Qur’aan (Pg.2)]
Imaam al-Aajuree [May Allaah have Mercy on him] also said:
The intellectual believer is the one who recites the Qur’aan seeking for its
clarifications. It acts like a mirror for him, whereby he makes himself better
and removes the faults from within him. There are those who recite it and
become frightened from the evils it describes and they seek the reward from the
goodness it describes, whoever is like then they have recited the Qur’aan with
its just estimation. The Qur’aan will be a witness and a source of cure for
him, a barrier and he will benefit from it, his family as well, and he will
repay his parents back with all good in the Dunya and Aakhira. [Akhlaaq Hamal
al-Qur’aan (Pg.27)]
Imaam Aboo Haamid al-Ghazalee [May Allaah have Mercy on him]
said, “Crying whilst reciting the Qur’aan is recommended and the way to do this
is via the following; prepare your heart with sadness because those who are sad
will be ready to cry. Especially the case when the Qur’aan is full of warnings
and tidings, promises and recompenses. Then he should ask his partner for the
faults that he may have, because being faced with a lot of negativity will
cause sadness and humility. If after this you are still not sad and unable to
cry then know, this is from the greatest of misfortunes upon you.” [Ihyaa
‘Uloom ad-Deen (2/37)]
Ibn Jawzee [May Allaah have Mercy on him] said: As the
Qur’aan al-‘Azeez is from the greatest of sciences, this would mean
understanding it would give the person studying it the best of knowledge. This
is because you honoured by knowledge of it. [Zaad al-Maseer fi ‘Uloom
at-Tafseer (1/3)]
Ibn Qudaamah [May Allaah have Mercy on him] said: “From the
things that prevent one from understanding the Qur’aan and tasting its delight
are the following; you are constant upon sinning or you are prevented by
arrogance or you wish to follow your desires and make this the source of your
understanding. These are some of the causes of darkness to appear in one’s
heart, and the heart of a person is like a mirror. Desire of a person is like
rust. The meanings of the Qur’aan though are like the reflections you see from
the mirror but the sins and the desires of a person are like looking into a
blurry mirror.” [Mukhtasar Manhaj al-Qaasideen (Pg. 45)]
Imaam al-Qurtubee [May Allaah have Mercy on him] said, “When
the slave hears the Kitaab of Allaah, the Glorified and the Exalted, and the
Sunnah of the Prophet, Peace and Blessings of Allaah be Upon him, with a pure
heart full of love for them; then you will understand to the degree of your
love and it will illuminate your heart.” [Jaami’ al-Ahkaam al-Qur’aan (11/176)]
Imaam an-Nawawee [May Allaah have Mercy on him] said, “It is
compulsory for the one reciting the Qur’aan to recite with humility, pondering
and submissiveness. This is what is intended when we are commanded to recite
the Qur’aan, and by this your heart will be opened and illuminated. It is has
been narrated from more than one from the Salaf that they would recite one
Aayah of the Qur’aan for the length of the whole night, pondering the whole
night on just one Aayah.” [Adhkaar (Pg. 150)]
Shaykh al-Islaam Ibn Taymiyyah [May Allaah have Mercy on
him] said, “Whoever pays attention to the Quraan and the Sunnah with his heart
and his intellect, and he reflects and ponders upon them, he will gain
understanding. He will find its sweetness, its guidance, his heart will be
cured and blessed.” [Iqtidaa as-Sitraat al-Mustaqeem (1/384)]
He [May Allaah have Mercy on him] also said, “Whoever
ponders and reflects on the Qur’aan seeking its guidance, then the path of
truth will be made clear to him.” [al-Waasitiyyah (Pg.8)]
He [May Allaah have Mercy on him] also said, “The Hadeeth
states, ‘The best of you are those who know the Qur’aan and teach it.’ This
means that one learns who to recite and its meaning as well. Rather, before
learning how to read it, learning it’s meanings is even more important, this is
because it will increase you in your Eemaan. This has been stated by Jundub bin
‘Abdullah and ‘Abdullah bin ‘Umar [May Allaah be Pleased with them] and others
from them. They said, “We used to learn Eemaan and then we used to learn the
Qur’aan, this would increase us in Eemaan. However, people today learn the
Qur’aan and they don’t learn Eemaan, therefore it takes them a very long time
to learn a Surah.” [Majmoo’ al-Fataawaa (13/304)]
Ibn al-Qayyim [May Allaah have Mercy on him] said, “This
Qur’aan hasn’t been revealed for recitation only and to perform as-Salaah with
it, rather you are required to ponder upon it, to gain intellect and to be
guided by its knowledge, to act upon it, to give sight to the blind, to guide
those who are astray and to guide to the straight path.” [Al-Sawaa’iq
Al-Mursalah (1/316)]
Ibn Rajab al-Hanbalee [May Allaah have Mercy on him] said,
“From the greatest forms of worship that one can do to get close to Allaah, the
Glorified and the Exalted, from the Nawaafil acts of worship is to recite the
Qur’aan abundantly. This will gain you in the ability to reflect, ponder and
understanding. Khabaab bin al-Arat [May Allaah have Mercy on him] said to a
man, ‘Get close to Allaah as much as you can and know, there is nothing that
will bring you closer to Him than His Words.’” [Jaami’ ‘Uloom al-Hikam (Pg.
364)]
Az-Zarkashee [May Allaah have Mercy on him] said, “Whoever
doesn’t attain knowledge, understanding, Taqwaa and the ability to ponder, is
the one who has been deprived from the Qur’aan in its totality.” [al-Burhaan
fee ‘Uloom al-Quraan (2/155)]
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