Shaykh al-Islaam Ibn
Taymiyyah [May Allaah have Mercy on him] said:
The best speech is the
Speech of Allaah there is no comparison in this. The virtue of the Quraan over
the rest of the types of speech is like virtue of Allaah over His creation. As
for the virtue of a person over another, then this is dictated by the amount
benefit one can bring, so if one has memorized the Quraan then the need for
this person is greater than one who hasn’t. So there is a greater need for the
one has learned and memorized the Quraan than the one who repeated recites the
Quraan. This is like one who memorises what he needs to memorise from the Quraan
and then memorises from the other sciences of Islaam. This is also like the one
who memorises the Quraan or part of it but he doesn’t understand its meanings,
so knowing the meanings of the Quraan is better than merely reciting it whilst
not knowing its meaning.
As for he who wants to
worship by learning Fiqh then it is better to worship Him by reciting the
Quraan, to ponder on its meanings, as pondering on the Quraan much more
honorable and virtuous than pondering on something that you are not in need of.
Allah Knows best.
[Majmoo al-Fataawa (23/55)]
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