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Surah: Al-Isra (9)
The Virtue of Memorizing the Quran — The Greatest Motivation
إِنَّ هَٰذَا ٱلۡقُرۡءَانَ يَهۡدِي لِلَّتِي هِيَ أَقۡوَمُ
— الإسراء الآية 9
Virtue hadiths:
- "The companion of the Quran will be told: Recite and ascend, recite as you used to in the world — your station is at the last verse you recite." (Abu Dawud, Tirmidhi — Sahih)
- "One proficient in the Quran is with the honored righteous scribes; one who recites with difficulty has double reward." (Bukhari & Muslim)
- "The best of you is one who learns the Quran and teaches it." (Bukhari)
- "The people of the Quran are Allah's people and His elite." (Ibn Majah — Sahih)
Source: Sahih Al-Bukhari (5027); Muslim (798); Abu Dawud (1464) — Sahih; Ibn Majah (215) — Sahih
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What is the special station of the Quran memorizer in the Hereafter according to the hadith?
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