'The keys to the life of the life of the heart lie in reflecting upon the Qur'an, being humble before Allah in secret, and leaving sins.' (Hadiyyul-Arwah ila Biladil-Afrah p.45)
Allah, the Most High, said:
'A Book which We have sent down to you, full of blessings that they may ponder over its verses, and that those of understanding may take heed.' (Qur'an 38:29)
So Allah informed us that He send down this Great Qur'an, blessed in its wording, meaning, commands, prohibitions and regulations. Amongst its blessings is that the one who recites even one word of it then he has a reward, and this reward is increased tenfold, as mentioned in the hadith reported by at-Tirmidhi [and ibn Mas'ud], and at-Tirmidhi said that it is hasan sahih. Also amongst its blessings is that the one who reads it and acts upon it shall not be misguided in this world, nor fall into distress and misery in the Hereafter as stated by Ibn 'Abbas (radiyaAllahu 'anhu) in the commentary to the verse,
'...whoever follows My guidance shall neither go astray nor fall into distress and misery.' (Qur'an 20:123)
Amongst its blessings is that the one who learns it and teaches it is from the best of people as occurs in the hadith reported by al-Bukhari,
'The best of you is the one who learns the Qur'an and then teaches it.' (6/501 #545)"
From Disease of the Hearts & Their Cures, by Ibn Taymiyyah, compiler's introduction, translated by Abu Rumaysah
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