Do Not Forsake The Qur’aan

 بسم الله والحمد لله والصلاة والسلام على رسول الله ، وبعد

Those who know the value, rights, and worth of the Qur’aan will never abandon or forsake it. When you learn that one letter is worth ten good deeds. When you believe that frequently reciting the Qur’aan pleases Allaah, and there is nothing greater than the pleasure of Allaah عز وجل.

The highest station an individual can achieve is that his Lord is pleased with him. As Allaah تعالى said:

وَرِضْوَانٌ مِّنَ اللَّهِ أَكْبَرُ ۚ ذَٰلِكَ هُوَ الْفَوْزُ الْعَظِيمُ

{But the greatest bliss is the Good Pleasure of Allaah.
That is the supreme success.}

📚 [Surah al-Tawbah (9): 72]

The best deeds with which a person can seek the pleasure of Allaah are by performing the ones that He تعالى has made obligatory (Farḍh). And the person keeps coming close to Allaah by performing optional deeds (Nawaafil).

As mentioned in Ḥadeeth Qudsi, that Allaah تعالى said: {The most cherished actions that bring My servant nearer to Me are those I have made obligatory upon him; and My servant keeps coming closer to Me by performing Nawaafil (optional duties) until I love him.}

📚 [Saheeh al-Bukhaaree (6502)]

Among voluntary acts, nothing compares to reciting the Qur’aan in seeking Allaah’s pleasure.

Take this as a rule: you will never find anything that leads you to Allaah’s pleasure more than the Book of Allaah تبارك وتعالى.

👉 Whoever consistently recites the Qur’aan will find guidance in it.

👉 Whoever consistently recites the Qur’aan will be firm and resolute.

👉 Whoever consistently recites the Qur’aan will see his faith grow strong.

👉 Whoever consistently recites the Qur’aan will witness amazing things.

👉 Whoever consistently recites the Qur’aan will witness its blessings and feel its effect.

👉 Whoever consistently recites the Qur’aan will witness a transformation in his life.

👉 Whoever consistently recites the Qur’aan will be under the protection of Allaah.

وَإِذَا قَرَأْتَ الْقُرْآنَ جَعَلْنَا بَيْنَكَ وَبَيْنَ الَّذِينَ لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ بِالْآخِرَةِ حِجَابًا مَّسْتُورًا

{And when you recite the Qur’aan, We put between you and those who do not believe in the Hereafter a concealed partition.}

📚 [Surah al-Israa’ (17): 45]

👉 Whoever consistently recites the Qur’aan will be protected from evil.

👉 Whoever consistently recites the Qur’aan will find inner tranquility.

👉 Whoever consistently recites the Qur’aan will find satisfaction and contentment.

👉 Whoever consistently recites the Qur’aan will find firmness in his action.

👉 Whoever consistently recites the Qur’aan will find clarity of purpose.

👉 Whoever consistently recites the Qur’aan will be led from darkness to light.

👉 Whoever consistently recites the Qur’aan will find that he has grasped the most trustworthy handhold that will never break.

👉 Whoever consistently recites the Qur’aan will have a higher station in Jannah.

🚫 And whoever abandons the Qur’aan, the Prophet ﷺ will bear witness against him on the Day of Judgment:

وَقَالَ الرَّسُولُ يَا رَبِّ إِنَّ قَوْمِي اتَّخَذُوا هَٰذَا الْقُرْآنَ مَهْجُورًا

{And the Messenger (Muhammad ﷺ) will say: “O my Lord! Verily, my people abandoned this Qur’aan (i.e., neither listened to it nor acted on its teachings).} 
📚 [Surah al-Furqaan (25): 30]

We ask Allaah, by His Might and Majesty, to help us in this and to make it easy for us, so that we may continue to recite the Qur’aan while standing and sitting.

We ask Allaah to help us recite His Book, understand its meaning, and put its teachings into practice, in a way that pleases our Lord.