The one devoted to the Qur’an will be told: Recite and ascend, and recite carefully as you used to recite carefully in the world, for your rank will be at the last verse you recite.
Authentic hadith · Hasan and above · 11 narrations
Memorizing the Qur’an
Committing the Qur’an to heart, guarding it against forgetting, and the rank of the one who carries it within them.
The one who memorized the Qur’an will come on the Day of Judgment, and the Qur’an will say: O Lord, adorn him. So he will be donned with a crown of nobility. Then it will say: O Lord, give him more. So he will be donned with a robe of nobility. Then it will say: O Lord, be pleased with him. So He will be pleased with him, and it will be said: Recite and rise, and with every verse you will be increased in reward.
Recite the Qur’an, for on the Day of Resurrection it will come as an intercessor for those who were devoted to it. Recite the two bright ones, al-Baqarah and Aal ʿImran, for on the Day of Resurrection they will come as two clouds shading those who recite them. excerpt
A young man was asked what he had memorized, and he said: I have memorized this and that, and Surat al-Baqarah. The Prophet ﷺ said: You have memorized Surat al-Baqarah? Then go, for you are their commander. excerpt
The Prophet ﷺ would join two of the martyrs of Uhud in one cloth, then ask: Which of them had more of the Qur’an? When one was pointed out, he would place him first in the grave, and said: I will be a witness over these on the Day of Resurrection. excerpt
The one who is most versed in the Book of Allah should lead the people in prayer. excerpt
The example of the one who knows the Qur’an by heart is like the owner of tied camels. If he keeps them tied, he will control them; but if he releases them, they will run away.
If anyone learns by heart the first ten verses of the Surah al-Kahf, he will be protected from the Dajjal.
Indeed there is a Surah in the Qur’an of thirty Ayat, which intercedes for a man until he is forgiven. It is [Surah] Tabarak Alladhi Biyadihil-Mulk.
Keep on reciting the Qur’an, for it escapes from the hearts of men faster than camels break loose from their tethers. excerpt
Commit yourselves to the Qur’an, for by Him in whose Hand is my soul, it is more prone to break away than a camel from its tether.
Frequently asked questions
What is the reward for memorizing the Qur’an?
The Prophet ﷺ said: “The one devoted to the Qur’an will be told: Recite and ascend, and recite carefully as you used to recite carefully in the world, for your rank will be at the last verse you recite.” (Sunan Abi Dawud 1464, Hasan Sahih per Al-Albani).
What did the Prophet ﷺ say about forgetting the Qur’an?
He warned that memorization slips away without regular recitation. The Prophet ﷺ said: “The example of the one who knows the Qur’an by heart is like the owner of tied camels. If he keeps them tied, he will control them; but if he releases them, they will run away.” (Sahih al-Bukhari 5031).
Which verses protect from the Dajjal?
The first ten verses of Surah al-Kahf. The Prophet ﷺ said: “If anyone learns by heart the first ten verses of the Surah al-Kahf, he will be protected from the Dajjal.” (Sahih Muslim 809a).
Which surah intercedes for the one who recites it?
Surah al-Mulk (Tabarak). The Prophet ﷺ said: “Indeed there is a Surah in the Qur’an of thirty Ayat, which intercedes for a man until he is forgiven. It is [Surah] Tabarak Alladhi Biyadihil-Mulk.” (Jami‘ at-Tirmidhi 2891, Hasan per Darussalam).