4. The Status of the Reciter.
The Messenger of Allah (SAW) said:
“It will be said to the companion of the Quran, when he enters Paradise: ‘Recite and rise one degree for every Verse,’ until he recites the last thing that he knows.” (Ibn Majah 3780)
He also said, “Such a person as recites the Quran and masters it by heart, will be with the noble righteous scribes (in Heaven). And such a person exerts himself to learn the Quran by heart, and recites it with great difficulty, will have a double reward.” (Bukhari Vol. 6, Book 60, Hadith 459)
Also: “Allah raises some people (in status) because of this book and brings others low because of it.” (Ibn Majah Vol. 1, Book 1, Hadith 218)
