Gardens of the Righteous — Page 186
186. GARDENS OF THE RIGHTEOUS and the case of a believer who does not recite the Quran is that of fruit which has no fragrance but is sweet to the taste; and the case of a hypocrite who recites the Quran is that of fruit which is fragrant but tastes bitter; and the case of a hypocrite who does not recite the Quran is that of fruit which has no fragrance and tastes bitter (Bokhari and Muslim). 1000. Umar ibn Khattab relates that the Holy Prophet said: Allah will exalt many people through this Book, and will abase many because of it (Muslim). 1001. This hadith is the same as No. 575. 1002. Bra'a ibn 'Azib relates that a person was reciting sura Al-Kahf (Chapter 18) while his horse was close to him secured by two ropes. A cloud spread over the horse and advanced towards it whereupon it began to frolic. In the morning the man came to the Holy Prophet and mentioned the incident to him. . He said: This was comfort that descended by virtue of the recitation of the Quran (Bokhari and Muslim). 1003. Ibn Mas'ud relates that the Holy Prohet said that when a person recites one letter from the Book of Allah that is one good deed equal to ten good deeds the like of it. I do not say that ALM is a letter, but A is a letter, L is a letter and M is a letter (Tirmidhi). 1004. Ibn Abbas relates that the Holy Prophet said: He in whose heart there is nothing of the Quran is like a house in ruin (Tirmidhi). 1005. Abdullah ibn Amr ibn 'As relates that the Holy Prophet said: One who is given to reciting the Quran will be told on the Day of Judgment: Go on reciting and ascending, and recite slowly as was thy wont in life, for thy station, will be where the last verse of thy recitation will end (Abu Daud and Tirmidhi). 180. . On Safeguarding the Quran 1006. Abu Musa relates that the Holy Prophet said: Safeguard the Quran in your memories, for by Him in Whose hands is the life of Muhammad, it escapes sooner from memory than does a camel from its rope (Bokhari and Muslim). 1007. Ibn Umar relates that the Holy Prophet said: The case of one who has the Quran by heart is like that of one who has a camel secured by a rope. If he watches it, he retains it; and if he neglects it, it wanders away (Bokhari and. Muslim). + 181. . On Good Recitation of the Quran 1008. Abu Hurairah relates that he heard the Holy Prophet say: Allah does not lend ear so joyously to anything as he does to the recitation of the Quran by a