8/14. Chapter:
Sunan Abi Dawud 1452 — Learn and Teach the Quran
Regarding The Rewards For Reciting The Qur'an
Learn and Teach the Quran: The Best Among You Hadith
Sunan Abi Dawud : 1452
Sunan Abi DawudHadith Number 1452
حَدَّثَنَا حَفْصُ بْنُ عُمَرَ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ عَلْقَمَةَ بْنِ مَرْثَدٍ، عَنْ سَعْدِ بْنِ عُبَيْدَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، عَنْ عُثْمَانَ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " خَيْرُكُمْ مَنْ تَعَلَّمَ الْقُرْآنَ وَعَلَّمَهُ " .
‘Uthman Narrated from:
'Uthman reported the Prophet (ﷺ) as saying: The best among you is he who learns and teaches the Qur'an.
Reference : Sunan Abi Dawud 1452In-book reference : Book 8, Hadith 37English translation : Book 8, Hadith 1447
Summary of Sunan Abi Dawud Hadith 1452
This famous Hadith about learning and teaching the Quran is simple and powerful. Uthman reported that the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said, “The best among you is he who learns and teaches the Qur'an.” The teaching is direct: the Quran should be learned and passed on. The Hadith does not limit this to one age, one place, or one group in the wording given. It joins learning with teaching, so a person benefits himself and then benefits others. For people searching “best among you learn Quran and teach it,” this narration is one of the main texts used because its message is clear, short, and easy to share.
What we learn from this hadith
- Learning the Qur'an is praised in the Hadith.
- Teaching the Qur'an is joined with learning it.
- The wording encourages benefit for oneself and others.
- The best among you is tied here to Qur'an learning and teaching.
