45/13. Chapter:
Jami at-Tirmidhi 2904 — Reward for Qur'an Reciters
What Has Been Related About The Virtue Of Reciting The Qur'an
Hadith About the Reward of Reciting the Qur'an
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 2904
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 2904
حَدَّثَنَا مَحْمُودُ بْنُ غَيْلاَنَ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو دَاوُدَ الطَّيَالِسِيُّ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، وَهِشَامٌ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، عَنْ زُرَارَةَ بْنِ أَوْفَى، عَنْ سَعْدِ بْنِ هِشَامٍ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، قَالَتْ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " الَّذِي يَقْرَأُ الْقُرْآنَ وَهُوَ مَاهِرٌ بِهِ مَعَ السَّفَرَةِ الْكِرَامِ الْبَرَرَةِ وَالَّذِي يَقْرَؤُهُ قَالَ هِشَامٌ وَهُوَ شَدِيدٌ عَلَيْهِ قَالَ شُعْبَةُ وَهُوَ عَلَيْهِ شَاقٌّ فَلَهُ أَجْرَانِ " . هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ .
Narrated 'Aishah: That The Messenger Of Allah (ﷺ) Said: "The One Who Recites The Qur'An And He Is Proficient With It, Then He Is With The Noble And Blessed Angels (As-Safaratil-Kiramil-Bararah), And The One Who Recites It" - Hisham Said: "And It Is Hard For Him" - Shu'Bah Said: "And It Is Difficult For Him, - Then He Gets Two Rewards."
[1] " As-Safaratil-Kirāmil-Bararah " refers to the noble and blessed Angels who journey to the people to deliver the message. See Tuhfat Al-Ahwadhi .Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 2904In-book reference : Book 45, Hadith 30English translation : Vol. 5, Book 42, Hadith 2904
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 2904
This Hadith gives hope to every Qur'an reciter. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said that the one who recites the Qur'an and is proficient with it will be with the noble and blessed angels. Then he mentioned the one who recites it while it is hard and difficult for him. That person receives two rewards. The Hadith balances excellence and effort. It honors the skilled reciter, but it also comforts the struggling reciter. A person who finds Qur'an recitation difficult should not feel left behind. The effort itself matters. This Hadith is often searched as a hadith about struggling to read Qur'an, because it speaks directly to learners who recite with difficulty but still keep going.
What we learn from this hadith
- A skilled Qur'an reciter has a high rank with noble angels.
- A person who struggles while reciting the Qur'an is still rewarded.
- Difficulty in recitation should not make a believer give up.
- The Hadith values both proficiency and sincere effort.
