45/16. Chapter:
Jami at-Tirmidhi 2910 — Reward for Every Qur'an Letter
What Has Been Related Regarding Reciting A Letter Of The Qur'an And The Reward For That
Hadith About Reward for Each Letter of the Qur'an
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 2910
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 2910
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرٍ الْحَنَفِيُّ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا الضَّحَّاكُ بْنُ عُثْمَانَ، عَنْ أَيُّوبَ بْنِ مُوسَى، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ مُحَمَّدَ بْنَ كَعْبٍ الْقُرَظِيَّ، يَقُولُ سَمِعْتُ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ مَسْعُودٍ، يَقُولُ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " مَنْ قَرَأَ حَرْفًا مِنْ كِتَابِ اللَّهِ فَلَهُ بِهِ حَسَنَةٌ وَالْحَسَنَةُ بِعَشْرِ أَمْثَالِهَا لاَ أَقُولُ الم حَرْفٌ وَلَكِنْ أَلِفٌ حَرْفٌ وَلاَمٌ حَرْفٌ وَمِيمٌ حَرْفٌ " . وَيُرْوَى هَذَا الْحَدِيثُ مِنْ غَيْرِ هَذَا الْوَجْهِ عَنِ ابْنِ مَسْعُودٍ وَرَوَاهُ أَبُو الأَحْوَصِ عَنِ ابْنِ مَسْعُودٍ رَفَعَهُ بَعْضُهُمْ وَوَقَفَهُ بَعْضُهُمْ عَنِ ابْنِ مَسْعُودٍ . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ غَرِيبٌ مِنْ هَذَا الْوَجْهِ . سَمِعْتُ قُتَيْبَةَ بْنَ سَعِيدٍ يَقُولُ بَلَغَنِي أَنَّ مُحَمَّدَ بْنَ كَعْبٍ الْقُرَظِيَّ وُلِدَ فِي حَيَاةِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ كَعْبٍ يُكْنَى أَبَا حَمْزَةَ .
Muhammad bin Ka'b Al-Qurazi Narrated from:
I Heard 'Abdullah Bin Mas'Ud Saying: 'The Messenger Of Allah (ﷺ) Said: "[Whoever Recites A Letter] From Allah'S Book, Then He Receives The Reward From It, And The Reward Of Ten The Like Of It. I Do Not Say That Alif Lam Mim Is A Letter, But Alif Is A Letter, Lam Is A Letter And Mim Is A Letter."
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 2910In-book reference : Book 45, Hadith 36English translation : Vol. 5, Book 42, Hadith 2910
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 2910
This Hadith is one of the most searched narrations about the reward of reading Qur'an. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said that whoever recites a letter from Allah's Book receives a reward from it, and that reward is multiplied ten times. He then made the meaning clear by saying that Alif Lam Mim is not counted as one letter. Rather, Alif is a letter, Lam is a letter, and Mim is a letter. The Hadith encourages regular Qur'an recitation by showing that even small parts of recitation matter. A person may not recite much, but each letter still has value. The wording is direct and gives strong hope to anyone trying to read more Qur'an.
What we learn from this hadith
- Every letter recited from the Qur'an carries reward.
- The reward mentioned is ten good deeds for each letter.
- Even short recitation can carry great value.
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم explained the meaning clearly using Alif, Lam, and Mim.
