So he will read and ascend.

So he will read and ascend.' 153 Listening to the Qur'an The Messenger of Allah (S) said: 'The evils of this world will be repelled from one who listens to the Qur'an and the calamity of the next world will be repelled from the reciter of the Qur'an. Listening to a single verse of the book of Allah is better than a great amount of gold, and reciting a verse from the book of Allah 150 Usul al-Kafi: vol.2, p.608. 151 Seas of Lights: vol.89, p.202.

152 Thawab al-A'mal: p.238; and see Al-Mahasin: p.96. 153 The Shi'a Guide to the Shari'a: vol.4, p.840; see also Thawab al-A'mal: p.129 in which is found: 'The degrees of Paradise are equal to the number of Qur'anic verses.

The reciter of the Qur'an will be told 'recite and ascend!' is better than what is below the heavenly throne to the nether regions of the Earth.' 154 He (S) also said: 'The reciter of the Qur'an and the one who listens are equal in their reward.' 155 Related from Imam Zayn al-'Abidin (a) who said: 'Whoever listens to a letter from the book of Allah without reading it will revive the reward of a good deed and an evil deed of his will be erased and he will rise a degree in station.

Whoever reads the book of Allah while looking at it in other than during the ritual prayers, Allah will write for him for every letter a good deed and erase an evil deed, and raise him a degree in station. Whoever learns a letter from the book of Allah, Allah will write in his record ten good deeds, and erase ten evil deeds and raise him ten degrees. I do not say: For every verse but for every letter.

Whoever reads a letter while sitting in prayer, Allah will write in his record fifty good deeds and erase fifty evil deeds and will raise him fifty degrees. Whoever reads a letter while standing in prayer, Allah will write in his record one-hundred good deeds and erase one-hundred of his evil deeds and raise him one-hundred degrees in station.

Whoever completes a recitation of the book of Allah his wish will be granted sooner or later.' 156 Imam Saadiq (a) was asked: 'Is it incumbent upon one who hears someone reciting the Qur'an to listen and pay heed to him?' He said: 'Yes, If the Qur'an is recited near you, you should listen to it.' 157 154 Appendix to The Shi'a Guide to the Shari'a: vol.4, p.261. 155 Appendix to The Shi'a Guide to the Shari'a: vol.4, p.261. 156 See 'Iddat al-Da'i: p.285-288.

157 The Shi'a Guide to the Shari'a: vol.4, p.861; and see Appendix to the Shi'a Guide to the Shari'a: vol.4, p.275.