One who reads the holy Qur’an in a state other then during one’s prayer...

One who reads the holy Qur’an in a state other then during one’s prayer, Allah will write for him ten virtues for each letter .”69 Bashir ibn Gha>lib al-Asadi narrates from Imam Husayn (A) who said, “Whoever reads from the holy Qur’an in his prayer in a standing position, Allah will write for him one hundred virtues for each letter, and if one reads from the holy Qur’an in the conditions other than during prayer, Allah will write for him ten virtues for each letter, and if one listens to when the holy Qur’an is read, Allah will reward him for each letter one virtue.

If one completes reading the holy Qur’an at night, the angles will pray for him until morning, and if he completes during the day the angles will pray for him until evening and his prayers will be accepted, and this 66 ibid, p186 67 ibid, p186 68 ibid, p187 69 ibid, p187 will be better for him than all that is between the heavens and earth.” I said, “This is for the reader of the holy Qur’an, how about one who does not read the holy Qur’an?” He said, “Allah is generous and glorious and kind, whatever one would read from the holy Qur’an from memory Allah will reward…