FAZA’IL –E- A’MAAL


Virtues of the Holy Qur’an

HADITH—12


‘Uqbahibn “Aamir (Radhiyallahoanho) narrated that Rasullullah (Sallallahoalaihewasallam) said, “If the Qur’an is placed in a skin and then put in the fire, it will not get burnt.”

The scholars of hadith have interpreted this hadith in two ways. Some of them take the word “skin” and “fire” in the literal sense. In this case the hadith refers to a miracle which was particular in the lifetime of Rasullullah (Sallallahoalaihewasallam) in the same way as the miracles of other prophets were specific to their lifetime. In the second case, the word ‘skin’ is interpreted to mean the human skin and the word ‘fire’ means the fire of Hell. Thus the application of the hadith is general and not confined to any particular period. It means that if any haffis of the Qur’an were cast in due to any crime on his part, the fire of Hell will not effect him. In another hadith it is said that the fire will not even touch him. The second interpretation of the above mentioned hadith is also supported my another hadith reported by Abu Umaamah (Radhiyallhoanho) and also given in the book SharhusSunnah, by Mulla Ali Qari, which says, “Learn the Qur’an by heart, because Almighty Allah does not punish the heart which contains the Qur’an.” In its meanings this hadith is clear and confirmed by the Quran. Those who regard memorizing the Qur’an as useless should, for God’s sake, ponder over these merits. The last-mentioned one alone should prompt everybody to dedicate his life to learning the Qur’an by heart, because there is no one who has not committed sins and does not deserve the fire of Hell.

In SharhulIhya there is a list of those people who will rest in the shade of Allah’s mercy (protection) on the horrible Day of Judgement. It is mentioned therein that , according to a hadith reported from Hadrat Ali (Radhiyallahoanho) by Dailami that the custodians of Qur’an , in other words those who learn the Qur’an by heart, will be in the shade of Allah, in the company of the Prophets and other virtuous people.


HADITH—13



Hadrat Ali (Radhiyallahoanho) says that Rasullullah (Sallallhoalaihewasallam) said, “Whoever reads Qur’an and learns it by heart, and regards what it makes lawful as lawful and its unlawful as forbidden, will be admitted into Jannat by Almighty Allah who will also accept his intercession in respect of ten such persons of his family who shall have been doomed to Hell.”