08-20-2002, 05:18 AM
`Uthman bin `Affan (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah (may the peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said:
The best of you is that who learns the Holy Qur'an and teaches it.
(Narrated by Al-Bukhari)
Lessons deduced:
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1. The hadith pinpoints the merit of mastering and reciting the Holy Qur'an.
2. Stressing teaching the Holy Qur'an and acting according to its rules.
3. Highlighting the distinguished status of the Holy Qur'an and urging Muslims to work hard to serve its cause and spread it through teaching.