English translation
212. It was narrated that 'Uthmân bin 'Affân said: "The Messenger of Allâh ﷺ said: 'The most excellent of you is the one who learns the Qur'ân and teaches it.'" (Sahih)
Hadith 212
The Virtue Of One Who Learns The Qur'an And Teaches It
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Darussalam · Volume 1
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الحديث: 212 ¦ الجزء: 1 ¦ الصفحة: 77
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Source no. 212 · Volume 1 · Page 284
Sahih
صحيح وهو مكرر الذي قبله (٢١١)
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Arabic text
212 - حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ عَلْقَمَةَ بْنِ مَرْثَدٍ، عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ السُّلَمِيِّ، عَنْ عُثْمَانَ بْنِ عَفَّانَ، قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «أَفْضَلُكُمْ مَنْ تَعَلَّمَ الْقُرْآنَ وَعَلَّمَهُ»
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[صحیح] انظر الحديث السابق. The test of a person's excellence, in consideration with Allâh, lies in his good deeds, although the general criterion in the world is to measure up the value and worth of a person by the yardstick of his wealth, his good looks and his status in the society, which is an incorrect criterion. Learning and teaching the Qur'ân means learning and teaching the reading of the Qur'ân along with its rules of recitation, articulation and intonation, as well as its meaning and interpretation. And since Hadith is but the explication of the Qur'ân, anyone who learns the science of Hadith and teaches it, is also included in that roll of honors. A person not following the teachings of the Qur'ân has no share in that honor, as proved from other Ahâdith.