The Rawha:

046 – The Qur’an as Intercessor | People of the Qur’an | Learning, Retaining and Living the Qur’an

In this episode, Shaykh Faraz Rabbani covers hadiths thirty-one to forty, thus completing Imam Nabahani’s set of hadiths on the virtues of the Qur’an and its recitation. In hadith thirty-one, we learn about the role of the Qur'an as either an accepted intercessor or adversary. In hadith thirty-two, the youngest man in an expedition was appointed as their leader by virtue of knowing and acting upon Surat al-Baqara. Here, we learn that one's fear of not fulfilling the rights of the Qur'an should not prevent one from learning it; we also learn about the analogy of one who learns the Qur'an and acts upon it being like a leather pouch filled with musk whose scent spreads out in every direction. Hadith thirty-three expounds upon the virtues of listening to and reciting the Qur'an. Hadith thirty-four informs us that the person who recites the Qur'an has prophethood between their two sides except that they have not been given revelation, in that they have embraced revelation within. Hadith thirty-five tells us about the roles of fasting and the Qur'an in interceding for the believer. In hadith thirty-six, we learn that Allah Most High's chosen ones amongst people are the people of the Qur'an. Shaykh Faraz explains that the people of the Qur'an are those who behold Allah Most High in His speech. In hadith thirty-seven, we learn about the issues around the impermissibility of paying someone to recite the Qur'an. Shaykh Faraz elaborates on the issue of permissibility in accepting money for worship and teaching, explaining where permissible, and where it is not. Hadith thirty-eight indicates the reward of heading forth in the morning and learning one verse of Qur'an over praying one hundred voluntary cycles of prayer. In hadith thirty-nine we learn about the recitation of ten verses of Qur'an at night as a safeguard against heedlessness. Finally, in hadith forty, we learn about the role of the one who recites and retains the Qur'an as being able to intercede for their family the next life. Shaykh Faraz explains how this also applies in this life through personal transformation and manifestation of its meanings. In the Daily Rawha, Shaykh Faraz Rabbani will be covering Daily Guidance for Seekers, beginning with two texts: (1) Imam Zarnuji’s Guidance for Seekers of Knowledge Regarding the Ways of Seeking Knowledge (Ta`lim al-Muta`allim Turuq al-Ta`allum); and (2) Imam Yusuf al-Nabahani’s beautiful collection of 40 sets of 40 Hadiths of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). The texts will be read in Arabic, translated, and commented upon briefly. This class is of benefit both for committed students of knowledge—particularly given the reading in Arabic—and for those simply seeking daily guidance, reminders, and inspiration in learning to live the light of Prophetic guidance.