Second: We ought to frequently recite the Noble Qur'an day and night and contemplate and ponder its sublime meanings that purify the hearts and warn against following vain desires and Satan. Indeed, Allah (Glorified be He) has revealed the Qur'an to be a guide, a reminder, a bringer of good news, a warner, a teacher and a mercy for all servants; whoever holds fast to it and closely follows its guidance will be saved
and will live in happiness; and in contrast, whoever turns away from it will be doomed and miserable. Allah (Exalted be He) says, Verily, this Qur'ân guides to that which is most just and right He (Exalted be He) also says, this Qur'ân has been revealed to me that I may therewith warn you and whomsoever it may reach.
O mankind! There has come to you a good advice from your Lord (i.e. the Qur'ân, enjoining all that is good and forbidding all that is evil), and a healing for that (disease of ignorance, doubt, hypocrisy and differences) which is in your breasts, a guidance and a mercy (explaining lawful and unlawful things) for the believers.
Say: "It is for those who believe, a guide and a healing."
I am leaving among you two weighty things, the first of which is the Book of Allah in which there is right guidance and light. So, hold fast to the Book of Allah and adhere to it.
Verily, I am leaving you that which if you hold fast to, you will never go astray: the Book of Allah...
The best among you (Muslims) are those who learn the Qur'an and teach it.
Would any of you like to go to Bathan or to Al`Aqiq [valleys] and bring two great shecamels (with large humps) without committing a sin or severing a tie of kinship? They replied: We all would, O Messenger of Allah! He said: So, let any of you go to the mosque and learn or recite two verses from the Book of Allah, which are better for him than two shecamels, and three (verses) are better than three (shecamels), and four (verses) are better than four (shecamels); and they are better than the same number of camels.
All these Hadith are authentically reported on the authority of the Prophet (peace be upon him).
The verses and Hadith on the virtue of the Qur'an and the encouragement of its recitation, as well as learning and teaching it are numerous and wellknown. It is to be noted that what is meant by recitation is reflection and meditation on the meanings and then acting accordingly. Allah (Exalted be He) says:
Do they not then think deeply in the Qur'ân, or are their hearts locked up (from understanding it)?
(This is) a Book (the Qur'ân) which We have sent down to you, full of blessings, that they may ponder over its Verses, and that men of understanding may remember.
So, hasten may Allah show mercy to you to the recitation of your Lord's Book and the reflection on its meanings. Let this occupy your times and be present at your sittings. Indeed, the Noble Qur'an is the firm rope of Allah and His Straight Path which if someone holds fast to, they will attain the Pleasure of Allah and His Paradise; and if someone turns away from it, they will be miserable in this worldly life and the Hereafter.
Beware may Allah show mercy to you of what keeps you distant from the Book of Allah and distracts you from His Remembrance, such as newspapers and magazines and similar books whose harm is greater than their benefit. However, if it is necessary for someone to read any of these, let him or her assign a specific time for this and restrict him or herself to what is necessary. Let him or her fix a time for reciting the Qur'an and listening to it and thereby the diseases of his or her heart will be cured and he or she will be helped and driven to worship the Creator, the One Who can cause harm and can bring about benefit; Who is Able to give and is Able to withhold; there is no deity or lord save Him.
Furthermore, a Muslim should be careful not to attend gatherings that involve [unlawful] entertainment, singing and listening to unwholesome radio stations, and gatherings where there is gossip and slander. Still more harmful than this is going to the cinema and the like, and watching lewd movies that sicken a person's heart and keep him or her away from the Remembrance of Allah and the recitation of His Book. These movies invite people to embrace vices and abandon good morals. They are indeed among the ugliest means of entertainment that have the most harmful and vicious impact. So, be on your guard against them may Allah show mercy to you and refrain from sitting with those people or accepting their shameful work.
Whoever calls people to them will bear their sins and the sins of those who go astray because of them. Likewise, a person calling to falsehood or abstaining from the truth will bear his or her own sin in addition to sins equal to those misled by his call. This is related in an authentic Hadith that the Prophet (peace be upon him). May Almighty Allah guide us and all Muslims to His Straight Path. Surely, He is AllHearing, Near.