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A letter, ten rewards

Tuesday, January 22, 2008

مَنْ قَرَأَ حَرْفًا مِنْ كِتَابِ اللَّهِ فَلَهُ بِهِ حَسَنَةٌ، وَالْحَسَنَةُ بِعَشْرِ أَمْثَالِهَا، لَا أَقُولُ الم حَرْفٌ، وَلَكِنْ أَلِفٌ حَرْفٌ، وَلَامٌ حَرْفٌ، وَمِيمٌ حَرْفٌ
Transliteration

Man qara'a harfan min kitabi-llahi fa-lahu bihi hasanah, wa-l-hasanatu bi-ashri amthaliha, la aqulu Alif Lam Mim harf, wa lakin alifun harf, wa lamun harf, wa mimun harf.

Translation

Whoever reads one letter of the Book of Allah will have a reward, and a reward is multiplied by ten. I do not say Alif Lam Mim is one letter, but Alif is a letter, Lam is a letter, and Mim is a letter.

Narrated by Abdullah ibn Mas'ud·Sunan at-Tirmidhi 2910
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