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عن عثمان رضي الله عنه عن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم قال: «خَيْرُكُمْ مَنْ تَعَلَّمَ الْقُرْآنَ وَعَلَّمَهُ».

The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) informs that the best and higher-standing among Muslims in the sight of Allah are those who learn the Qur’an - in terms of recitation, memorization, tartīl (measured recitation), understanding, and interpretation - and teach others the knowledge of the Qur’an that they possess, along with acting upon it.

• The Hadīth highlights the excellence of the Qur’an and that it is the best speech, for it is the word of Allah.
• The best learners are those who teach others and do not keep the knowledge to themselves only.
• Learning the Qur’an and teaching it comprises its recitation, meanings, and rulings.

صحيح البخاري (6/ 192) (5027). فتح الباري شرح صحيح البخاري، لابن حجر العسقلاني (1/ 374). بهجة الناظرين شرح رياض الصالحين، لسليم الهلالي (2/ 226). نزهة المتقين شرح رياض الصالحين، لمصطفى الخن وغيره (1/ 740). شرح رياض الصالحين، لابن عثيمين (4/ 638).

عَنْ عُثْمَانَ رضي الله عنه قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ: «مَا مِنَ امْرِئٍ مُسْلِمٍ تَحْضُرُهُ صَلَاةٌ مَكْتُوبَةٌ فَيُحْسِنُ وُضُوءَهَا وَخُشُوعَهَا وَرُكُوعَهَا، إِلَّا كَانَتْ كَفَّارَةً لِمَا قَبْلَهَا مِنَ الذُّنُوبِ، مَا لَمْ يُؤْتِ كَبِيرَةً، وَذَلِكَ الدَّهْرَ كُلَّهُ».

The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) clarified that no Muslim who, when the time for an obligatory prayer becomes due, perfects and completes its ablution, then prays with humility in such a way that his heart and all of his body organs are devoted to Allah and heedful of His greatness, and he perfects the acts of prayer like bowing, prostration and other actions, except that this prayer will serve as an expiation for the preceding minor sins as long as he has not committed a major sin; and this merit applies to all times and every prayer.

• The prayer that expiates sins is that in which one perfects its ablution and performs it with humility and which is fully devoted to Allah Almighty.
• The merit of performing acts of worship regularly and that these are a means of forgiving minor sins.
• The merit of perfecting ablution and excellently performing prayer with humility.
• The importance of avoiding major sins to have the minor sins forgiven.
• Major sins are forgiven only through repentance.

صحيح مسلم (1/ 206) (228). بهجة الناظرين شرح رياض الصالحين، لسليم الهلالي (2/ 257). تطريز رياض الصالحين، لفيصل آل مبارك (ص611). فيض القدير شرح الجامع الصغير، لعبدالرؤوف المناوي (5/ 472). كنوز رياض الصالحين، لمجموعة من الباحثين (13/ 243). نزهة المتقين شرح رياض الصالحين، مجموعة من الباحثين (2/ 773).