There is a Hadîth in Mishkât Sharîf (Bâb Hifz al-Lisân) which states that Hazrat Abû Dharr Ghifârî (radhiallaho anho) asked Rasulullah (sallellaho alaihe wasallam) for some advice and he gave him seven words of advice. Included among them was this:

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Remain on taqwâ (piety, fear of Allah Ta'ala) and all your affairs will be taken care of.

Mullâ ‘Alî Qârî rahimahullâh explains this Hadîth by saying that irrespective of whether it is with regard to worldly matters or matters concerning the Hereafter, the matters of both worlds are sorted out through the blessing of taqwâ. The reason for this is that through the blessing of taqwâ, the person has become the friend of Allah Ta’ala. When a person becomes a friend of Allah Ta’ala- and this world belongs to Him and the Hereafter also belongs to Him – then Allah Ta’alakeeps the person content and happy in both worlds. When a father is pleased with his child, he will send money to him even if he is gone to a foreign country. He will say to him to eat good food, to keep a worker in the house, and to live a comfortable life. At the same time, when he is at home with his father, the father will ensure that no difficulty afflicts his child. In like manner, the one who does not displease his Allâh, but pleases Him all the time, Allah Ta’ala keeps him with comfort when he is away and also when he is with Him [in this world and in the Hereafter].

Hazrat Abû Dharr (radhiallaho anho) asked Rasulullah (sallellaho alaihe wasallam) to give him more advice. So Rasulullah (sallellaho alaihe wasallam) said:

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“Adhere to the recitation of the Qur’ân and the remembrance of Allah Ta’alabecause it will be a cause of your remembrance in the heavens, and a source of light for you on earth.”

Today our condition is such that our Qur’âns are wrapped and placed on shelves. Do not leave them on the shelves, read the Qur’ân daily even if it is just one section (rukû‘) or just ten verses. However, a traveller is excused because as per a Hadîth in Bukhârî Sharîf, his compulsory duties are reduced by half but he receives the same reward as what he used to read when he was at home. Rasulullah (sallellaho alaihe wasallam) then said that the result of abundant recitation of the Qur’ân will be that it will be a cause of your remembrance in the heavens and a source of light for you on earth. Rasulullah (sallellaho alaihe wasallam) is informing him of the reward and prize for the recitation of the Qur’ân and the remembrance of Allah Ta’ala, viz. he will be remembered in the heavens and Allah Ta’alawill bless him with illumination on earth.