Reciting from the mushaf and otherwise

Uthman bin Abdullah bin Aws al-Thaqafi narrates this statement from his grandfather: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Reciting the Noble Qur'an without looking at it brings a thousand ranks, and reciting the Noble Qur'an while looking at it doubles that and brings two thousand ranks."
Imam al-Tabarani recorded it; its chain contains a narrator, Abu Sa'id bin Awn, whom Yahya bin Ma'in declared thiqah (trustworthy) according to one report and da'if (weak) according to another. The remaining narrators of this report are thiqat (trustworthy).

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Always keep your gaze upon the Noble Qur'an (the mushaf).
Imam al-Tabarani recorded it from his teacher Abdullah bin Muhammad bin Sa'id bin Abi Maryam, who is da'if (weak).

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin al-Zubayr (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whoever recites the Qur'an from memory or while looking at the Noble Qur'an, Allah Almighty will grant him a tree in Paradise such that, if a young crow were on one of its branches and then flew, that crow would grow old before it passed beyond its leaves."
Imam al-Bazzar and Imam al-Tabarani recorded it, though al-Tabarani's wording is: "If a young crow were under one of its leaves, then grew into a crow and kept flying, old age would overtake it before it passed beyond that leaf." Its chain contains a narrator, Muhammad bin Muhammad al-Hujaymi, whom I do not know, and a narrator, Sa'id bin Salim al-Qaddah, about whom there is disagreement. The remaining narrators of this report are thiqat (trustworthy). The chain of Imam al-Bazzar is da'if (weak).