Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah 32040 — Those who said: the Quran will

Sayyiduna Buraydah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: I was with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and I heard him (peace and blessings be upon him) say: "On the Day of Resurrection, when his grave splits open, the Qur'an will meet its companion in the form of a lean man. It will say to him: 'Do you recognize me?' He will say: 'I do not recognize you.' It will then say to him: 'I am your companion, the Qur'an, who kept you thirsty in the intense heat and kept you awake through your nights. Every merchant receives the profit of his trade, so today you will receive the profit of every trade.'" He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Kingship will be given in his right hand and everlasting life in his left hand, a crown of honour will be placed upon his head, and his parents will be clothed in two beautiful robes with which all the people of the world cannot compare. They will say: 'For what reason have we been clothed in these garments?'" He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "It will be said to them: 'Because your child memorized the Qur'an.' Then it will be said to this memorizer of the Qur'an: 'Recite, and keep ascending the levels of Paradise and its upper chambers.' So he will keep rising for as long as he recites, whether slowly or quickly."