The reward of one who recites the letters of the Quran

Qays bin Sakan said that Sayyiduna Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "Learn the Qur'an, for in exchange for reciting one letter of the Qur'an, ten good deeds are written and ten sins are erased. As for me, I do not say that Alif Lam Mim is one letter; rather I say: for Alif there are ten good deeds, for Lam there are ten good deeds, and for Mim there are ten good deeds."

Sayyiduna Awf bin Malik al-Ashja'i (may Allah be pleased with him) said that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whoever recites one letter of the Book of Allah, one good deed is written for him. I do not say this about 'Alif Lam Mim. That is the Book'; rather I say that among the disjointed letters, Alif is one letter, Lam is one letter and Mim is one letter."

Abu al-Ahwas said that Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "Learn the Qur'an and recite it; Allah grants you as reward for reciting it ten good deeds for every letter. And I do not say that Alif Lam Mim is one letter; rather I say that Alif is one letter, Lam is one letter and Mim is one letter."

Alqamah or al-Aswad said that Sayyiduna Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "Whoever recites the Qur'an for the pleasure of Allah receives ten good deeds for every letter, and ten sins are forgiven."