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Bayhaqi 4056 — Keeping up the recitation of the Quran

أنبأ أَبُو عَلِيٍّ الْحُسَيْنُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ الرُّوذْبَارِيُّ، أنبأ الْحُسَيْنُ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ أَيُّوبَ الطُّوسِيُّ، أنبأ أَبُو حَاتِمٍ الرَّازِيُّ، ثنا أَبُو تَوْبَةَ، ثنا مُعَاوِيَةُ بْنُ سَلَّامِ بْنِ أَبِي سَلَّامٍ الْحَبَشِيُّ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، زَيْدِ بْنِ سَلَّامٍ أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ أَبَا سَلَّامٍ قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ أَبَا أُمَامَةَ الْبَاهِلِيَّ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ يَقُولُ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: " اقْرَءُوا الْقُرْآنَ فَإِنَّهُ يَجِيءُ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ شَفِيعًا لِأَصْحَابِهِ، اقْرَءُوا الْبَقَرَةَ وَآلَ عِمْرَانَ فَإِنَّهُمَا الزَّهْرَاوَانِ يَأْتِيَانِ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ كَأَنَّهُمَا غَمَامَتَانِ أَوْ كَأَنَّهُمَا غَيَايَتَانِ أَوْ كَأَنَّهُمَا فِرْقَانِ مِنْ طَيْرٍ صَوَافَّ تُحَاجَّانِ عَنْ صَاحِبِهِمَا، اقْرَءُوا سُورَةَ الْبَقَرَةِ فَإِنَّ أَخَذْهَا بَرَكَةٌ وَتَرْكَهَا حَسْرَةٌ، وَلَا يَسْتَطِيعُهَا الْبَطَلَةُ " قَالَ مُعَاوِيَةُ: الْبَطَلَةُ السَّحَرَةُ رَوَاهُ مُسْلِمٌ فِي الصَّحِيحِ، عَنْ حَسَنٍ الْحُلْوَانِيِّ، عَنْ أَبِي تَوْبَةَ.
Sayyiduna Abu Umamah al-Bahili (may Allah be pleased with him) said that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Recite the Qur'an, for it will come on the Day of Resurrection as an intercessor for those who recite it. Recite Surah al-Baqarah and Surah Al Imran, for these two are al-zahrawan (the two radiant surahs), and they will come on the Day of Resurrection as though they were two clouds, or two canopies, or two flocks of birds in flight with their wings spread out, pleading (in defence) on behalf of the one who recited them. Recite Surah al-Baqarah, for memorising it is a blessing and abandoning it is a cause of regret, and the people of falsehood (the sorcerers) do not have the ability to face it."
(b) Mu'awiyah (bin Sallam) said: By al-batalah are meant al-saharah, that is, sorcerers.
Hadith Reference السنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب الصلاة / 4056
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