Written by: Ghulam Mustafa Zaheer Amanpuri Hafizahullah
Answer: There is no authentic narration regarding this.
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Buraydah رضي الله عنه:
كنت جالسا عند النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم، فسمعته يقول: تعلموا سورة البقرة، فإن أخذها بركة، وتركها حسرة، ولا يستطيعها البطلة, قال: ثم سكت ساعة، ثم قال: تعلموا سورة البقرة، وآل عمران، فإنهما الزهراوان يظلان صاحبهما يوم القيامة كأنهما غمامتان، أو غيايتان، أو فرقان من طير صواف. وإن القرآن يلقى صاحبه يوم القيامة حين ينشق عنه قبره كالرجل الشاحب، فيقول له: هل تعرفني؟ فيقول: ما أعرفك، فيقول: أنا صاحبك القرآن الذي أظمأتك في الهواجر، وأسهرت ليلك، وإن كل تاجر من وراء تجارته، وإنك اليوم من وراء كل تجارة، فيعطى الملك بيمينه، والخلد بشماله، ويوضع على رأسه تاج الوقار، ويكسى والداه حلتين لا يقوم لهما أهل الدنيا، فيقولان: بم كسينا هذا؟ فيقال: بأخذ ولدكما القرآن.ثم يقال له: اقرأ، واصعد في درج الجنة وغرفها، فهو في صعود ما دام يقرأ، هذا كان، أو ترتيلا.
I was sitting with the Prophet ﷺ, and he said: Learn Surah Al-Baqarah! Learning it is a source of blessing, and abandoning it is a cause of regret. The magic of a sorcerer cannot affect it. The Prophet ﷺ remained silent for a moment, then said: Learn Surah Al-Baqarah and Surah Aal-e-Imran! These are lights; on the Day of Resurrection, they will provide shade over their reciters like clouds or umbrellas, or like flocks of birds lined up in rows. On the Day of Judgment, the grave of the Quran reciter will split open, and the Quran will meet him in the form of a weak and feeble (or sad) man and ask: Do you recognize me? The reciter will reply: No. The Quran will say: I am the Quran. I kept you thirsty in the heat, kept you awake at night. Every merchant trades to gain profit, but today you have become independent of all trades. Therefore, the reciter will be given the certificate of kingship in his right hand and the certificate of eternity in his left hand, he will be crowned with honor and dignity, and his parents will be dressed in two precious garments, before which the worldly possessions will seem insignificant. The reciter’s parents will ask: Why have we been given these garments? It will be told to them: Because your son learned the Quran. Then the reciter will be told: Continue reciting the Quran and ascend the high ranks of Paradise; thus, as long as he continues to recite, he will keep ascending the ranks, whether he recites quickly or slowly.
Reference: (Musnad Imam Ahmad:22950, Sunan al-Darimi:3423, Sunan Ibn Majah:3781 summarized, Al-Mustadrak al-Hakim:2043 summarized)
The chain of narration is weak. Basheer bin Muhajir Ghannawi is considered weak by the majority, and he also narrated rejected reports.
After mentioning the above hadith, Hafiz Aqili (may Allah have mercy on him) says:
[لا يصح في هذا الباب عن النبي عليه السلام حديث، أسانيدها كلها متقاربة]
No hadith from the Prophet ﷺ is established in this chapter. All the chains of narration are nearly weak.
Reference: (Al-Du'afa al-Kabir by Al-Aqili:143/1 No:176)
