Hadhrat Ibn Abbas (Radhiyallaho anho)

Hadhrat Ibn Abbas (Radhiyallaho anho) has reportted,"Hadhrat Jibra'eel (Alayhis salaam)
Once informed Rasulullah (Sallallaho alaihe wasallam) that many fitnahs will certainly apper.
Rasulullah (Sallallaho alaihe wasallam) asked,'What will be the way out,O,Jibra'eel?'He
replied,'The Book of Allah."
To act upon the Book of Allah serves as a sateguard against fitnahs,and its blessed reciation is
ameans of relief from the evils.It has already been mentioned in hadith 22 that if the Qur'an
is recited in a house, peace and mercy descend upon it and Satan quits the place. The 'ulama
interpret fitnahs to mean the coming of Dajjaal (Islamic Anti-Chrst),the invasion by the
Tatars, and like incidents. A long riwaayat from Hadhrat Ali  (Radhiyallaho anho) also
includes the subject-matter of this hadith.
It is mentioned in this riwaayat of Hadhat Ali  (Radhiyallaho anho) that Hadhrat
Yahya (Alayhis salaam) told the Israelites:"Allah orders you to read His Book, and if
you do so, you will be like the people protected in a fort, so that on whichever side the
enemy wants to attack you, he will find there the Word of Allah as a guard to repulse him."

Hadhrat Abu Hurairah (Radhiyallaho anho)

Hadhrat Abu Hurairah (Radhiyallaho anho) narrates that Rasulullah (Sallallaho alaihe wasallam)
said,"Whover remains steadfast in the five salaat will not be written amongst the neglectful;and
whoever reads one hundred ayaat in a night will be written among the qaaniteen (the obedient)."
Hadhrat Hasan Bosri (Radhiyallaho anho) reports that Rasulullah (Sallallaho alaihe wasallam)
said,"Whover reads one hundred ayaat in a night will be exempted from the demands of the Qur'an,
and one who reads tow hundred ayaat will get a reward for offering salaat throughout the night
and one who recites five hundred to one thousand ayaat will get one qintaar.The Sahabah asked,"
What is meant by a qintaar?"Rasulullah (Sallallaho alaihe wasallam) replied,"It is equal to twelve
thousand daraahim or danaaneer (Plural of  dirham and deenaar,respectivelyunit of currency used
in Hijaaz in the Holy Prophet's (Sallallaho alaihe wasallam) days)."

Hadhrat Abu Zar ( Radhiyallaho anho)

Hadhrat Abu Zar ( Radhiyallaho anho) reports that Rasulullah ( Sallallaho alaihe wasallam) said,"O,Abu Zar if you go in the morning and learn one ayat from the book of Allah,it will be better for you than your offering one hundred rakaat of nafl salaat,and if you learn one chapter of knowledge,which may or may not be practised at that time will be better for you than your offering one thousand rakaat of nafl aslaat. It is mentioned in many ahadith that acquiring knowledge of religion is more virtuous than worship. There are so many traditions on the virtues of learning that thay cannot all be mentioned here. Rasulullah ( Sallallaho alaihe wasallam) said,"The superiority of an aalim over an aabid (worshipper) is like my superiority over the lowest among you." He is also reported to have said that a single faqeeh (jurist) is harder against Satan than one thousand worshippers.