The best among you are those who learn the Quran and teach it.
“The best among you are those who learn the Quran and teach it.”
The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) informs that the best and higher-standing among Muslims in the sight of Allah are those who learn the Qur’an - in terms of recitation, memorization, tartīl (measured recitation), understanding, and interpretation - and teach others the knowledge of the Qur’an that they possess, along with acting upon it.
The plain meaning, from HadeethEnc
عن عثمان رضي الله عنه عن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم قال: «خَيْرُكُمْ مَنْ تَعَلَّمَ الْقُرْآنَ وَعَلَّمَهُ».
‘Uthmān ibn ‘Affān (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Prophet (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The best of you are those who learn the Qur’an and teach it."
What does Sahih al-Bukhari 5027 mean?
Narrated by ‘Uthman ibn ‘Affan and recorded by al-Bukhari. The scholars read the two verbs as one obligation rather than two stages — learning that stops before teaching is unfinished. And they take “learn” broadly: recitation, memorisation, the measured pace of tartil, understanding what it means, and acting on it.
Written from HadeethEnc