[Machine] I was sitting with the Prophet ﷺ when I heard him say, "Learn Surah Al-Baqarah (the Cow), for taking hold of it brings blessings and leaving it causes regret, and the magicians cannot confront it." He remained silent for a while and then said, "Learn Surah Al-Baqarah and Surah Al-Imran (the Family of Imran), for they are the two bright ones which shade their companion on the Day of Resurrection, just like two clouds, or two shades, or two groups of birds, one on the right and one on the left, reciting the Qur'an which will come to its companion on the Day of Resurrection in the shape of a pale-faced man, who will say to him, 'Do you recognize me?' The person will reply, 'I do not recognize you.' The man will further say, 'I am your companion, the Qur'an, which has made you thirsty in the midday heat and kept you awake during the night. Every trader will benefit from his trade, and today you are benefiting from your recitation.' The Qur'an will then be given dominion over its companion and will be adorned with a crown of dignity, while its parents will be clothed in two beautiful garments that these garments will never wear-out. They will say, 'O Lord! How did we earn these garments?' It will be said to them, 'Because your child learned the Qur'an.' Then it will be said to the reader of the Qur'an, 'Read and ascend through the levels of Paradise, and recite as you used to recite in worldly life, for your position and status will be at the last verse you recite.'"
كُنْتُ جَالِسًا عِنْدَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَسَمِعْتُهُ يَقُولُ تَعَلَّمُوا سُورَةَ الْبَقَرَةِ؛ فَإِنَّ أَخْذَهَا بَرَكَةٌ وَتَرْكَهَا حَسْرَةٌ وَلَا يَسْتَطِيعُهَا الْبَطَلَةُ قَالَ ثُمَّ سَكَتَ سَاعَةً ثُمَّ قَالَ تَعَلَّمُوا سُورَةَ الْبَقَرَةِ وَآلِ عِمْرَانَ؛ فَإِنَّهُمَا الزَّهْرَاوَانِ يُظِلَّانِ صَاحِبَهُمَا يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ كَأَنَّهُمَا غَمَامَتَانِ أَوْ غَيَايَتَانِ أَوْ فِرْقَانِ مِنْ طَيْرٍ صَوَافَّوَإِنَّ الْقُرْآنَ يَلْقَى صَاحِبَهُ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ حِينَ يَنْشَقُّ عَنْهُ قَبْرُهُ كَالرَّجُلِ الشَّاحِبِ فَيَقُولُ لَهُ هَلْ تَعْرِفُنِي؟ فَيَقُولُ مَا أَعْرِفُكَ فَيَقُولُ أَنَا صَاحِبُكَ الْقُرْآنُ الَّذِي أَظْمَأْتُكَ فِي الْهَوَاجِرِ وَأَسْهَرْتُ لَيْلَكَ وَإِنَّ كُلَّ تَاجِرٍ مِنْ وَرَاءِ تِجَارَتِهِ وَإِنَّكَ الْيَوْمَ مِنْ وَرَاءِ كُلِّ تِجَارَةٍ فَيُعْطَى الْمُلْكَ بِيَمِينِهِ وَالْخُلْدَ بِشِمَالِهِ وَيُوضَعُ عَلَى رَأْسِهِ تَاجُ الْوَقَارِ وَيُكْسَى وَالِدَاهُ حُلَّتَيْنِ لَا يُقَوَّمُ لَهُمَا أَهْلُ الدُّنْيَا فَيَقُولَانِ بِمَ كُسِينَا هَذَا ؟ فَيُقَالُ بِأَخْذِ وَلَدِكُمَا الْقُرْآنَ ثُمَّ يُقَالُ لَهُ اقْرَأْ وَاصْعَدْ فِي دَرَجِ الْجَنَّةِ وَغُرَفِهَا فَهُوَ فِي صُعُودٍ مَا دَامَ يَقْرَأُ هَذًّا كَانَ أَوْ تَرْتِيلًا