Developing a Good Habit of Reciitng Qur'an Daily

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم
In the Name of Allah, Most Merciful, Most Compassionate
Assalaamu alaykum

Dear Friends

I pray that you are well.

This is the month we should be reciting a lot of Qur'an ourselves, not just suffice ourselves with listening to the imam reciting Qur'an during taraweeh prayer. If you are not in the habit of reciting the Qur'an daily, this is the chance to develop that habit. It should be easier because we have one less enemy to contend with--the shaytan. If your intention is sincere, you will reap the benefits of reciting the Speech of Allah and it will become part of your life, inshaAllah.

"Surely, those who recite the Book of God, and establish Prayer, and spend, secretly and openly, from that which He has bestowed on them, they look forward to imperishable gain, so that He will fully recompense them their wages and increase them of His grace. Indeed, He is All-Forgiving, All-Thankful." [Qur'an Faatir 35:29-30]

"The likeness of a believer who recites the Qur'an is like that of a citron: its scent is fragrant and its taste delicious. The likeness of a believer who does not recite the Qur'an is like that of a date: it has no fragrance and its taste is delicious. The likeness of a hypocrite who recites the Qur'an is a like a water lily: its scent is fragrant and its taste is bitter. And a likeness of a hypocrite who does not recite the Qur'an is like a bitter colocynth: it is scentless and its taste is bitter. (Bukhari)

The Righteous Forbears had different habits regarding the time in which they would finish the Qur'an. Some of them would finish the Qur'an once every 2 months or every month; once every ten nights or every eight; most of them every 7 night; some every 6 nights, every 5 or every 4; many every 3 nights; some every 2 days, every day and night, twice every day and night, twice each day, and 8 times each day (4 by night and 4 by day). Those who complete the recitation of the Qur'an every day include Uthman ibn Affan, al-Shafi', Mujahid, Sa'id ibn Jubayr and Tamim al-Dari (may Allah be very pleased with them all).

It is recommended to read at least a juz or two a day. So, try to work up to it this month and aspire to do more. If you read 4 pages after each obligatory prayer, you would finish a juz daily. If you prefer to do it in one sitting, one of the best times is after taraweeh prayer before you go to sleep.

May Allah give you tawfiq. And success is from Allah alone.

And Allah knows best.
Wassalaam