One extra calculation for those in the Haram
1 November 2022 • 4.9K views
We've established in the previous post that the potential reward for reciting 1 juzz is approximately 100,000
The question now is, while a person is inside the Haram, should they spend more time reciting the Qurʿān or offering voluntary nawfil prayers? i.e. Which is more rewarding?
▪️A voluntary prayer made up of 2 units takes around 3-4 minutes
▪️1 Naafilah in the Haram equates to the reward of 1 Naafilah offered elsewhere multiplied by 100,000+
▪️ We don't know how much reward 1 nafilah prayer is worth, but what we do know is that a 2 unit Nafilah prayer consists of at least 2 recitals of Al-Fatiha, which comprises 100+ letters...hence, 200(×10) × 100,000 = 200,000,000
▪️So you can earn 200,000,000+ good deeds (excluding the reward of the obligatory rememberances in Salah, etc) in 3-4 minutes while engaged in voluntary prayer in the Haram compared to reciting Qurʿān for 20-30 minutes anticipating 100,000 good deeds approx.
▪️ So generally speaking, nawfil prayer in the Haram is more rewardable than reciting Qurʿān - and Allah knows best.
Note:
We haven't taken the spiritual aspects into perspective, such as ikhlaas (sincerity), Khushoo (humility), tadabbur (reflection), etc.