Sahih al-Bukhari
Sahih al-Bukhari 4937
حَدَّثَنَا آدَمُ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، حَدَّثَنَا قَتَادَةُ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ زُرَارَةَ بْنَ أَوْفَى، يُحَدِّثُ عَنْ سَعْدِ بْنِ هِشَامٍ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " مَثَلُ الَّذِي يَقْرَأُ الْقُرْآنَ وَهْوَ حَافِظٌ لَهُ مَعَ السَّفَرَةِ الْكِرَامِ الْبَرَرَةِ، وَمَثَلُ الَّذِي يَقْرَأُ الْقُرْآنَ وَهْوَ يَتَعَاهَدُهُ وَهْوَ عَلَيْهِ شَدِيدٌ، فَلَهُ أَجْرَانِ ".
Unreviewed translation. All hadiths in this collection are available in five languages. Titles and introductions may remain in Arabic.
Adam related to us; Shuba related to us; Qatada related to us, saying: I heard Zurara ibn Awfa relate from Sad ibn Hisham, from Aisha, from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), who said: The one who recites the Quran and has mastered it by heart will be with the noble, righteous scribes. The one who recites the Quran while continually reviewing it, though it is difficult for him, will have a double reward.
Notes and open questions — unreviewed
The Arabic says the second reciter continually attends to or reviews the Quran while it is difficult for him; it does not explicitly say he is learning it by heart.
وَهْوَ يَتَعَاهَدُهُ وَهْوَ عَلَيْهِ شَدِيدٌ
The Arabic describes repeatedly tending to or reviewing the Quran while it is difficult for the person; the English witness interprets this as exerting oneself to memorize it.
Should the phrase be understood as repeated review or as memorizing with difficulty?