Arabic (Original)
قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَسْوَدُ بْنُ عَامِرٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ عَنْ قَتَادَةَ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ زُرَارَةَ بْنَ أَوْفَى يُحَدِّثُ عَنْ سَعْدِ بْنِ هِشَامٍ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ عَنْ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ مَثَلُ الَّذِي يَقْرَأُ الْقُرْآنَ وَيَتَعَاهَدُهُ وَهُوَ عَلَيْهِ شَدِيدٌ فَلَهُ أَجْرَانِ قَالَ وَمَثَلُ الَّذِي يَقْرَأُ الْقُرْآنَ وَهُوَ حَافِظٌ مَثَلُ السَّفَرَةِ الْكِرَامِ الْبَرَرَةِ.
English Translation
Aswad ibn Amir told us: Shu'bah told us, from Qatadah, who said: I heard Zurarah ibn Awfa narrating from Sa'd ibn Hisham, from A'ishah, from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), who said: "The example of one who recites the Qur'an and maintains it constantly, though it is difficult for him, is that he has two rewards. And the example of one who recites the Qur'an while having memorized it well is like that of the noble, righteous recording angels."