Ascend Through His ﷻ Words

In prayer we stand in front of God ﷻ and recite His words to Him.
That in itself has layers that deserve gratitude:

• God ﷻ sent to us His words in a language we can speak.
• A language we can understand.
• He ﷻ commanded us to recite His ﷻ words.
• He ﷻ did not leave us to our own inadequate expressions.
• He ﷻ did not favor eloquent speech over the plain-spoken.
• He ﷻ commanded us to recite His ﷻ praise.

So we stand.
Several times a day.
We recite His ﷻ words to Him ﷻ.
And what is more deserving for Him ﷻ to hear?
Which is better? His ﷻ words, or mine?
Is it any surprise that The Most Merciful, commanded me to recite His ﷻ words when I desire to speak with Him ﷻ? The mercy of saving me from my words, and allowing me to speak the words He ﷻ has revealed.

So read the Qur'an and remember the mercy of God ﷻ in allowing you to read, speak, and understand His ﷻ divine speech. 

وعن عبد الله بن عمرو بن العاص رضي الله عنهما عن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم قال‏: ‏ ‏ "‏يقال لصاحب القرآن‏: ‏ اقرأ وارتقِ ورتل كما كنت ترتل في الدنيا، فإن منزلتك عند آخر آية تقرؤها‏"‏‏.‏ ‏(‏‏(‏رواه أبو داود والترمذي وقال‏: ‏ حديث حسن صحيح‏)‏‏)‏‏.‏

'Abdullah bin 'Amr bin Al-'As (May Allah be pleased with them) reported: The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "The one who was devoted to the Qur'an will be told on the Day of Resurrection: 'Recite and ascend (in ranks) as you used to recite when you were in the world. Your rank will be at the last Ayah you recite."' [Abu Dawud and At- Tirmidhi].

Riyad as-Salihin 1001

https://sunnah.com/riyadussalihin:1001

Ascend.