What is the authenticity of the hadith "For the listener, a verse is better than a mound of gold, and for its reciter, a verse is better than what is beneath the firmament of the heavens," and what are its sources and chain of narration?
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The hadith mentioned in Kanz al-Ummal, as part of a longer hadith, was not authenticated by its author, nor was its chain of narration (isnad) provided. Therefore, no judgment can be passed on it as long as its isnad remains unknown. Righteous deeds, including reciting and listening to the Quran, are better than the entire world, as stated in the hadith: "If the world were worth the wing of a mosquito to Allah, He would not give a disbeliever a single sip of water from it."
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