Narrated Abu Musa (may Allah be pleased with him) from the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) that he said:“The example of the believer who recites the Qur’an and acts upon it is like that of a citron, whose taste is good and whose fragrance is good. And the Muslim who does not recite the Qur’an but acts upon it is like a date, whose taste is good but it has no fragrance. And the example of the hypocrite who recites the Qur’an is like that of basil, whose fragrance is good but its taste is bitter. And the example of the hypocrite who does not recite the Qur’an is like the colocynth, whose taste is bitter and bad and whose fragrance is also foul.”

Narrated by Sayyiduna Jundub bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) from the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) that he (peace be upon him) said: "Recite the Noble Qur'an as long as your heart is inclined towards it, and when you begin to differ among yourselves, then stop reciting the Qur'an." (That is, due to lack of interest, the words may get mixed up or recited incorrectly.)