✅Answer: Please pay attention to the following narrations:

1 عَنْ عِدَّةٍ مِنْ أَصْحَابِنَا عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ يَعْقُوبَ بْنِ يَزِيدَ رَفَعَهُ إِلَى أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّه قَالَ: مَنْ قَرَأَ الْقُرْآنَ فِي الْمُصْحَفِ نَظَراً مُتِّعَ بِبَصَرِهِ وَ خُفِّفَ عَلَى وَالِدَيْهِ وَ إِنْ كَانَا كَافِرَيْنِ.

📚 Thawab al-A'mal, p. 128

Imam Sadiq, peace be upon him, said: The one who recites the Quran by looking at the Quran benefits from his sight, and the punishment of his parents is alleviated, even if they were disbelievers!

2 عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنِ ابْنِ جُمْهُورٍ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَمْرِو بْنِ مَسْعَدَةَ عَنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ رَاشِدٍ عَنْ جَدِّهِ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ قَالَ: قِرَاءَةُ الْقُرْآنِ فِي الْمُصْحَفِ تُخَفِّفُ الْعَذَابَ عَنِ الْوَالِدَيْنِ وَ لَوْ كَانَا كَافِرَيْنِ.

📚 Al-Kafi, Vol. 2, p. 614

Imam Sadiq, peace be upon him, said: Reciting the Quran from the Mushaf alleviates the punishment from the parents, even if they are disbelievers!

3 عَنْ سَهْلِ بْنِ زِيَادٍ عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ الْمُبَارَكِ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ جَبَلَةَ عَنْ مُعَاوِيَةَ بْنِ وَهْبٍ عَنْ إِسْحَاقَ بْنِ عَمَّارٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّه قَالَ: قُلْتُ لَهُ جُعِلْتُ فِدَاكَ إِنِّي أَحْفَظُ الْقُرْآنَ- عَلَى ظَهْرِ قَلْبِي فَأَقْرَؤُهُ عَلَى ظَهْرِ قَلْبِي أَفْضَلُ أَوْ أَنْظُرُ فِي الْمُصْحَفِ قَالَ فَقَالَ لِي بَلِ اقْرَأْهُ وَ انْظُرْ فِي الْمُصْحَفِ فَهُوَ أَفْضَلُ أَ مَا عَلِمْتَ أَنَّ النَّظَرَ فِي الْمُصْحَفِ عِبَادَةٌ.

📚 Al-Kafi, Vol. 2, p. 613

Ishaq ibn Ammar said: I said to Imam Sadiq, peace be upon him: May I be your ransom; I have memorized the Quran. Is it better for me to recite it from memory or to look at the Quran? The Imam said to me: Rather, look at the Quran and recite it, for that is better. Do you not know that looking at the Quran is an act of worship?!

4 عَنْ أَبِي الْمُفَضَّلِ عَنْ أَبِي اللَّيْثِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ مُعَاذٍ عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ الْمُنْذِرِ عَنْ عَبْدِ الْوَهَّابِ بْنِ هَمَّامٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ هَمَّامِ بْنِ نَافِعٍ عَنْ هَمَّامِ بْنِ مُنَبِّهٍ عَنْ حُجْرٍ الْمَدَرِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي ذَرٍّ فِي حَدِيثٍ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ يَقُولُ النَّظَرُ إِلَى عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ عِبَادَةٌ وَ النَّظَرُ إِلَى الْوَالِدَيْنِ بِرَأْفَةٍ وَ رَحْمَةٍ عِبَادَةٌ وَ النَّظَرُ فِي الصَّحِيفَةِ يَعْنِي صَحِيفَةَ الْقُرْآنِ عِبَادَةٌ وَ النَّظَرُ إِلَى الْكَعْبَةِ عِبَادَةٌ.

📚 Amali al-Tusi, Vol. 2, p. 70

In a hadith, Abu Dharr (may Allah have mercy on him) said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say:

Looking at Ali ibn Abi Talib (peace be upon him) is an act of worship,

And looking at one's parents with kindness and mercy is an act of worship,

And looking at the mushaf, which is the mushaf of the Quran, is an act of worship,

And looking at the Kaaba is an act of worship!

5 [ثواب الأعمال] بِهَذَا الْإِسْنَادِ رَفَعَهُ إِلَی النَّبِیِّ صلی الله علیه و آله قَالَ: لَیْسَ شَیْ ءٌ أَشَدَّ عَلَی الشَّیْطَانِ مِنَ الْقِرَاءَةِ فِی الْمُصْحَفِ نَظَراً

📚 Thawab al-A'mal, p. 93 and 92

The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Nothing is harder for Satan than reciting the Quran while looking at it.

✅The superiority of reciting the Quran by looking at the Quran over reciting it from memory is clear from the above narrations, even if the person has memorized the Quran.

اللَّهُمَّ فَصَلِّ عَلَی مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ وَ عَجِّلْ لِوَلِیِّکَ الْفَرَجَ وَ الْعَافِیَةَ وَ النَّصْرَ