Advice of Scholars - RECITATION OF THE QUR’ÂN AL-KERÎM

Imâm-i Birgivî(rahmatullâhi ’aleyh) says in his book Atfâl-ul muslimîn:

A hadîth-i sherîf, which is written in the explanation of Shir’at-ul islâm, states, “The most valuable worship to be done by myUmma is to read Qur’ân al-kerîm by looking at the Book. ” And it is writtenin Kitâb-ut tibyân, “The best recitation of the Qur’ân al-kerîm is the one donein salât. ” [A hadîth, which exists in the ninety-third letter of the thirdvolume of Maktûbât by Hadrat Muhammad Ma’thûm (rahmatullâhi ’aleyh),declares, “Recitation of the Qur’ân done in salât is more useful than thatwhich is done outside of salât. ” This hadîth-i sherîf is written in Hazînat-ulesrâr together with its documentaries]. Hadrat Alî (radiyallâhu ’anh)stated, “A hundred thawâbs are given for each letter of the recitation of theQur’ân done when standing in the salât. When it is recited (or read) with anablution outside the salât twenty-five thawâbs are given for each letter. Whenit is recited without an ablution ten thawâbs are given. And fewer thawâbs aregiven if it is recited when walking or doing some work. ” Reading one âyat andthinking of its meaning produces much more thawâb than reading the whole Qur’ânand thinking about something else.

It is a very ugly bid’at to read the Qur’ân melodiously,which has become customary among the hâfizes recently; it is very sinful. Youmust read the Qur’ân with a mellifluous and sorrowful voice and with fear ofAllah. It is written in the Fatwâ of Bezzâziyya, “A person who reads theQur’ân al-kerîm melodiously like singing will not be given any thawâb. ” It iswâjib to say the A’ûdhu when beginning to read (or recite) a sûra or an âyat.And when beginning to read the Fâtiha it is wâjib also to say the Basmala. Itis sunna to say the Basmala when beginning other âyats.

A hadîth-i sherîf declares, “When you read the Qur’ânal-kerîm observing the rules of tajwîd, you will be given twenty thawâbs foreach letter. You will be given ten thâwabs if you do not follow the rules oftajwîd. ” It is one of the gravest sins to forget an âyat after havingmemorized it. A hadîth declares, “Nûrs (radiance) rise up to the Arshfrom a house where Qur’ân al-kerîm is read. ” Abû Hureyra (radiyallâhu’anh) said, “Baraka and goodness come to a house where Qur’ân al-kerîm is read;angels come together there; devils flee from there. ” It produces plenty ofthawâb to listen to Qur’ân al-kerîm which is being read. A hadîth-i sherîfdeclares, “An âyat one listens to will be a nûr (radiance) for one on theDay of Rising. ”