Is she sinful for reciting the Qur'an only once every six months, and that is due to her many occupations?
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The questioner:
Regarding the recitation of the Qur'an, I read one or two surahs every day, and I complete the recitation at least every six months, because a woman has many occupations. So, is there a sin on me because the period is long? Please guide us, may Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh:
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. All praise is due to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions. As for what follows, it is obligatory for the Muslim to be connected to the Book of Allah the Mighty and Majestic, and this includes that he should recite it as much as he is able, for in its recitation there is good, blessing, and light for the one whom Allah the Exalted has guided. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Riyad as-Salihin 999 Jami` at-Tirmidhi 2910Hasan (Darussalam). Allah the Exalted says to the Prophet: [Al-'Ankabut 29:45] You hear. And He the Exalted says: [Al-Kahf 18:27] stumbling. And He the Exalted says: [Fatir 35:29-30] So the recitation of the Qur'an contains great virtue and gain for the Muslim, and through it the heart is given life, the insight is illuminated, and the high ranks with Allah the Exalted are attained, because its recitation is a rank, and also its recitation and reflection is a means to righteous action, for the goal is righteous action and the worship of Allah the Exalted, but recitation and reflection are a means to that and an aid for it. And the more a person increases in the recitation of the Qur'an, the better it is. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) encouraged the regular review of the Qur'an, and informed that it is more likely to slip away from the mind than camels from their ropes. The maximum limit by which a Muslim completes the Qur'an is from month to month, by reading one part of the Qur'an every day until he completes it in the full month, and he should not delay beyond a month; for if he delays beyond a month, he distances himself from the Qur'an, forgets it, and covers his heart. And if he loses days, this is better, if he completes it also in every three days, this is the most excellent of the early recitation of the Qur'an. The result is that it is not permissible to delay the Qur'an, and that a Muslim should not complete it except in six months, meaning twice in the year, this is negligence.
The presenter:
May Allah send blessings upon him.
The Shaykh:
Yes, this is negligence toward the Qur'an.
The questioner:
What about those who have not read the Qur'an in their lifetimes, not even once, Shaykh Salih, even though they read and write?
The Shaykh:
This is considered a distance from the Book of Allah and turning away from it, and this causes the hardness of their hearts. Allah the Exalted said:[Taha 20:124] And even if this is regarding turning away from acting upon it.
But also, turning away from its recitation falls under a share of that, there is a warning in it, even if there is no turning away from acting upon it, but there is a warning, and this is from abandoning the Qur'an. So not reciting the Qur'an in one's entire life, and that a person does not read from the Qur'an despite being able to read, this is from negligence, turning away, and abandoning the Book of Allah the Exalted and Majestic, and from the great deprivation. He remains in
Regarding the recitation of the Qur'an, I read one or two surahs every day, and I complete the recitation at least every six months, because a woman has many occupations. So, is there a sin on me because the period is long? Please guide us, may Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh:
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. All praise is due to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions. As for what follows, it is obligatory for the Muslim to be connected to the Book of Allah the Mighty and Majestic, and this includes that he should recite it as much as he is able, for in its recitation there is good, blessing, and light for the one whom Allah the Exalted has guided. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
Whoever recites a letter from the Book of Allah, he will be credited with a good deed
من قرأ حرفا من كتاب الله فله حسنةand the reward of ten the like of it. I do not say that Alif Lam Mim is a letter, but Alif is a letter, Lam is a letter and Mim is a letter.
وَالْحَسَنَةُ بِعَشْرِ أَمْثَالِهَا لاَ أَقُولُ الم حَرْفٌ وَلَكِنْ أَلِفٌ حَرْفٌ وَلاَمٌ حَرْفٌ وَمِيمٌ حَرْفٌRecite, [O Muhammad], what has been revealed to you of the Book and establish prayer. Indeed, prayer prohibits immorality and wrongdoing, and the remembrance of Allah is greater. And Allah knows that which you do.
اتْلُ مَا أُوحِيَ إِلَيْكَ مِنَ الْكِتَابِ وَأَقِمِ الصَّلَاةَ إِنَّ الصَّلَاةَ تَنْهَىٰ عَنِ الْفَحْشَاءِ وَالْمُنكَرِ وَلَذِكْرُ اللَّهِ أَكْبَرُ وَاللَّهُ يَعْلَمُ مَاAnd recite, [O Muhammad], what has been revealed to you of the Book of your Lord. There is no changer of His words, and never will you find
وَاتْلُ مَا أُوحِيَ إِلَيْكَ مِن كِتَابِ رَبِّكَ لَا مُبَدِّلَ لِكَلِمَاتِهِ وَلَن تَجِدَ مِن دُونِهِ(29) Indeed, those who recite the Book of Allah and establish prayer and spend [in His cause] out of what We have provided them, secretly and publicly, [can] expect a profit that will never perish - (30) That He may give them in full their rewards and increase for them of His bounty. Indeed, He is Forgiving and Appreciative.
إِنَّ الَّذِينَ يَتْلُونَ كِتَابَ اللَّهِ وَأَقَامُوا الصَّلَاةَ وَأَنفَقُوا مِمَّا رَزَقْنَاهُمْ سِرًّا وَعَلَانِيَةً يَرْجُونَ تِجَارَةً لَّن تَبُورَ لِيُوَفِّيَهُمْ أُجُورَهُمْ وَيَزِيدَهُم مِّن فَضْلِهِ إِنَّهُ غَفُورٌ شَكُورٌThe presenter:
May Allah send blessings upon him.
The Shaykh:
Yes, this is negligence toward the Qur'an.
The questioner:
What about those who have not read the Qur'an in their lifetimes, not even once, Shaykh Salih, even though they read and write?
The Shaykh:
This is considered a distance from the Book of Allah and turning away from it, and this causes the hardness of their hearts. Allah the Exalted said:
And whoever turns away from My remembrance - indeed, he will have a depressed life
وَمَنْ أَعْرَضَ عَن ذِكْرِي فَإِنَّ لَهُ مَعِيشَةً ضَنكًاBut also, turning away from its recitation falls under a share of that, there is a warning in it, even if there is no turning away from acting upon it, but there is a warning, and this is from abandoning the Qur'an. So not reciting the Qur'an in one's entire life, and that a person does not read from the Qur'an despite being able to read, this is from negligence, turning away, and abandoning the Book of Allah the Exalted and Majestic, and from the great deprivation. He remains in
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قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل عليها إثم لأنها تختم القرآن مرة واحد كل ستة أشهر وذلك بسبب مشاغلها الكثيرة؟ الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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