Is a recording sufficient for reciting Surat al-Baqarah at home?
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Question:
The questioner: Is it sufficient to play a recording of Surat al-Baqarah at home to drive away the jinn, or is it obligatory for the person himself to recite it?
Answer:
Recitation is an act of worship that a Muslim must perform. If it is on a tape, that is not sufficient. This is merely a sound; this is merely a sound. Does the tape perform the act of worship? No, a Muslim must perform the act of worship. Yes.
The questioner: Is it sufficient to play a recording of Surat al-Baqarah at home to drive away the jinn, or is it obligatory for the person himself to recite it?
Answer:
Recitation is an act of worship that a Muslim must perform. If it is on a tape, that is not sufficient. This is merely a sound; this is merely a sound. Does the tape perform the act of worship? No, a Muslim must perform the act of worship. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [195] هل المسجل يكفي لقراءة سورة البقرة في البيت؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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