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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Is it better to recite the Qur'an in the mosque or at home?

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Question:
Peace be upon you. This question is similar to the one before it. The questioner asks: Is it better to recite the Qur'an in the mosque or at home?

Answer:
All of it is good, praise be to Allah, but reciting it in the mosque is better, following the example of the Salaf. The Salaf used to attend the mosques, bring their mushafs, and recite the Qur'an in the mosques. They would say, "We guard our fasts and we do not backbite anyone," because the one who sits in the mosque is upon tranquility and peace.
He stays away from the concerns of this world and does not backbite anyone. Because if he sits in his home, perhaps this and that will come to him, and they will occupy themselves with the reputations of people: so-and-so is like this, so-and-so is short, so-and-so is tall, so-and-so is stingy, and so on. If he sits in the mosque, no one comes to him except for backbiting, because he knows that he did not come to the mosque except to devote himself to worship. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 8 - 55 هل الأفضل قراءة القرآن في المسجد أم في البيت؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com

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