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How do we reconcile the Prophet’s (peace and blessings be upon him) prohibition of reciting the Qur’an in the melodies of non-Arabs with the improvement of the voice in the Qur’an?

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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner asks: How do we reconcile the prohibition of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and the Companions against reciting the Qur’an in the melodies of non-Arabs and the wicked, with taking the Qur’an as musical instruments?

Answer:
All of this is not permissible. The voice is improved in the Qur’an, one pauses at the ends of verses, and one extends the required elongation, such as in “Ar-Rahman Ar-Rahim.” As for the elongation that has recently come, where they say six movements, I do not know where they got this from, who determined six movements? Is this revealed revelation? Also, some of them extend for ten movements, or, or fifteen movements. We do not reach all of this.
That is enough. The middle path is the best of things. One does not abandon tajwid, nor does one exaggerate in it. The middle is like salt for food. If it increases, it ruins the food. If it decreases, it ruins the food. So the middle is necessary. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [ 3436/297] كيف نجمع بين نهي النبيﷺ عن قراءة القرآن بلحون الأعاجم وبين تحسين الصوت بالقرآن؟- الفوزان — youtube.com

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