Does writing a word or two for those who find it difficult to pronounce Arabic fall within the translation of the Qur'an into other languages?
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The questioner : He asks: Does writing a word or two for those who find it difficult to pronounce Arabic due to their old age fall within the prohibition of translating the words of the Qur'an into a language other than Arabic?
The Shaykh : This is translated for him by meaning, and he does not recite it. Recitation must be in Arabic. May Allah help us. If he knows the other words, he knows them. What are these two words like?
The questioner : Hmm?
The Shaykh : What is an example? Like "ke'asf"? What do you say? Hmm?
The questioner : If he cannot pronounce this word, he knows the language.
The Shaykh : He does not pronounce it, and even if he makes a mistake, that is better than translating it. Like "ke'asf," for example, if he says "ke'asf," for instance, it does not contradict [the Arabic], and it is better than bringing the whole word in a non-Arabic form. Listen to my words: he should pronounce the word in Arabic, even if he makes a grammatical error, and not replace the whole word with a non-Arabic one.
The Shaykh : This is translated for him by meaning, and he does not recite it. Recitation must be in Arabic. May Allah help us. If he knows the other words, he knows them. What are these two words like?
The questioner : Hmm?
The Shaykh : What is an example? Like "ke'asf"? What do you say? Hmm?
The questioner : If he cannot pronounce this word, he knows the language.
The Shaykh : He does not pronounce it, and even if he makes a mistake, that is better than translating it. Like "ke'asf," for example, if he says "ke'asf," for instance, it does not contradict [the Arabic], and it is better than bringing the whole word in a non-Arabic form. Listen to my words: he should pronounce the word in Arabic, even if he makes a grammatical error, and not replace the whole word with a non-Arabic one.
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قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، 126 - 332 هل يدخل في ترجمة القرآن إلى لغات أخرى كتابة كلمة أو كلمتين لمن يصعب عليه النطق بالعربية؟ — youtube.com
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