The Importance of Reciting the Qur'an and Reflecting on It in Ramadan
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The Shaykh:
May Allah greet you and bless you.
The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh Salih, the Noble Qur'an, and we are in the month of goodness, the month of tarawih, the month of the Qur'an. Perhaps you would begin this meeting by speaking about the importance of the Noble Qur'an and reflecting on it in this month, and after the blessed month of Ramadan.
The Shaykh:
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds. May Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions. Allah the Exalted said to His Prophet:[Al-Kahf 18:27] He the Exalted said: [Fatir 35:29] The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: , and he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Sahih Muslim 798a A Muslim should increase his recitation of the Qur'an in all months, and especially in the month of Ramadan, because it is the month of the Qur'an. Allah the Exalted said: [Al-Baqarah 2:185], and because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would devote himself to reciting the Qur'an in this month. Jibril (peace be upon him) would come down to him and review the Qur'an with him in the month of Ramadan. The righteous predecessors would devote themselves to reciting the Qur'an in this month, and they would leave the circles of dhikr that they used to hold before Ramadan. When Ramadan came, they would leave the circles of dhikr and the lessons they used to teach during the year, and devote themselves to reciting the Qur'an and sitting in the mosques.
Therefore, the Muslim should follow the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and the righteous Salaf, and should devote himself to reciting this Qur'an, particularly in this month and generally in the rest of the months. For it is the Book of Allah, the life of the hearts, the light of the insights, the noble remembrance, and the straight path. It is the firm rope of Allah, to which Allah the Exalted and Majestic commanded us to hold fast, and He commanded us to reflect upon it and act in accordance with it. Allah the Exalted said:[Sad 38:29] Reflection is what is required of the recitation, and recitation is merely a means to reflection. Furthermore, recitation and reflection are two means to acting upon the Qur'an. Action is what is required, while recitation and reflection are merely means to action. Action is the ultimate goal sought in the recitation of the Qur'an. Allah the Exalted and Majestic said: [Fatir 35:29] So He did not limit it to "they recite the Book of Allah," but He said: [Fatir 35:29] Thus, it is necessary to act upon this Qur'an. Yes.
May Allah greet you and bless you.
The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh Salih, the Noble Qur'an, and we are in the month of goodness, the month of tarawih, the month of the Qur'an. Perhaps you would begin this meeting by speaking about the importance of the Noble Qur'an and reflecting on it in this month, and after the blessed month of Ramadan.
The Shaykh:
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds. May Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions. Allah the Exalted said to His Prophet:
And recite, [O Muhammad], what has been revealed to you of the Book of your Lord
وَاتْلُ مَا أُوحِيَ إِلَيْكَ مِن كِتَابِ رَبِّكَIndeed, 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 -
إِنَّ الَّذِينَ يَتْلُونَ كِتَابَ اللَّهِ وَأَقَامُوا الصَّلَاةَ وَأَنفَقُوا مِمَّا رَزَقْنَاهُمْ سِرًّا وَعَلَانِيَةً يَرْجُونَ تِجَارَةً لَّن تَبُورَWhoever reads a letter from the Book of Allah, he has a good deed, and the good deed is multiplied tenfold. I do not say "Alif-Lam-Mim" is one letter, but Alif is a letter, Lam is a letter, and Mim is a letter
من قرأ حرفا من كتاب الله فله حسنة، والحسنة بعشر أمثالها، لا أقول ألف لام ميم حرف، ولكن ألف حرف، ولام حرف، وميم حرفOne who is proficient in the Qur'an is associated with the noble, upright, recording angels; and he who falters in it, and finds it difficult for him,
الماهر بالقرآن مع السفرة الكرام البررة، والذي يقرأ القرآن ويتتعتع فيه، وهو عليه شاق،he has two rewards,
له أجران،The month of Ramadhan [is that] in which was revealed the Qur'an
شَهْرُ رَمَضَانَ الَّذِي أُنزِلَ فِيهِ الْقُرْآنُTherefore, the Muslim should follow the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and the righteous Salaf, and should devote himself to reciting this Qur'an, particularly in this month and generally in the rest of the months. For it is the Book of Allah, the life of the hearts, the light of the insights, the noble remembrance, and the straight path. It is the firm rope of Allah, to which Allah the Exalted and Majestic commanded us to hold fast, and He commanded us to reflect upon it and act in accordance with it. Allah the Exalted said:
[This is] a blessed Book which We have revealed to you, [O Muhammad], that they might reflect upon its
كِتَابٌ أَنزَلْنَاهُ إِلَيْكَ مُبَارَكٌ لِّيَدَّبَّرُوا آيَاتِهِIndeed, those who recite the Book of Allah and establish prayer
إِنَّ الَّذِينَ يَتْلُونَ كِتَابَ اللَّهِ وَأَقَامُوا الصَّلَاةَand establish prayer and spend [in His cause] out of what We have provided them
وَأَقَامُوا الصَّلَاةَ وَأَنفَقُوا مِمَّا رَزَقْنَاهُمْ
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