Is it permissible to offer prizes in Qur'an memorization competitions?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh, and may Allah bless you, and may He reward you with the best reward for the Muslims. The questioner asks: Is it permissible to offer prizes in Qur'an memorization competitions?
Answer:
Yes, competitions for memorizing the Qur'an are permissible because they are a form of jihad in the path of Allah. For scholarly, legal, and jurisprudential matters, memorizing the Qur'an and memorizing hadiths, it is permissible to take prizes for them, because that follows the saying of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) Allah the Exalted.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh, and may Allah bless you, and may He reward you with the best reward for the Muslims. The questioner asks: Is it permissible to offer prizes in Qur'an memorization competitions?
Answer:
Yes, competitions for memorizing the Qur'an are permissible because they are a form of jihad in the path of Allah. For scholarly, legal, and jurisprudential matters, memorizing the Qur'an and memorizing hadiths, it is permissible to take prizes for them, because that follows the saying of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him)
There is no racing except in the raising of a horse or a bow, or by a memorizer, because seeking knowledge is a jihad in the path
لا سبق إلا في نصر أو كف أو حافظ لأن طلب العلم من الجهاد في سبيل
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل يجوز جعل الجوائز في مسابقات حفظ القرآن الكريم؟ للشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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