If one does not recite the Qur'an in a day or more than a day, is he considered to have abandoned it?
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The questioner:
The mother of Anas says, asking a number of questions, among which is a question in which she asks: Is the one who does not recite the Qur'an in a day or more considered to have abandoned the Qur'an?
The Shaykh:
It is not possible for a Muslim to have a day pass by without him reciting something of the Qur'an, at least in the obligatory prayer.
Because reciting al-Fatihah is a pillar of the prayer, and reciting what is in addition to that is a recommended practice (sunnah), so it is inconceivable that a Muslim has a day pass by in which he does not recite anything of the Qur'an. And if he recites more than what he recites in the prayer, that is an added thread. And so it is befitting for the Muslim to have a portion of the Qur'an that he recites every day, in his prayer and in his gatherings, such that he completes the recitation of the Qur'an, at least once a month. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good. Perhaps she is asking about the one who does not recite the Qur'an outside of prayer, naturally. Shaykh, would he be a sinner and one who has abandoned the Qur'an?
The Shaykh:
He would not be a sinner, but he would be leaving behind a virtue.
The presenter:
Yes.
The Shaykh:
He would be leaving behind a virtue, and depriving himself of a great reward. Yes.
The mother of Anas says, asking a number of questions, among which is a question in which she asks: Is the one who does not recite the Qur'an in a day or more considered to have abandoned the Qur'an?
The Shaykh:
It is not possible for a Muslim to have a day pass by without him reciting something of the Qur'an, at least in the obligatory prayer.
Because reciting al-Fatihah is a pillar of the prayer, and reciting what is in addition to that is a recommended practice (sunnah), so it is inconceivable that a Muslim has a day pass by in which he does not recite anything of the Qur'an. And if he recites more than what he recites in the prayer, that is an added thread. And so it is befitting for the Muslim to have a portion of the Qur'an that he recites every day, in his prayer and in his gatherings, such that he completes the recitation of the Qur'an, at least once a month. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good. Perhaps she is asking about the one who does not recite the Qur'an outside of prayer, naturally. Shaykh, would he be a sinner and one who has abandoned the Qur'an?
The Shaykh:
He would not be a sinner, but he would be leaving behind a virtue.
The presenter:
Yes.
The Shaykh:
He would be leaving behind a virtue, and depriving himself of a great reward. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، من لم يقرأ القرآن في يومه أو أكثر من يوم ، هل يعد هاجرا له؟ الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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