Is it permissible to read from the mushaf during prayer
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The questioner : Okay, a second question, if you please. Yes, reading the Qur'an, meaning while we are praying, during the prayer, and holding the mushaf and reading from it, is that permissible?
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : Reading the Qur'an during prayer, meaning we hold the mushaf and read from it, meaning looking at it.
The Shaykh : Ibrahim, look.
The questioner : Yes, meaning from the mushaf in the obligatory prayer, there is nothing wrong with it; it does not contradict the ruling.
The Shaykh : He says: There is no blame on a person who reads from the mushaf, whether in the obligatory prayer or the voluntary prayer, if he needs to do so.
The presenter : May Allah reward you.
The Shaykh : If he does not need to, it is better for him to pray without reading from the mushaf, because if he reads from the mushaf, unnecessary movement occurs, and he will not place his hands on his chest, and if he does not look at his place of prostration, he misses all these recommended practices. So it is better for a person not to read from the mushaf unless necessity calls for it.
The presenter : May Allah reward you. Okay, if you would be so kind.
The Shaykh : If you want to decline, there is nothing wrong with it.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : Reading the Qur'an during prayer, meaning we hold the mushaf and read from it, meaning looking at it.
The Shaykh : Ibrahim, look.
The questioner : Yes, meaning from the mushaf in the obligatory prayer, there is nothing wrong with it; it does not contradict the ruling.
The Shaykh : He says: There is no blame on a person who reads from the mushaf, whether in the obligatory prayer or the voluntary prayer, if he needs to do so.
The presenter : May Allah reward you.
The Shaykh : If he does not need to, it is better for him to pray without reading from the mushaf, because if he reads from the mushaf, unnecessary movement occurs, and he will not place his hands on his chest, and if he does not look at his place of prostration, he misses all these recommended practices. So it is better for a person not to read from the mushaf unless necessity calls for it.
The presenter : May Allah reward you. Okay, if you would be so kind.
The Shaykh : If you want to decline, there is nothing wrong with it.
Source
قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، 329- هل تجوز القراءة من المصحف في الصلاة 📍سؤال من حاج 🕋 📍 #ابن_عثيمين — youtube.com
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