If the Qur'an is being read from a tape or by a reader, is it permissible to talk?
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Question : The second question? If the Qur'an is being read from a tape or by a reader, and the listener is not listening or is talking to someone else, is that permissible?
Answer : As for speaking aloud, this is not appropriate, because it resembles the saying[Fussilat 41:26]. However, if it is a secret between him and his companion, there is nothing wrong with it, but the best is to listen. This is regarding the listener. As for the one playing the Qur'an, we tell him: as long as those present have not agreed to play it, do not play it. If you are the one who likes it, put an earphone in your ear, because I do not want the Qur'an to be read among people who find it burdensome, or people who have their own business and conversations with their brothers, and they refrain from talking. The Qur'an should be read when a person is in the greatest state of longing for it. Some people love good and have tapes of the Qur'an, and he is the driver of the car, then he plays it. But the passengers do not want this, or they want it reluctantly and with a sense of burden.
Why do we force people to listen to the Qur'an when they want to sleep, or want to talk among themselves? Their souls are in a state of tension in this condition and are not ready to listen to the Qur'an. If he asks their permission and says, "O our brothers, we want to listen to the tape," and they say yes, then it has a place.
Answer : As for speaking aloud, this is not appropriate, because it resembles the saying
And those who disbelieve say, "Do not listen to this Qur'an and speak noisily during [the recitation of] it that perhaps you will overcome."
الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا لَا تَسْمَعُوا لِهَٰذَا الْقُرْآنِ وَالْغَوْا فِيهِ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَغْلِبُونَWhy do we force people to listen to the Qur'an when they want to sleep, or want to talk among themselves? Their souls are in a state of tension in this condition and are not ready to listen to the Qur'an. If he asks their permission and says, "O our brothers, we want to listen to the tape," and they say yes, then it has a place.
Source
قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، 61- إذا كان القرآن يقرأ من شريط او قارئ هل يجوز الحديث /سؤال على الهاتف /ابن عثيمين — youtube.com
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