Is it better to recite the Qur'an in the mosque or at home?
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The questioner:
Our brother, the author of this message, says: I see some of the congregation in the mosque sitting after the prayer, each reciting the Qur'an individually. Is it better to do this in the mosque or at home? I would like clarification on the virtue of reciting the Noble Qur'an at home.
The Shaykh:
Reciting the Qur'an is required at home and required in the mosque; one recites the Qur'an in his home and recites the Qur'an in the mosque. So a group gathered in one of the houses of Allah, recitingSunan Abi Dawud 1455Sahih (Al-Albani) and Allah mentioned them among those with Him.
These are great virtues. Allahu Akbar. In engaging with the Qur'an in the mosques. Yes. And homes are not deprived of the reading of the Qur'an in them, to illuminate them and make them pleasant with His speech, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Sahih Muslim 780.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good, and may He do you well.
The questioner:
The questioner asks: Shaykh Salih, is it better to do this in the mosque or at home?
The Shaykh:
So there is virtue in all of it, praise be to Allah; there is virtue in all of it, but it may be better at home in that it brings life to the home with the remembrance of Allah (Mighty and Majestic), and in that it is more conducive to sincerity and avoiding showing off.
Our brother, the author of this message, says: I see some of the congregation in the mosque sitting after the prayer, each reciting the Qur'an individually. Is it better to do this in the mosque or at home? I would like clarification on the virtue of reciting the Noble Qur'an at home.
The Shaykh:
Reciting the Qur'an is required at home and required in the mosque; one recites the Qur'an in his home and recites the Qur'an in the mosque. So a group gathered in one of the houses of Allah, reciting
the Book of Allah, and learning it together among themselves, but calmness (sakinah) comes down to them, (Divine) mercy covers them (from above), and the angels surround them
كِتَابَ اللَّهِ وَيَتَدَارَسُونَهُ بَيْنَهُمْ إِلاَّ نَزَلَتْ عَلَيْهِمُ السَّكِينَةُ وَغَشِيَتْهُمُ الرَّحْمَةُ وَحَفَّتْهُمُ الْمَلاَئِكَةُThese are great virtues. Allahu Akbar. In engaging with the Qur'an in the mosques. Yes. And homes are not deprived of the reading of the Qur'an in them, to illuminate them and make them pleasant with His speech, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
Satan runs away from the house in which Surah Baqara is recited.
إن الشيطان لا يفر من البيت الذي تقرأ فيه سورة البقرةThe presenter:
May Allah reward you with good, and may He do you well.
The questioner:
The questioner asks: Shaykh Salih, is it better to do this in the mosque or at home?
The Shaykh:
So there is virtue in all of it, praise be to Allah; there is virtue in all of it, but it may be better at home in that it brings life to the home with the remembrance of Allah (Mighty and Majestic), and in that it is more conducive to sincerity and avoiding showing off.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل قراءة القرآن في المسجد أفضل أم في البيت؟ الشيخ صالح بن فوزان الفوزان — youtube.com
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