What is your advice for one who becomes pleased with himself when people praise him for the beauty of his voice in the Qur'an?
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says that he is the imam of a mosque. He says: When I recite the Qur'an in prayer, some of the ma'mum (those praying behind the imam) come to me after the prayer and praise me for that recitation, and this causes me some self-admiration. I fear for myself from this trait and what is similar to it, so what is the advice in such a case, may Allah grant you success?
Answer:
The advice is that you should be moderate. Do not exaggerate in tajwid (the rules of Qur'anic recitation), and do not shake the Qur'an or rush through it. Keep it moderate, a moderate recitation, reciting verse by verse, pausing at the ends of verses, and beautifying the voice for the Qur'an, without any riya' (showing off in worship) or desire for the praise of people. Rather, let your intention be for the face of Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He). If you do this and someone praises you, that is from the immediate glad tidings of the believer, as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, and it is not from riya' (showing off in worship).
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says that he is the imam of a mosque. He says: When I recite the Qur'an in prayer, some of the ma'mum (those praying behind the imam) come to me after the prayer and praise me for that recitation, and this causes me some self-admiration. I fear for myself from this trait and what is similar to it, so what is the advice in such a case, may Allah grant you success?
Answer:
The advice is that you should be moderate. Do not exaggerate in tajwid (the rules of Qur'anic recitation), and do not shake the Qur'an or rush through it. Keep it moderate, a moderate recitation, reciting verse by verse, pausing at the ends of verses, and beautifying the voice for the Qur'an, without any riya' (showing off in worship) or desire for the praise of people. Rather, let your intention be for the face of Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He). If you do this and someone praises you, that is from the immediate glad tidings of the believer, as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, and it is not from riya' (showing off in worship).
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما نصيحتكم لمن يعجب بنفسه إذا مدحه الناس لحُسن صوته في القرآن؟ للشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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