Khushu' (humility) when listening to the Qur'an without reciting it
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Question:
This is Ali from Yemen. He says: I have memorized the entire mushaf, praise be to Allah. But Shaykh Salih, when I recite the Qur'an, I do not grasp its meaning, and when I hear it from others, I feel humility. Even if the reciter does not have a good voice, what should I do? And will I be rewarded for that?
Answer:
You do both: you recite the Qur'an yourself, and this is better,Riyad as-Salihin 999, and you also listen to others. Allah the Exalted said: [Al-A'raf 7:204] Yes.
This is Ali from Yemen. He says: I have memorized the entire mushaf, praise be to Allah. But Shaykh Salih, when I recite the Qur'an, I do not grasp its meaning, and when I hear it from others, I feel humility. Even if the reciter does not have a good voice, what should I do? And will I be rewarded for that?
Answer:
You do both: you recite the Qur'an yourself, and this is better,
Whoever recites a letter from the Book of Allah, he will be credited with a good deed, and a good deed gets a ten-fold reward.
من قرأ حرفا من كتاب الله فله حسنة، والحسنة بعشر أمثالهاSo when the Qur'an is recited, then listen to it and pay attention that you may receive mercy.
وَإِذَا قُرِئَ الْقُرْآنُ فَاسْتَمِعُوا لَهُ وَأَنصِتُوا لَعَلَّكُمْ تُرْحَمُونَ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، برنامج (فتاوى) (059) لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان بتاريخ [1435-07-22] - كبار العلماء — youtube.com (28:04)
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