Completing the recitation of the Qur'an in the coming year and the imam's completion of the Qur'an in the tarawih prayers
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Question:
This brother says: Shaykh, if I am unable to complete the recitation of the Qur'an with my congregation this year and this month, because I read the Noble Qur'an slowly, should I complete the remainder in the coming year?
Answer:
No, my brother. This is not considered reading the Qur'an in the month of Ramadan. This is fragmented reading spread over multiple years. Each year has its own ruling. It is prescribed that the imam have the ma'mum (congregation) hear the entire Qur'an, from its beginning to its end, during the nights of the month. He should not be lazy, for many imams, especially the young ones, have fallen into laziness and into argumentation and doubt regarding acts of worship.
It is obligatory for the imam to seek reward from Allah and to be kind to himself and his congregation by distributing the Qur'an over the nights of the month so that he completes it at the end of the month and covers it all. He should have the ma'mum hear it, and he and those behind him should obtain the reward of the Qur'an. He should not deprive himself and those behind him of the reading and listening to the Qur'an. The recitation should be moderate, between rushing and dragging out, stretching, and fragmenting. Rather, he should proceed with a measured, recited reading.
Such that it does not burden him, nor burden those behind him, nor take up too much of his time, causing him to delay the completion of the Qur'an in the month of Ramadan.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good, O Shaykh,
This brother says: Shaykh, if I am unable to complete the recitation of the Qur'an with my congregation this year and this month, because I read the Noble Qur'an slowly, should I complete the remainder in the coming year?
Answer:
No, my brother. This is not considered reading the Qur'an in the month of Ramadan. This is fragmented reading spread over multiple years. Each year has its own ruling. It is prescribed that the imam have the ma'mum (congregation) hear the entire Qur'an, from its beginning to its end, during the nights of the month. He should not be lazy, for many imams, especially the young ones, have fallen into laziness and into argumentation and doubt regarding acts of worship.
It is obligatory for the imam to seek reward from Allah and to be kind to himself and his congregation by distributing the Qur'an over the nights of the month so that he completes it at the end of the month and covers it all. He should have the ma'mum hear it, and he and those behind him should obtain the reward of the Qur'an. He should not deprive himself and those behind him of the reading and listening to the Qur'an. The recitation should be moderate, between rushing and dragging out, stretching, and fragmenting. Rather, he should proceed with a measured, recited reading.
Such that it does not burden him, nor burden those behind him, nor take up too much of his time, causing him to delay the completion of the Qur'an in the month of Ramadan.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good, O Shaykh,
Source
قناة «مكة و المدينة»، 13 فتاوى على الهواء - 20 / 09 / 1433هـ _ الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com (30:38)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.
