Does listening to the Qur'an via the radio daily suffice in place of reciting it, and is the reward of the reciter and the listener the same?
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The questioner : In his first question, he asks: Does listening to the Qur'an via the radio daily suffice in place of reciting it, and is the reward of the reciter and the listener the same?
The Shaykh : This does not suffice in place of reciting it, but there is no doubt that the listener has a reward and that he shares in the reciter's reward. For this reason, if the reciter reaches a verse of prostration, both he and the listener prostrate.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : However, sometimes a person may feel lazy or tired and prefer to listen to the Qur'an from someone else. If he finds that listening to others brings more presence of mind, deeper reflection, and greater benefit to his heart, then there is no blame on him for doing so. But if he makes that his constant habit and abandons reciting it himself, then that is not permissible and does not suffice in place of reciting it oneself.
As for which is more rewarding, there is no doubt that a person reciting it himself is more rewarding, because it involves both action and listening at the same time.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : The person moves the points of articulation with speech, and this is action, and he hears his recitation and listens to it, and this is listening. However, the lesser of the two may sometimes become the better, such that his reflection and awareness of another's recitation is greater than his reflection when he recites it himself. Every situation has its own ruling, but when looking at the action in terms of the action itself, reciting is better than listening.
The Shaykh : This does not suffice in place of reciting it, but there is no doubt that the listener has a reward and that he shares in the reciter's reward. For this reason, if the reciter reaches a verse of prostration, both he and the listener prostrate.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : However, sometimes a person may feel lazy or tired and prefer to listen to the Qur'an from someone else. If he finds that listening to others brings more presence of mind, deeper reflection, and greater benefit to his heart, then there is no blame on him for doing so. But if he makes that his constant habit and abandons reciting it himself, then that is not permissible and does not suffice in place of reciting it oneself.
As for which is more rewarding, there is no doubt that a person reciting it himself is more rewarding, because it involves both action and listening at the same time.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : The person moves the points of articulation with speech, and this is action, and he hears his recitation and listens to it, and this is listening. However, the lesser of the two may sometimes become the better, such that his reflection and awareness of another's recitation is greater than his reflection when he recites it himself. Every situation has its own ruling, but when looking at the action in terms of the action itself, reciting is better than listening.