The Ruling on Shaking and Swaying While Reciting the Qur'an
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Question:
Sa'id Muhammad from Jeddah asks: What is the ruling on shaking, swaying, and moving while reciting the Noble Qur'an?
Answer:
This is not done. This is a bid'ah (religious innovation). Swaying and moving while reciting the Qur'an, as you mentioned, is a characteristic of the People of the Book when they read the Torah and the Gospel. We have been forbidden from imitating them. Yes.
The presenter:
Yes
Sa'id Muhammad from Jeddah asks: What is the ruling on shaking, swaying, and moving while reciting the Noble Qur'an?
Answer:
This is not done. This is a bid'ah (religious innovation). Swaying and moving while reciting the Qur'an, as you mentioned, is a characteristic of the People of the Book when they read the Torah and the Gospel. We have been forbidden from imitating them. Yes.
The presenter:
Yes
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، برنامج (فتاوى) (180) لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان بتاريخ [1439-05-14] - كبار العلماء — youtube.com (26:02)
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