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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Recitation of Supplications, Texts, and Friday Sermons

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The questioner:
A questioner says: What is the ruling, Honorable Shaykh, on reciting du'a' slowly in tarawih prayer?

The Shaykh:
Recitation applies to the Qur'an, the speech of Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He), and one should recite the Qur'an with proper recitation. As for supplications and the speech of people, they are not recited in this manner.

The questioner:
He also asks: What is the ruling on reciting texts and Friday sermons with proper recitation?

The Shaykh:
Reciting what?

The questioner:
Texts, texts of knowledge, the texts.

The Shaykh:
Regarding texts, if he beautifies his voice for supplication and beautifies his voice for texts of knowledge, there is no harm. This is not called *tartil* (proper recitation); it is called good delivery, a beautiful voice. It is not called *tartil*. *Tartil* is what is done according to the rules of *tajwid* (Qur'anic recitation) and reading, the reading of the Qur'an. As for beautifying his voice in reading from a book or in supplication, there is no objection to that. This is not called *tartil*. Yes.

The questioner:
May Allah reward you. And he asks about the recitation of Friday sermons.

The Shaykh:
Likewise, beautifying the voice for them and for good delivery is undoubtedly good and attracts the listeners. But it is not called *tartil*. Yes.

The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، باب من الشرك أن يستغيث بغير الله أو يدعو غيره — youtube.com (48:38)

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