Which is better, reading the Qur'an or listening to it being recited?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, does a Muslim receive reward for reading the Qur'an if he is content with listening, or is reading necessary?
Answer:
Reciting is better than listening, and there is reward in listening. Allah the Exalted said:[Al-A'raf 7:204] But for a person to recite the Qur'an himself is better than listening. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, does a Muslim receive reward for reading the Qur'an if he is content with listening, or is reading necessary?
Answer:
Reciting is better than listening, and there is reward in listening. Allah the Exalted said:
So 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»، 1978 - أيهما أفضل قراءة القرآن أم الاستماع لقراءته؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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