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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Beautifying the Voice with the Qur'an and Showing Off

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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, he says: My voice is beautiful when reciting the Noble Qur'an, so I sometimes want to beautify my voice in recitation in order to affect people and to feel the greatness of the Book of Allah, but I fear that this may be a form of showing off (riya').

Answer:
No, not at all, if Allah wills. Beautifying your voice with the Qur'an, and you are rewarded for this. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to Abu Musa al-Ash'ari, "If I had known that I was listening to your recitation,
If you were to see me, as I was listening to your recitation (of the Qur'an) yester-nightلو رأيتني وأنا أستمع لقراءتك البارحة
Sahih Muslim 793e
" because he had a beautiful voice, so he said (may Allah be pleased with him),
If I had known that you were listening, I would have polished it for youلو علمت أنك تستمع لحبرته لك تحبيرا
meaning, "I would have beautified my voice with it." This indicates that beautifying the voice with the Qur'an is a desired matter. It is a blessing from Allah upon the servant if He grants him a beautiful voice, and this does not fall under the category of showing off. Yes.
Source لقاء مفتوح — alfawzan.live (1:07:02)

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