Which is better for the one in i'tikaf (spiritual retreat in the mosque): reciting the Qur'an alone or its tafsir (Qur'anic exegesis)?
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Question:
Which is better for the one in i'tikaf: reciting the Qur'an alone or reciting its tafsir and reflecting on it?
Answer:
Reciting the Qur'an alone is better, because recitation has a greater virtue in Ramadan than in other times. As for reading the tafsir, that has another time. If he reads the tafsir when he is not in a state of i'tikaf, he reads it in all his states. The time for the tafsir is broad, unlike the recitation of the Qur'an, whose superiority is in the time of i'tikaf. So it is better for him to occupy himself with recitation and going through the Qur'an than reading the tafsir. Yes.
Which is better for the one in i'tikaf: reciting the Qur'an alone or reciting its tafsir and reflecting on it?
Answer:
Reciting the Qur'an alone is better, because recitation has a greater virtue in Ramadan than in other times. As for reading the tafsir, that has another time. If he reads the tafsir when he is not in a state of i'tikaf, he reads it in all his states. The time for the tafsir is broad, unlike the recitation of the Qur'an, whose superiority is in the time of i'tikaf. So it is better for him to occupy himself with recitation and going through the Qur'an than reading the tafsir. Yes.
Source
الأفضل للمعتكف قراءة القرآن أم دراسة التفسير — alfawzan.live
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