Listening to the Qur'an: Is it considered recitation?
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The questioner:
May Allah reward you with good. The young man says: If I listen to the Qur'an, is that considered recitation, because it is forbidden?
The Shaykh:
If you hear it.
The questioner:
If you watch the recitation of the Qur'an, is that considered recitation because you recited it?
The Shaykh:
No, the listener is considered a listener. Allah the Exalted said:[Al-A'raf 7:204] So you are considered a listener, not a reciter.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
May Allah reward you with good. The young man says: If I listen to the Qur'an, is that considered recitation, because it is forbidden?
The Shaykh:
If you hear it.
The questioner:
If you watch the recitation of the Qur'an, is that considered recitation because you recited it?
The Shaykh:
No, the listener is considered a listener. Allah the Exalted said:
So when the Qur'an is recited, then listen to it and pay attention
وَإِذَا قُرِئَ الْقُرْآنُ فَاسْتَمِعُوا لَهُ وَأَنصِتُواThe presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Source
معالم من منهج السلف — alfawzan.live (1:22:47)
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