Reciting Aloud and Reading from the Mushaf in the Tahajjud Prayer
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The questioner:
Is it permissible to recite aloud in the Tahajjud prayer, or not? And is it permissible to read from the mushaf in the Tahajjud prayer, or not?
The Shaykh:
Aloud is better, because it invigorates, drives away drowsiness, angers Shaytan, and benefits the listener. So the best is to recite aloud in the Tahajjud prayer at night; that is the best. There is no harm in reading from the mushaf, except if there are sleepers around him who are troubled by the movement of his voice, so that he does not wake them, and so that he does not harm them; he harms them. But if there is no one around him who is pained by it, then the best is to recite aloud, with an aloud recitation that does not tire him and does not harm anyone. Likewise, if there are worshippers around him who are not distracted by it, he recites aloud with an aloud recitation that does not harm a worshipper and does not harm a sleeper. Likewise, there is no harm in reading from the mushaf. May Allah be pleased with her, she used to pray from the mushaf in Ramadan. So the one who does not have memorization and reads from the mushaf in his Tahajjud, there is no harm in it, even if our imam is a shaykh. Even if it is upon us. Yes.
The questioner:
What is the ruling on the one who passes by?
The Shaykh:
Yes. The important thing is that we need the majority of the Companions. Praise be to Allah, al-Fatihah is easy, and whatever is easy with it is easy; this is the majority. One needs this in the Tahajjud prayers. Even if he prays in the night and you say it is valid, there is nothing wrong with it; this is correct, but he has no need when you criticize it,
Is it permissible to recite aloud in the Tahajjud prayer, or not? And is it permissible to read from the mushaf in the Tahajjud prayer, or not?
The Shaykh:
Aloud is better, because it invigorates, drives away drowsiness, angers Shaytan, and benefits the listener. So the best is to recite aloud in the Tahajjud prayer at night; that is the best. There is no harm in reading from the mushaf, except if there are sleepers around him who are troubled by the movement of his voice, so that he does not wake them, and so that he does not harm them; he harms them. But if there is no one around him who is pained by it, then the best is to recite aloud, with an aloud recitation that does not tire him and does not harm anyone. Likewise, if there are worshippers around him who are not distracted by it, he recites aloud with an aloud recitation that does not harm a worshipper and does not harm a sleeper. Likewise, there is no harm in reading from the mushaf. May Allah be pleased with her, she used to pray from the mushaf in Ramadan. So the one who does not have memorization and reads from the mushaf in his Tahajjud, there is no harm in it, even if our imam is a shaykh. Even if it is upon us. Yes.
The questioner:
What is the ruling on the one who passes by?
The Shaykh:
Yes. The important thing is that we need the majority of the Companions. Praise be to Allah, al-Fatihah is easy, and whatever is easy with it is easy; this is the majority. One needs this in the Tahajjud prayers. Even if he prays in the night and you say it is valid, there is nothing wrong with it; this is correct, but he has no need when you criticize it,
Source
ندوات الجامع الكبير مع الأسئلة - 54 — archive.org (59:13)
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