What is the ruling on shaking while reciting the Qur'an?
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Question:
The questioner asks: What is the ruling on shaking while reciting the Qur'an, both during prayer and outside of it?
Answer:
This movement is not permissible when reciting the Qur'an or when listening to it. Movement is prohibited, as Allah the Exalted said:[Al-A'raf 7:204] Listening means ceasing movement. Listening means ceasing movement. Because if a person moves, he becomes distracted. So he listens, meaning he hears with his ears and remains still in his body, not moving, so that this is more effective in reflecting on the Qur'an. This is from one aspect. The second aspect is that swaying while reciting the Qur'an is taken from the People of the Book.
Because the People of the Book sway when reading the Torah and the Gospel, and we are prohibited from imitating them. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Sunan Abi Dawud 4031Hasan Sahih (Al-Albani)
The questioner asks: What is the ruling on shaking while reciting the Qur'an, both during prayer and outside of it?
Answer:
This movement is not permissible when reciting the Qur'an or when listening to it. Movement is prohibited, as Allah the Exalted said:
So when the Qur'an is recited, then listen to it and pay attention
وَإِذَا قُرِئَ الْقُرْآنُ فَاسْتَمِعُوا لَهُ وَأَنصِتُواBecause the People of the Book sway when reading the Torah and the Gospel, and we are prohibited from imitating them. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
He who copies any people is one of them.
من تشبه بقوم فهو منهم.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم الاهتزاز أثناء قراءة القرآن؟ للشيخ الفوزان — youtube.com
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