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What is the maximum time for completing the recitation of the Qur'an, and is it valid to complete it in less than a day?

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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: What is the maximum time in which one can complete the recitation of the Qur'an? Is it limited to one month?

The Shaykh:
Yes, indeed, up to one month, not exceeding it. Yes.

The presenter:
Then

The questioner:
he says, may Allah preserve you, is it valid to complete it in less than a day?

The Shaykh:
Yes, there is no impediment. 'Umar ibn al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) recited it in one rak'ah. Allah made the Qur'an easy, and indeed We have made the Qur'an easy for remembrance. Allah made the recitation of the Qur'an easy for some people. Yes.

The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: Regarding

The Shaykh:
they say that Imam al-Shafi'i (may Allah have mercy on him) had sixty complete recitations of the Qur'an in Ramadan. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 663- ما أقصى مدة لختم القرآن، وهل يصح ختمه في أقل من يوم؟ - صالح الفوزان — youtube.com

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