The Loud and Quiet Recitation of the Qur'an
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh. The questioner asks about the command of Allah to be meticulous in the sciences of the Qur'an.
The Shaykh:
Lowering the voice is what has been reported. This is what has been reported: that the voice is lowered for it. Allah revealed the Qur'an and commanded its recitation, but He did not specify that some of it is to be recited quietly and some loudly. Rather, He commanded its recitation and left it open, Glorified and Exalted is He.
As for loud and quiet recitation, this depends on circumstances and interests. A person recites loudly if no harm results from his loudness, and he recites quietly if harm results from loudness, such as annoying those around him or disturbing those around him. Loudness and quietness depend on circumstances. However, specifying certain verses to be recited quietly is not what has been reported. Even if al-Suyuti said so, every opinion requires evidence. Yes.
The questioner:
Lowering the voice for the verses.
The Shaykh:
It has not been reported that one lowers his voice for a specific part of the Qur'an. Lowering the voice only occurs for one of the reasons, if someone is harmed by it or disturbed by it. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh. The questioner asks about the command of Allah to be meticulous in the sciences of the Qur'an.
The Shaykh:
Lowering the voice is what has been reported. This is what has been reported: that the voice is lowered for it. Allah revealed the Qur'an and commanded its recitation, but He did not specify that some of it is to be recited quietly and some loudly. Rather, He commanded its recitation and left it open, Glorified and Exalted is He.
As for loud and quiet recitation, this depends on circumstances and interests. A person recites loudly if no harm results from his loudness, and he recites quietly if harm results from loudness, such as annoying those around him or disturbing those around him. Loudness and quietness depend on circumstances. However, specifying certain verses to be recited quietly is not what has been reported. Even if al-Suyuti said so, every opinion requires evidence. Yes.
The questioner:
Lowering the voice for the verses.
The Shaykh:
It has not been reported that one lowers his voice for a specific part of the Qur'an. Lowering the voice only occurs for one of the reasons, if someone is harmed by it or disturbed by it. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 11 من 36/شرح العقيدة الواسطية (مع الأسئلة)/الذي يراك حين تقوم/صالح الفوزان/العقيدة/كبار العلماء — youtube.com (55:53)
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