The ruling on opening sessions of lessons and sermons with the recitation of the Qur'an
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. Some of the brothers gather every week, and there is some teaching and preaching in this gathering. Before starting the lesson or sermon, they recite something from the Qur'an, and they have always made it a habit to do so. What is the ruling, may Allah protect you, since we fear that this might be a bid'ah (religious innovation)?
Answer:
No, it is not obligatory to recite the Qur'an; it is not obligatory. The Companions, when they were listening, would order one of them to recite the Qur'an. And the scholars in these lands, until a short time ago, used to begin their sessions by reciting the Qur'an. It is a good thing. Yes. Allah the Exalted knows best, and may Allah send blessings and peace upon the Messenger.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. Some of the brothers gather every week, and there is some teaching and preaching in this gathering. Before starting the lesson or sermon, they recite something from the Qur'an, and they have always made it a habit to do so. What is the ruling, may Allah protect you, since we fear that this might be a bid'ah (religious innovation)?
Answer:
No, it is not obligatory to recite the Qur'an; it is not obligatory. The Companions, when they were listening, would order one of them to recite the Qur'an. And the scholars in these lands, until a short time ago, used to begin their sessions by reciting the Qur'an. It is a good thing. Yes. Allah the Exalted knows best, and may Allah send blessings and peace upon the Messenger.
Source
شرح قرة عيون الموحدين في تحقيق دعوة الأنبياء والمرسلين، باب قول الله - تعالى - : { إِنَّكَ لا تَهْدِي مَنْ أَحْبَبْتَ } — islamhouse.com (1:09:17)
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