Reading texts of knowledge with a beautiful voice
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: Some students of knowledge read texts of knowledge while beautifying their voices and being pleased with them. He asks: Is this considered among the singing that you have forbidden?
Answer:
No, no. Beautifying the voice is required, good, and it encourages interest in knowledge and interest in listening to it. Yes. A beautiful voice is a blessing from Allah (Mighty and Majestic). Using your beautiful voice in reciting the Qur'an, the speech of the Most Merciful, is good performance. And the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: and he said: Sunan Abi Dawud 1469Sahih (Al-Albani) "to sing" means to beautify one's voice. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: Some students of knowledge read texts of knowledge while beautifying their voices and being pleased with them. He asks: Is this considered among the singing that you have forbidden?
Answer:
No, no. Beautifying the voice is required, good, and it encourages interest in knowledge and interest in listening to it. Yes. A beautiful voice is a blessing from Allah (Mighty and Majestic). Using your beautiful voice in reciting the Qur'an, the speech of the Most Merciful, is good performance. And the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
Adorn the Qur'an with your voices
زينوا القرآن بأصواتكمHe who does not chant the Qur'an is not one of us.
ليس منا من لم يتغن بالقرآن
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، فصل هذا السماع الشيطاني المضاد للسماع الرحماني له في الشرع بضعة عشر اسمًا — islamhouse.com (57:40)
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