Completing the Qur'an in forty days and abandoning it
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is it true that whoever does not complete the Qur'an in forty days is considered to have abandoned it?
Answer:
As far as I know, there is no specified time limit for completing the Qur'an. However, whatever you complete, repeating the completion is better. Frequent completion of the Qur'an is better. The Salaf used to divide it for the night prayer. Some of them would complete it every month.
Some would complete it every ten nights, some every seven, some every three; this is the well-known practice among them. Some would complete it every night. Some would complete it in one rak'ah, like 'Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him). This depends on one's desire, energy, and capacity. As far as I know, there is no specified limit. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is it true that whoever does not complete the Qur'an in forty days is considered to have abandoned it?
Answer:
As far as I know, there is no specified time limit for completing the Qur'an. However, whatever you complete, repeating the completion is better. Frequent completion of the Qur'an is better. The Salaf used to divide it for the night prayer. Some of them would complete it every month.
Some would complete it every ten nights, some every seven, some every three; this is the well-known practice among them. Some would complete it every night. Some would complete it in one rak'ah, like 'Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him). This depends on one's desire, energy, and capacity. As far as I know, there is no specified limit. Yes.
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، بداية من باب تعاهد الماقين وغيرهما من غضون الوجه — islamhouse.com (1:09:10)
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