The Impact of 'Umar on Abandoning the Qur'an for Forty Days
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, he says: Is there a report from 'Umar that he said, "Whoever does not read the Qur'an for forty days has neglected the Qur'an"?
Answer:
By Allah, I do not know what passed over him in this regard, but the scholars say that the preferred practice is that a month should not pass without completing a recitation of the Qur'an. This is the minimum. If he completes it every ten days, or every three days, or every seven days, or better, that is even more so. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, he says: Is there a report from 'Umar that he said, "Whoever does not read the Qur'an for forty days has neglected the Qur'an"?
Answer:
By Allah, I do not know what passed over him in this regard, but the scholars say that the preferred practice is that a month should not pass without completing a recitation of the Qur'an. This is the minimum. If he completes it every ten days, or every three days, or every seven days, or better, that is even more so. Yes.
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، بداية من باب اتخاذ متعبدات الكفار ومواضع القبور إذا نبشت مساجد — islamhouse.com (1:05:54)
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