The Ruling on Neglecting the Rules of Tajwid
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Question:
A questioner asks: What is the ruling on neglecting the rules of tajwid that do not change the letters or the meanings, such as neglecting ikhfa, ghunnah, idgham, and others?
Answer:
The obligatory and fard requirement is to recite the Qur'an free from grammatical lahn (grammatical error), grammatical lahn. You must not raise a noun that is in the accusative case, nor put a noun in the accusative case that is in the genitive case, or you must recite according to the linguistic and grammatical standard. This is the obligatory part. As for the issue of the rules of tajwid, these are complements and recommended practices (mustahabb), not obligatory. If you know them, you act upon them, and you have done a recommended act. If you neglect them, there is no sin upon you. Yes.
A questioner asks: What is the ruling on neglecting the rules of tajwid that do not change the letters or the meanings, such as neglecting ikhfa, ghunnah, idgham, and others?
Answer:
The obligatory and fard requirement is to recite the Qur'an free from grammatical lahn (grammatical error), grammatical lahn. You must not raise a noun that is in the accusative case, nor put a noun in the accusative case that is in the genitive case, or you must recite according to the linguistic and grammatical standard. This is the obligatory part. As for the issue of the rules of tajwid, these are complements and recommended practices (mustahabb), not obligatory. If you know them, you act upon them, and you have done a recommended act. If you neglect them, there is no sin upon you. Yes.
Source
شرح كتاب الكبائر للإمام محمد بن عبد الوهاب، باب ما جاء في أخوة الإسلام وحق المسلم على المسلم — islamhouse.com (1:21:24)
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