The Meaning of I'rab al-Qur'an and the Ruling on Tajwid
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Question:
Other than the Shaykh and the sermon for the deceased, does the meaning of I'rab al-Qur'an refer to recitation with tajwid, or only without a lahn (error) that distorts the meaning? And is recitation with tajwid obligatory?
Answer:
The recitation, or I'rab al-Qur'an, means reciting it without linguistic lahn (error). This is what I'rab al-Qur'an is.
As for tajwid, including madd (elongation), idgham (merging), and similar rules of tajwid, these are beautifiers of the recitation and performance. They are not obligatory, but rather recommended (mustahabb), without exaggeration and without strictness in the rules of tajwid. So tajwid and its rules are among the beautifiers. Whoever learns them and performs with them does well, and whoever is ignorant of them has no blame on him, provided that he recites the Qur'an without lahn (error) in it, such as raising the mansub (accusative) or accusating the marfu' (nominative), or stripping the mansub, or otherwise. Rather, what is required is I'rab al-Qur'an, meaning reciting it in the Arabic manner that has no lahn (error) in it. As for beautifying the voice, beautifying the recitation, and tajwid, these are recommended matters and complements.
Other than the Shaykh and the sermon for the deceased, does the meaning of I'rab al-Qur'an refer to recitation with tajwid, or only without a lahn (error) that distorts the meaning? And is recitation with tajwid obligatory?
Answer:
The recitation, or I'rab al-Qur'an, means reciting it without linguistic lahn (error). This is what I'rab al-Qur'an is.
As for tajwid, including madd (elongation), idgham (merging), and similar rules of tajwid, these are beautifiers of the recitation and performance. They are not obligatory, but rather recommended (mustahabb), without exaggeration and without strictness in the rules of tajwid. So tajwid and its rules are among the beautifiers. Whoever learns them and performs with them does well, and whoever is ignorant of them has no blame on him, provided that he recites the Qur'an without lahn (error) in it, such as raising the mansub (accusative) or accusating the marfu' (nominative), or stripping the mansub, or otherwise. Rather, what is required is I'rab al-Qur'an, meaning reciting it in the Arabic manner that has no lahn (error) in it. As for beautifying the voice, beautifying the recitation, and tajwid, these are recommended matters and complements.
Source
شرح لمعة الاعتقاد [ صالح الفوزان ]، القرآن كلام الله — islamhouse.com (1:04:19)
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