Sometimes I read verses from the Noble Qur'an without saying "I seek refuge in Allah from the accursed Shaytan" and without the basmalah. Is there a sin on me?
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Question:
He says: I sometimes read verses from the Noble Qur'an, specifically Ayat al-Kursi and the last surah of al-Baqarah, without saying "I seek refuge in Allah from the accursed Shaytan" and without reciting the basmalah. This is an involuntary action on my part. Is there a sin on me for this? And what is the time when I must get accustomed to doing this when reading the Qur'an? May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. All praise is due to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions. To proceed: Among the etiquettes of reciting the Qur'an is seeking refuge with Allah from the accursed Shaytan at the beginning. Allah the Exalted said:[An-Nahl 16:98] meaning, when you intend to recite. Similarly, His saying: "And when you intend to pray" and [Al-Ma'idah 5:6] at the end of the verse, meaning, when you intend to pray. Therefore, seeking refuge at the beginning of the recitation is recommended (mustahabb) because of this noble verse, and because it drives the Shaytan away from the reciter. Seeking refuge with Allah from the accursed Shaytan keeps the Shaytan away from the one who recites the Qur'an, so that he reflects upon the Qur'an, and also so that he is able to recite without forgetting some of the verses. Thus, seeking refuge protects him from the Shaytan and helps him to recite the Qur'an in the correct manner.
Likewise, among the etiquettes of reading the Qur'an is the basmalah at the beginning of every surah, by saying "In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful," except for Surah al-Bara'ah, because it was not written before it in the mushaf. So, one does not say "In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful" at the beginning of Surah al-Bara'ah. As for the other surahs, it is recommended (mustahabb) to say "In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful" before reading their beginning. This is among the recommended practices (mustahabbat): beginning with seeking refuge and beginning with the basmalah are recommended practices in recitation. So, if one reads without seeking refuge, or without saying "In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful" at the beginning of the surah, there is no blame on him, but he would be leaving a sunnah.
He says: I sometimes read verses from the Noble Qur'an, specifically Ayat al-Kursi and the last surah of al-Baqarah, without saying "I seek refuge in Allah from the accursed Shaytan" and without reciting the basmalah. This is an involuntary action on my part. Is there a sin on me for this? And what is the time when I must get accustomed to doing this when reading the Qur'an? May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. All praise is due to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions. To proceed: Among the etiquettes of reciting the Qur'an is seeking refuge with Allah from the accursed Shaytan at the beginning. Allah the Exalted said:
So when you recite the Qur'an, [first] seek refuge in Allah from Satan, the expelled [from His mercy].
فَإِذَا قَرَأْتَ الْقُرْآنَ فَاسْتَعِذْ بِاللَّهِ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ الرَّجِيمِyou who have believed, when you rise to [perform] prayer, wash your faces and your forearms to
الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا إِذَا قُمْتُمْ إِلَى الصَّلَاةِ فَاغْسِلُوا وُجُوهَكُمْ وَأَيْدِيَكُمْ إِلَىLikewise, among the etiquettes of reading the Qur'an is the basmalah at the beginning of every surah, by saying "In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful," except for Surah al-Bara'ah, because it was not written before it in the mushaf. So, one does not say "In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful" at the beginning of Surah al-Bara'ah. As for the other surahs, it is recommended (mustahabb) to say "In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful" before reading their beginning. This is among the recommended practices (mustahabbat): beginning with seeking refuge and beginning with the basmalah are recommended practices in recitation. So, if one reads without seeking refuge, or without saying "In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful" at the beginning of the surah, there is no blame on him, but he would be leaving a sunnah.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، أحيانا أقرأ آيات من القرآن الكريم دون أن أقول أعوذ بالله من الشيطان الرجيم ودون البسملة فهل علي إثم؟ — youtube.com
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