Among the signs of the Hour is the appearance of reciters who are open sinners; is the reference to reciters of the Qur'an?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner says: It is mentioned in the hadith that among the signs of the Hour is the appearance of reciters who are open sinners. What is meant by "reciters"? Are they reciters of the Qur'an?
Answer:
Yes, indeed. The reciters who are open sinners are reciters of the Qur'an who recite it but do not act upon it, and do not act in accordance with it. Open sinfulness (fisq) means departing from the obedience of Allah, so they do not obey the commands of the Qur'an. Yes, and even if they make their recitation beautiful and excellent, the criterion is not the recitation or the excellence of the recitation. The criterion is action, action in accordance with the Qur'an. Yes.
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner says: It is mentioned in the hadith that among the signs of the Hour is the appearance of reciters who are open sinners. What is meant by "reciters"? Are they reciters of the Qur'an?
Answer:
Yes, indeed. The reciters who are open sinners are reciters of the Qur'an who recite it but do not act upon it, and do not act in accordance with it. Open sinfulness (fisq) means departing from the obedience of Allah, so they do not obey the commands of the Qur'an. Yes, and even if they make their recitation beautiful and excellent, the criterion is not the recitation or the excellence of the recitation. The criterion is action, action in accordance with the Qur'an. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [643- 4717] من علامات الساعة ظهور قراء فساق ، هل المراد بهم قراء القرآن؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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