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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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The Correct Method for Reciting the Qur'an and Beautifying the Voice with It

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Question:
What is the method

Answer:
The correct method is to recite the Qur'an with reflection and to beautify one's voice with it, because a beautiful voice affects the listener, so one beautifies his voice with the Qur'an in order to affect those who listen to it. It was mentioned in the hadith:
Adorn the Qur'an with your voicesجملوا القرآن بأصواته
For this reason, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) prohibited reciting in a hurried, jumbled manner and reciting in a rapid, incoherent manner. He prohibited reciting in a hurried manner and prohibited reciting in a rapid, incoherent manner, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) or Allah the Exalted commanded the recitation of the Qur'an in a measured, rhythmic manner. Reciting the Qur'an in a measured manner is as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to recite the Qur'an, as Allah commanded him in His saying:
and recite the Qur'an with measured recitation.وَرَتِّلِ الْقُرْآنَ تَرْتِيلًا
[Al-Muzzammil 73:4]
until it is understood and until it affects his own soul and the listeners. So one does not recite the Qur'an in the manner of poetry, but rather he recites it in a measured, rhythmic manner and beautifies his voice with it. And the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to listen to the recitation of some of his Companions who were distinguished by their recitation of the Qur'an, such as Ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) and Abu al-Hasan al-Ash'ari, like Ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) and Abu Musa al-Ash'ari. Abu Musa al-Ash'ari, the noble Companion, had a beautiful voice. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to listen to him at night. And whenever he passed by Abu Musa's house at night while he was performing the late-night voluntary prayer and reciting the Qur'an, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would hear him and stand at his wall to listen to the Qur'an. He said to him:
If I had seen meلو رايتني
Last night while I was listening to your recitation.البارحة وانا استمع لقراءتك.
He said (may Allah be pleased with him): If I had known that you were listening, I would have adorned it for you with embellishment. Meaning: I would have beautified my voice with it. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، محاضرات في العقيدة والدعوة-094-موقف الإسلام من التيارات الفكرية|صالح الفوزان|كبار العلماء — youtube.com (40:27)

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