Ruling on holding a Qur'an memorization competition
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The fifth question of Fatwa No. ( 6498 ):
Q5: What is the ruling on receiving prizes in a Qur'an memorization competition, and is it permissible to hold a Qur'an memorization competition for women where they recite to a judging committee of men, or is this matter a religious innovation and a cause of fitnah (trial, discord or temptation), and is it permissible in the first place to hold a competition in this field?
A5 : (A) There is no harm in that, and there is no difference between men and women in this matter. (B) There is no harm, and she must not lower her voice in a seductive manner; as He, Glorified and Exalted is He, said:[Al-Ahzab 33:32] , and she must be covered with the prescribed Islamic covering, and there must be no seclusion with a non-mahram. And success is from Allah. May Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and his Companions.
Q5: What is the ruling on receiving prizes in a Qur'an memorization competition, and is it permissible to hold a Qur'an memorization competition for women where they recite to a judging committee of men, or is this matter a religious innovation and a cause of fitnah (trial, discord or temptation), and is it permissible in the first place to hold a competition in this field?
A5 : (A) There is no harm in that, and there is no difference between men and women in this matter. (B) There is no harm, and she must not lower her voice in a seductive manner; as He, Glorified and Exalted is He, said:
O wives of the Prophet, you are not like anyone among women. If you fear Allah, then do not be soft in speech [to men], lest he in whose heart is disease should covet, but speak with appropriate speech.
يَا نِسَاءَ النَّبِيِّ لَسْتُنَّ كَأَحَدٍ مِنَ النِّسَاءِ إِنِ اتَّقَيْتُنَّ فَلا تَخْضَعْنَ بِالْقَوْلِ فَيَطْمَعَ الَّذِي فِي قَلْبِهِ مَرَضٌ وَقُلْنَ قَوْلا مَعْرُوفًا
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