Are competitions for memorizing the Qur'an a religious innovation (bid'ah)?
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Question:
He says: May Allah reward you. Some people say that competitions for the sake of memorizing the Qur'an are a religious innovation (bid'ah)?
Answer:
No, it is not a religious innovation (bid'ah). This is encouragement toward good. Ibn al-Qayyim says that this is jihad in the cause of Allah, because seeking knowledge, memorizing the Qur'an, and teaching it are all jihad in the cause of Allah. Therefore, it is permissible to take prizes for it. Yes.
He says: May Allah reward you. Some people say that competitions for the sake of memorizing the Qur'an are a religious innovation (bid'ah)?
Answer:
No, it is not a religious innovation (bid'ah). This is encouragement toward good. Ibn al-Qayyim says that this is jihad in the cause of Allah, because seeking knowledge, memorizing the Qur'an, and teaching it are all jihad in the cause of Allah. Therefore, it is permissible to take prizes for it. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، محاضرات في العقيدة والدعوة-16-السلفية حقيقتها وسماتها|صالح الفوزان|العام|كبار العلماء — youtube.com (1:20:29)
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