Is it true that it is not permissible to break up the recitation of Surat al-An'am, and is there anything reported regarding its virtues?
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The questioner:
I have heard some people say that it is not permissible to break up the recitation of Surat al-An'am, meaning that it is obligatory to read it in one go without leaving a part of it for another time. What is the ruling on this practice? And have any statements been reported regarding the virtues of Surat al-An'am? May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh:
I do not approve of this statement, and it is not permissible to affirm it. Rather, the Muslim reads whatever he wishes from the Qur'an, from Surat al-An'am and others. He may complete it, and he may read part of it. There is no doubt that if he completes it, or completes other surahs, or completes the entire Qur'an, that is better.
The presenter:
Yes.
The Shaykh:
But it is permissible to read part of a surah and stop from the rest. Allah the Exalted said:[Al-Muzzammil 73:20] except for Surat al-Fatihah, which it is obligatory to complete in the prayer.
Because it is a pillar of the pillars of the prayer, and it is not permissible to read part of it or leave its completion. As for the other surahs, it is permissible to read the prayer with part of them, or outside of prayer, or to complete them. He is at liberty, but there is no doubt that completing them is better. As for the virtues of Surat al-An'am specifically, I do not know anything of that. But Surat al-An'am is a great surah in which Allah mentioned matters of belief, tawhid (the oneness of Allah), and the refutation of the people of the pre-Islamic age of ignorance regarding what they made lawful and forbidden without knowledge, and what they do of shirk (associating partners with Allah). Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, mentioned in this surah great things from the rulings of the Shari'ah, intellectual rulings, rulings of creed, the prohibition of shirk, and the refutation of the mushrikin (those who associate partners with Allah). This is a great surah without doubt, and what it contains of great rulings. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good, and may He do you good.
I have heard some people say that it is not permissible to break up the recitation of Surat al-An'am, meaning that it is obligatory to read it in one go without leaving a part of it for another time. What is the ruling on this practice? And have any statements been reported regarding the virtues of Surat al-An'am? May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh:
I do not approve of this statement, and it is not permissible to affirm it. Rather, the Muslim reads whatever he wishes from the Qur'an, from Surat al-An'am and others. He may complete it, and he may read part of it. There is no doubt that if he completes it, or completes other surahs, or completes the entire Qur'an, that is better.
The presenter:
Yes.
The Shaykh:
But it is permissible to read part of a surah and stop from the rest. Allah the Exalted said:
So recite what is easy from it
فَاقْرَءُوا مَا تَيَسَّرَ مِنْهُBecause it is a pillar of the pillars of the prayer, and it is not permissible to read part of it or leave its completion. As for the other surahs, it is permissible to read the prayer with part of them, or outside of prayer, or to complete them. He is at liberty, but there is no doubt that completing them is better. As for the virtues of Surat al-An'am specifically, I do not know anything of that. But Surat al-An'am is a great surah in which Allah mentioned matters of belief, tawhid (the oneness of Allah), and the refutation of the people of the pre-Islamic age of ignorance regarding what they made lawful and forbidden without knowledge, and what they do of shirk (associating partners with Allah). Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, mentioned in this surah great things from the rulings of the Shari'ah, intellectual rulings, rulings of creed, the prohibition of shirk, and the refutation of the mushrikin (those who associate partners with Allah). This is a great surah without doubt, and what it contains of great rulings. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good, and may He do you good.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل صحيح أنه لا يجوز التقطيع في قراءة سورة الأنعام وهل ورد شيء في فضلها؟ الشيخ صالح بن فوزان الفوزان — youtube.com
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