Did the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) recite with the tajwid (rules of Qur'anic recitation) that we know now?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: Ibn al-Qayyim (may Allah have mercy on him) said that his recitation (peace and blessings be upon him) was moderate; he would pause at every verse and prolong his voice with it. The question is: Did the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) recite with the tajwid (rules of Qur'anic recitation) that we know now?
Answer:
By tajwid (rules of Qur'anic recitation), one means safety from lahn (mistakes), safety from lahn (mistakes) in recitation, such that one does not break the nominative case or raise the genitive case or contradict the grammatical rule. This is the obligatory tajwid (rules of Qur'anic recitation), which is necessary. As for tajwid (rules of Qur'anic recitation) in the sense of idgham (merging of letters), ghunnah (nasalization), and madd (prolongation), these are beautifiers and are not obligatory. Exaggeration in them is not permissible. The best is moderation. And this will come, if Allah wills. The best is moderation in recitation. Moderation without hasty, slurred speech or excessive dragging out. Yes.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: Ibn al-Qayyim (may Allah have mercy on him) said that his recitation (peace and blessings be upon him) was moderate; he would pause at every verse and prolong his voice with it. The question is: Did the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) recite with the tajwid (rules of Qur'anic recitation) that we know now?
Answer:
By tajwid (rules of Qur'anic recitation), one means safety from lahn (mistakes), safety from lahn (mistakes) in recitation, such that one does not break the nominative case or raise the genitive case or contradict the grammatical rule. This is the obligatory tajwid (rules of Qur'anic recitation), which is necessary. As for tajwid (rules of Qur'anic recitation) in the sense of idgham (merging of letters), ghunnah (nasalization), and madd (prolongation), these are beautifiers and are not obligatory. Exaggeration in them is not permissible. The best is moderation. And this will come, if Allah wills. The best is moderation in recitation. Moderation without hasty, slurred speech or excessive dragging out. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [73\ 3436] هل كان رسول الله ﷺ يقرأ بالتجويد الذي نعرفه الآن؟ | الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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