Is reading the Qur'an in a group for the sake of memorization and review considered a religious innovation (bid'ah)?
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is reading the Qur'an in a group for the sake of memorization and review considered a religious innovation (bid'ah)?
Answer:
If the group reading is for the purpose of learning, there is nothing wrong with it. However, if the group recitation is for the purpose of worship, it is not permissible; this is a religious innovation (bid'ah). Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is reading the Qur'an in a group for the sake of memorization and review considered a religious innovation (bid'ah)?
Answer:
If the group reading is for the purpose of learning, there is nothing wrong with it. However, if the group recitation is for the purpose of worship, it is not permissible; this is a religious innovation (bid'ah). Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [154 /641] هل قراءة القرآن جماعة لأجل الحفظ والمراجعة يعد من البدع؟ الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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