The ruling on completing the recitation of the Qur'an in a day and night, and an explanation of the etiquettes of recitation
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The questioner:
This is from a message sent by a listener, 'Abd al-'Ali Fiqayhi. The brother 'Abd al-'Ali says: I read in a book that there were some of the Companions and the Tabi'un who used to recite the Qur'an in a day and night, and some of them used to recite it in a single day. Is this correct? It is possible, and Allah knows best.
The Shaykh:
There is nothing to prevent it. If a person devotes himself to recitation and has no other occupation besides it, he can complete the recitation of the Qur'an in a day and night, or in a single day. This depends on what Allah the Exalted grants him in terms of energy, strength, and memorization of the Book of Allah the Glorious and Exalted. Is there a specific time limit for memorizing the Qur'an? This varies according to the reciters. However, it is better and more desirable for a person to recite with a refined, measured recitation, to reflect upon it, and to compose the recitation properly, without rushing or being hasty, or reciting it with a rhythmic sway like poetry, as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
The questioner:
Thank you.
The Shaykh:
He prohibited swaying the Qur'an like poetry, for the Qur'an is not to be recited with bouncing or brought to the level of singing. Rather, the Qur'an is to be recited in the appropriate manner, without swaying or bouncing, while establishing the letters and observing the rules of tajwid (the rules of Qur'anic recitation) as much as possible.
The presenter:
Yes.
This is from a message sent by a listener, 'Abd al-'Ali Fiqayhi. The brother 'Abd al-'Ali says: I read in a book that there were some of the Companions and the Tabi'un who used to recite the Qur'an in a day and night, and some of them used to recite it in a single day. Is this correct? It is possible, and Allah knows best.
The Shaykh:
There is nothing to prevent it. If a person devotes himself to recitation and has no other occupation besides it, he can complete the recitation of the Qur'an in a day and night, or in a single day. This depends on what Allah the Exalted grants him in terms of energy, strength, and memorization of the Book of Allah the Glorious and Exalted. Is there a specific time limit for memorizing the Qur'an? This varies according to the reciters. However, it is better and more desirable for a person to recite with a refined, measured recitation, to reflect upon it, and to compose the recitation properly, without rushing or being hasty, or reciting it with a rhythmic sway like poetry, as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
The questioner:
Thank you.
The Shaykh:
He prohibited swaying the Qur'an like poetry, for the Qur'an is not to be recited with bouncing or brought to the level of singing. Rather, the Qur'an is to be recited in the appropriate manner, without swaying or bouncing, while establishing the letters and observing the rules of tajwid (the rules of Qur'anic recitation) as much as possible.
The presenter:
Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، نور على الدرب 147 من المجموعة الأولى للشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com (9:39)
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