The Ruling on Tying the Intention of Marriage to the Recitation of the Qur'an
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The Shaykh:
May Allah greet you and bless you.
The questioner:
We begin this episode with Shaykh Salih with this question from one of the brothers. He says: What is the virtue of reciting Surat al-Baqarah? And when reciting it, is it permissible for me to say, “O Allah, I intend it for Your worship, and for my success, my well-being, my marriage, my happiness, my protection, and so on”?
The Shaykh:
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds. And may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions. It is not permissible to attach things to the recitation of the Qur'an, other than seeking reward from Allah the Exalted for the recitation of the Qur'an. One should not say, “I am reciting the Qur'an for my marriage,” or “I am reciting it for such and such.” Rather, the Qur'an is recited for the face of Allah the Exalted. There is no harm in asking Allah the Exalted for what one desires from what Allah has made permissible for him, but one should not attach that to the recitation of the Qur'an. And if he recites it, O Shaykh, for healing. Yes, this is ruqyah (healing by Qur'anic recitation). There is no harm in his performing ruqyah on himself with the Qur'an, or in someone else performing it for him. Yes.
May Allah greet you and bless you.
The questioner:
We begin this episode with Shaykh Salih with this question from one of the brothers. He says: What is the virtue of reciting Surat al-Baqarah? And when reciting it, is it permissible for me to say, “O Allah, I intend it for Your worship, and for my success, my well-being, my marriage, my happiness, my protection, and so on”?
The Shaykh:
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds. And may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions. It is not permissible to attach things to the recitation of the Qur'an, other than seeking reward from Allah the Exalted for the recitation of the Qur'an. One should not say, “I am reciting the Qur'an for my marriage,” or “I am reciting it for such and such.” Rather, the Qur'an is recited for the face of Allah the Exalted. There is no harm in asking Allah the Exalted for what one desires from what Allah has made permissible for him, but one should not attach that to the recitation of the Qur'an. And if he recites it, O Shaykh, for healing. Yes, this is ruqyah (healing by Qur'anic recitation). There is no harm in his performing ruqyah on himself with the Qur'an, or in someone else performing it for him. Yes.
Source
قناة «إذاعة القرآن الكريم»، نورعلى الدرب مع معالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان ح7518 — youtube.com (0:57)
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