What is the ruling on reciting the Qur'an with musical melodies?
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The Shaykh : It is well known that it is not permissible, on this occasion, to recite the Qur'an with licentious melodies or musical tunes. The Qur'an is the speech of Allah (Blessed and Exalted is He), and it is too sacred to be recited in a manner resembling the singing of songs or similar frivolity. In conclusion, I say: "A man came to 'Abdullah ibn 'Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) and said to him: 'I love you for the sake of Allah.' 'Abdullah ibn 'Umar responded to him with the opposite of what he expected, saying: 'As for me, I hate you for the sake of Allah.' The man said: 'What is this! I say I love you for the sake of Allah, and you say you hate me for the sake of Allah?' He said: 'Yes, because you put melody into your adhan and you take a wage for it.'" If it is not permissible to put melody into the adhan, and the intention behind it is, as is clear and apparent, to make it pleasing to the ear as some mu'adhdhins do in some Arab countries, where they raise their voice and lower it, prolong what should not be prolonged, and shorten what should be prolonged, and so on, in accordance with musical laws, then if this is not permissible in the adhan, which is not the Qur'an, it is even more impermissible to do the same in the recitation of the speech of Allah (Blessed and Exalted is He). This is my opinion regarding the science of tajwid.
