Prohibition of Reciting the Noble Qur'an in a Language Other Than Arabic
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Your Eminence! What is the ruling on reciting the Qur'an in a language other than Arabic, both in prayer and outside of it, for one who is unable to speak Arabic? And will he receive reward if he recites in a language other than Arabic? Please issue a ruling, and may Allah reward you.
It is forbidden for a person to recite the Qur'an in a language other than Arabic, and I believe there is no disagreement among the scholars on this; because if he recites it in a language other than Arabic, it is not the Qur'an,And Allah the Exalted said about the Qur'an: [Surah al-Shu'arah: 195], and if he recites it in a language other than Arabic, the miraculous inimitability is not achieved without a doubt, and if he recites it in a language other than Arabic, the order will change; because it is known in languages other than Arabic that when a noun and its modifier are combined, the modifier is placed before the noun, or an adjective and its noun, the adjective is placed first, and so on. Therefore, it is not permissible to recite the Qur'an in a language other than Arabic.
And in light of this: So one who does not know Arabic, and wants to pray, should say the dhikr that was reported for one who is unable to recite, namely tasbih, takbir, tahlil, and tahmid. If he is unable to do this in Arabic, there is no harm in reciting the dhikr in a language other than Arabic; because it is not the Qur'an.
It is forbidden for a person to recite the Qur'an in a language other than Arabic, and I believe there is no disagreement among the scholars on this; because if he recites it in a language other than Arabic, it is not the Qur'an,And Allah the Exalted said about the Qur'an:
In a clear Arabic language.
بِلِسَانٍ عَرَبِيٍّ مُبِينٍAnd in light of this: So one who does not know Arabic, and wants to pray, should say the dhikr that was reported for one who is unable to recite, namely tasbih, takbir, tahlil, and tahmid. If he is unable to do this in Arabic, there is no harm in reciting the dhikr in a language other than Arabic; because it is not the Qur'an.
