Ruling on Reciting the Qur'an Before Reading Any Book for the Purpose of Seeking Blessing
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I heard one of the preachers on a tape say: If a student of knowledge, when he reads a book, recites something from the Qur'an before that in order to seek blessing from it, is this valid?
This is incorrect,Meaning: There is no evidence for placing the Qur'an before sermons, whether Friday sermons, gatherings of dhikr, or lectures, for example. This has not been transmitted. However, people have recently adopted it from one another. Yes, if we assume that the topic of the lecture relates to verses from the Qur'an and he brings the verses that relate to the lecture, there is nothing wrong with that, and the lecture becomes like tafsir. For example, if he speaks about fasting, he reads the verses of fasting before the lecture; there is nothing wrong with that. But intentionally making it a habit to recite verses from the Qur'an before starting to speak or lecture has no basis.
The questioner: My intention is that if he reads an ordinary book, he intends to read verses from the Qur'an and then read the book.
The Shaykh: No, he does not read anything.And he does not say: I seek refuge in Allah from the accursed Shaytan,Even when he wants to read a hadith, he does not say: I seek refuge in Allah from the accursed Shaytan; because Allah has specified this for the Qur'an,So he said: [al-Nahl: 98] .
This is incorrect,Meaning: There is no evidence for placing the Qur'an before sermons, whether Friday sermons, gatherings of dhikr, or lectures, for example. This has not been transmitted. However, people have recently adopted it from one another. Yes, if we assume that the topic of the lecture relates to verses from the Qur'an and he brings the verses that relate to the lecture, there is nothing wrong with that, and the lecture becomes like tafsir. For example, if he speaks about fasting, he reads the verses of fasting before the lecture; there is nothing wrong with that. But intentionally making it a habit to recite verses from the Qur'an before starting to speak or lecture has no basis.
The questioner: My intention is that if he reads an ordinary book, he intends to read verses from the Qur'an and then read the book.
The Shaykh: No, he does not read anything.And he does not say: I seek refuge in Allah from the accursed Shaytan,Even when he wants to read a hadith, he does not say: I seek refuge in Allah from the accursed Shaytan; because Allah has specified this for the Qur'an,So he said: