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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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A teacher in a Qur'an memorization school: Is he sinful in his Qur'an lessons for not verifying the articulation points of the letters and applying all the rules of tajwid from the students?

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The questioner : The honorable Shaykh says: A teacher or a school in a Qur'an memorization school. Is he sinful in his Qur'an lessons for not verifying the articulation points of the letters and applying all the rules of tajwid from the students?

The Shaykh : There is no sin in this. Recitation with tajwid is not obligatory as long as the person establishes the letters with their dammah, fathah, kasrah, and sukun. Indeed, tajwid is nothing but improving the pronunciation only. If a person is able to master it, that is good. If he is not able to, there is no sin on him. For example, if he says in the statement of Allah the Exalted:
So whoever does فَمَنْ يَعْمَلْ مِثْقَالَ
[Az-Zalzalah 99:7]
does من يعمل
What is the ruling of this? It is idgham with ghunnah. If he says:
whoever doesفمنْ يعمل
, he does not sin, because he did not change it. And likewise:
And there is not for them besides Him any patron. وَمَا لَهُمْ مِنْ دُونِهِ مِنْ وَالٍ
[Ar-Ra'd 13:11]
a protector مِنْ وَالٍ
This is also idgham with ghunnah. If he says:
a protector مِنْ وَالٍ
there is no problem. He does not sin. So recitation with tajwid is only an improvement of the pronunciation and is not obligatory. And delving into it, exaggerating in it, and forcing it are among the things that are prohibited, because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
The overzealous have perishedهلك المتنطعون
He said it three times. Yes.
Source alathar.net

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