What is the ruling on one who imitates a reciter’s recitation without strain?
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The questioner: Regarding something else.
Another questioner: By Allah, if my Shaykh permits it.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner: A question concerning the ruling on one who imitates the recitation of another reciter without strain; is it a religious innovation?
The Shaykh: No, if he does not deny another recitation, but rather he finds the recitation of a certain reciter sweet and pleasant, and he finds it sweeter for himself and sings with it, as he (peace be upon him) said:Riyad as-Salihin 1007, or Sunan Abi Dawud 1469Sahih (Al-Albani); then he owes nothing in that.
Another questioner: By Allah, if my Shaykh permits it.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner: A question concerning the ruling on one who imitates the recitation of another reciter without strain; is it a religious innovation?
The Shaykh: No, if he does not deny another recitation, but rather he finds the recitation of a certain reciter sweet and pleasant, and he finds it sweeter for himself and sings with it, as he (peace be upon him) said:
He who does not recite the Qur'an in a pleasant tone is not of us.
مَن لم يتغنَّ بالقرآن فليس منَّاHe who does not chant the Qur'an is not one of us.
ليس منَّا مَن لم يتغنَّ بالقرآن
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