What is the ruling on saying takbir at the end of reciting the Qur'an?
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The questioner : What is the ruling on saying takbir when completing the recitation of the Qur'an?
The Shaykh : What is it?
The questioner : What is the ruling on saying takbir when intending to complete the recitation of the Qur'an?
The Shaykh : There is no basis for the takbir in the authentic Sunnah. Rather, this is in a hadith narrated by scholars of recitation, and those among them who are proficient, such as Ibn al-Jazari, clarify that it is not authentic.
The questioner : Ibn al-Jazari mentions that it is not authentic?
The Shaykh : Yes, it is not authentic.
The questioner : They say that they transmitted it with a chain of narration, meaning this one took it from this one with a connected chain to the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), so how can it be [not authentic]?
The Shaykh : And is every chain connected to the Messenger considered authentic, even if there is a liar among them?
The questioner : No, they intended the transmission of the recitation, and there is a difference between the chain of a hadith and the transmission of the Qur'an. Meaning, this one read to this one, and he performed the takbir in front of him, and this student was a shaykh and read to his shaykh and performed the takbir, and so on with chains that have no break, meaning...?
Another questioner : Ibn Abi al-Najud, 'Asim, is a man well-known in recitation for being trustworthy, so the reciters transmitted that with a sound chain to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) along with the Qur'an, meaning this is what is intended.
The Shaykh : Intended by whom?
The questioner : The intended ones are the reciters whom we discussed this issue with.
The Shaykh : Is this a claim, or is it found in a book?
The questioner : It is their claim. They have preserved licenses, meaning everyone who transmits the Qur'an has a license with them.
The Shaykh : Preserved, meaning connected or broken?
The questioner : Continuous.
The Shaykh : Where is this found in a book, or is it lost?
The questioner : It is found in their books and their preserved records, meaning the one who takes a license from a shaykh...
The Shaykh : No problem, my brother, I am licensed in recitation, but I am asking whether this is written in a book with a connected chain. I am referring you to the book of Ibn al-Jazari titled al-Nashr fi al-Qira'at al-'Ashr, where he mentions the chain of this hadith and says that this chain is not authentic. If what you intended by your words is this, then it is refuted, and if it is something else, where is it?
Al-Halabi : The Imam al-Dhahabi in Ma'rifat al-Qurra' al-Kibar also denies it and weakens it.
The Shaykh : It is this.
The Shaykh : What is it?
The questioner : What is the ruling on saying takbir when intending to complete the recitation of the Qur'an?
The Shaykh : There is no basis for the takbir in the authentic Sunnah. Rather, this is in a hadith narrated by scholars of recitation, and those among them who are proficient, such as Ibn al-Jazari, clarify that it is not authentic.
The questioner : Ibn al-Jazari mentions that it is not authentic?
The Shaykh : Yes, it is not authentic.
The questioner : They say that they transmitted it with a chain of narration, meaning this one took it from this one with a connected chain to the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), so how can it be [not authentic]?
The Shaykh : And is every chain connected to the Messenger considered authentic, even if there is a liar among them?
The questioner : No, they intended the transmission of the recitation, and there is a difference between the chain of a hadith and the transmission of the Qur'an. Meaning, this one read to this one, and he performed the takbir in front of him, and this student was a shaykh and read to his shaykh and performed the takbir, and so on with chains that have no break, meaning...?
Another questioner : Ibn Abi al-Najud, 'Asim, is a man well-known in recitation for being trustworthy, so the reciters transmitted that with a sound chain to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) along with the Qur'an, meaning this is what is intended.
The Shaykh : Intended by whom?
The questioner : The intended ones are the reciters whom we discussed this issue with.
The Shaykh : Is this a claim, or is it found in a book?
The questioner : It is their claim. They have preserved licenses, meaning everyone who transmits the Qur'an has a license with them.
The Shaykh : Preserved, meaning connected or broken?
The questioner : Continuous.
The Shaykh : Where is this found in a book, or is it lost?
The questioner : It is found in their books and their preserved records, meaning the one who takes a license from a shaykh...
The Shaykh : No problem, my brother, I am licensed in recitation, but I am asking whether this is written in a book with a connected chain. I am referring you to the book of Ibn al-Jazari titled al-Nashr fi al-Qira'at al-'Ashr, where he mentions the chain of this hadith and says that this chain is not authentic. If what you intended by your words is this, then it is refuted, and if it is something else, where is it?
Al-Halabi : The Imam al-Dhahabi in Ma'rifat al-Qurra' al-Kibar also denies it and weakens it.
The Shaykh : It is this.
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