What is the ruling on a woman reciting the Qur'an with tartam (melodic recitation) in front of a blind teacher?
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The questioner : May Allah reward you with good. This is a female questioner, and it appears she is a student in a school. She is asking about reciting with tartam in front of the Shaykh who teaches them, who is blind. She says, "If we do not recite with tartam, we will be penalized in our grades. What is your opinion, O your Excellency?"
The Shaykh : If she is obligated to recite with tartam and that if she does not recite with tartam her grades will be lowered, then there is no harm. However, the tartam should not be with a sweet, captivating voice, because Allah said to the wives of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him):[Al-Ahzab 33:32] And I advise this teacher, I advise him, and I say: Do not strive to have the woman sing the Qur'an in front of him, because Satan runs through the son of Adam like blood. What is the place of perception for the blind person? It is hearing. So he becomes captivated by the voice just as the sighted person becomes captivated by the vision. So I warn my brothers who are in charge of teaching girls not to compel the girls to perform their recitation in a way that leads to temptation, because Satan runs through the son of Adam like blood, and a person may think that Satan will not overcome him, but he overcomes him. For this reason, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Sunan Abi Dawud 4319Sahih (Al-Albani) The Dajjal will come at the end of time and test people. He says: So let him stay away from him. Yes.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good. A questioner says: What is the ruling on shaving the beard with the intention of beautifying the face?
The Shaykh : That is enough, a quarter of an hour is enough. May Allah bless you. No, no, no.
The questioner : Muslims are bound by their conditions.
The Shaykh : The truth is more deserving of being followed. Yes, we trusted this man. Did he finish? Yes. No, no. My time now is seven minutes to eight. Okay, we will give you two minutes.
The Shaykh : If she is obligated to recite with tartam and that if she does not recite with tartam her grades will be lowered, then there is no harm. However, the tartam should not be with a sweet, captivating voice, because Allah said to the wives of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him):
do not be soft in speech [to men], lest he in whose heart is disease should covet
ولا تخضعن بالقول فيطمع الذي في قلبه مرضLet him who hears of the Dajjal (Antichrist) go far from him
من سمع بالدجال فلينأ عنهLet him stay away from him.
فلينأ عنهFor the person comes to him while he thinks that he means to escape from him, but he follows him because of the doubts he casts into his heart.
فإن الإنسان يأتي إليه وهو يظن أنه يعني ينجو منه فيتبعه لما يلقي في قلبه من الشبهاتThe questioner : May Allah reward you with good. A questioner says: What is the ruling on shaving the beard with the intention of beautifying the face?
The Shaykh : That is enough, a quarter of an hour is enough. May Allah bless you. No, no, no.
The questioner : Muslims are bound by their conditions.
The Shaykh : The truth is more deserving of being followed. Yes, we trusted this man. Did he finish? Yes. No, no. My time now is seven minutes to eight. Okay, we will give you two minutes.