What is the ruling on always beginning celebrations, sermons, and seminars with the Noble Qur'an?
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The questioner : Shaykh, may Allah forgive you, it is observed in many celebrations, seminars, school broadcasts, and other events that some people consistently recite the Noble Qur'an at the beginning. Is this prescribed, or should it be left out?
The Shaykh : Consistently beginning sermons, celebrations, and the like with the Noble Qur'an is not from the Sunnah. It is not known that the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), when he intended to deliver a sermon, would open the sermon with the Qur'an.
But this is a recent innovation, just as the practice of concluding the recitation of the Qur'an with "Truthful is the Mighty Allah" is a recent innovation. You find some people saying, "Truthful is the Mighty Allah," whenever they finish reading. This is also among the newly invented matters that did not exist in the time of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) or the time of his Companions. Therefore, it is not appropriate to make beginning celebrations and seminars with the Qur'an a constant practice.
But if there is a lecture and the topic of the lecture is, for example, fasting, and someone wants to recite the verses about fasting in the introduction of the lecture, there is nothing wrong with that. Because the intention is to listen to the verses regarding fasting and then build the lecture upon these verses. Yes, that is correct.
The Shaykh : Consistently beginning sermons, celebrations, and the like with the Noble Qur'an is not from the Sunnah. It is not known that the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), when he intended to deliver a sermon, would open the sermon with the Qur'an.
But this is a recent innovation, just as the practice of concluding the recitation of the Qur'an with "Truthful is the Mighty Allah" is a recent innovation. You find some people saying, "Truthful is the Mighty Allah," whenever they finish reading. This is also among the newly invented matters that did not exist in the time of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) or the time of his Companions. Therefore, it is not appropriate to make beginning celebrations and seminars with the Qur'an a constant practice.
But if there is a lecture and the topic of the lecture is, for example, fasting, and someone wants to recite the verses about fasting in the introduction of the lecture, there is nothing wrong with that. Because the intention is to listen to the verses regarding fasting and then build the lecture upon these verses. Yes, that is correct.