Which is better: reading the Qur'an in a long period of time or in a short period of time, while utilizing the remaining time for seeking knowledge, despite little reflection on the Qur'an?
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The questioner : May Allah reward you, O Shaykh. What is better: reading the Qur'an in a long period of time or reading it in a short period of time and occupying the rest of the time with seeking knowledge, for example, or reading a book, especially if one reads the Qur'an a lot but reflects on it little?
The Shaykh : Do you mean reading the Qur'an or seeking knowledge? We say: reading the Qur'an for memorization, or reading it for review?
The questioner : For review.
The Shaykh : If it is for review, then seeking knowledge is better. Seeking Islamic knowledge is, in reality, seeking Islamic knowledge from the Qur'an, because all Islamic knowledge consists of the rulings of the Qur'an that are found in it, or that are found in the Sunnah which explains it. Yes.
The Shaykh : Do you mean reading the Qur'an or seeking knowledge? We say: reading the Qur'an for memorization, or reading it for review?
The questioner : For review.
The Shaykh : If it is for review, then seeking knowledge is better. Seeking Islamic knowledge is, in reality, seeking Islamic knowledge from the Qur'an, because all Islamic knowledge consists of the rulings of the Qur'an that are found in it, or that are found in the Sunnah which explains it. Yes.