Does reciting Surat al-Baqarah in the house via a tape on a recorder drive away Satan?
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The questioner : Peace be upon you, and Allah’s mercy and blessings.
The Shaykh : Peace be upon you, and Allah's mercy and blessings.
The questioner : O Shaykh, there is a hadith from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that if a person recites Surat al-Baqarah, Satan does not enter his house.
The Shaykh : Huh?
The questioner : Satan does not enter his house.
The Shaykh : What?
The questioner : If he recites Surat al-Baqarah in his house.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : Satan does not enter.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : Okay, what if it is on a tape? Even if it is on a tape?
The Shaykh : What?
The questioner : Even if it is on a tape, you mean?
The Shaykh : And if it is?
The questioner : On an audio tape?
The Shaykh : No, no. The sound of the tape is of no benefit. It is not said that the Qur'an was recited; rather, it is said that one listened to the voice of a previous reciter. Therefore, if we recorded the adhan of the mu'adhdhin and then, when the time came, we put it on the microphone and let it call the adhan, would that suffice?
It would not suffice. And if we recorded a stirring sermon by a khatib, and then on Friday we placed this recorder, this tape, in front of the microphone, and the recorder said: "Peace be upon you, and Allah's mercy and blessings," and then the mu'adhdhin called the adhan, and then he stood up and delivered the sermon, would that suffice?
It would not suffice. Why?
Because this is a recording of a past voice. It is as if you wrote on a piece of paper. If you wrote a paper or placed the mushaf in the house, would that suffice for the recitation?
It would not suffice.
The questioner : The Qur'an is the speech of Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He), and these are the voices of Surat al-Baqarah.
The Shaykh : No, no, that is not correct. It is not said that Surat al-Baqarah was recited; it is said that the voice of a reciter was heard in this house.
The questioner : Does Satan hear, you mean?
The Shaykh : But this tape does not concern him. It does not flow from the tape like blood. That is enough. Give it to the person next to you. There is no question. Go.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Give it to the person next to you.
The questioner : May Allah reward you, O honorable Shaykh...
The Shaykh : Do you have the endowment paper with you?
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Bring it so I can see it, if Allah wills. Yes, after that. Let us move on. Yes?
The questioner : O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : Yes, the person after him, everyone.
The Shaykh : Peace be upon you, and Allah's mercy and blessings.
The questioner : O Shaykh, there is a hadith from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that if a person recites Surat al-Baqarah, Satan does not enter his house.
The Shaykh : Huh?
The questioner : Satan does not enter his house.
The Shaykh : What?
The questioner : If he recites Surat al-Baqarah in his house.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : Satan does not enter.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : Okay, what if it is on a tape? Even if it is on a tape?
The Shaykh : What?
The questioner : Even if it is on a tape, you mean?
The Shaykh : And if it is?
The questioner : On an audio tape?
The Shaykh : No, no. The sound of the tape is of no benefit. It is not said that the Qur'an was recited; rather, it is said that one listened to the voice of a previous reciter. Therefore, if we recorded the adhan of the mu'adhdhin and then, when the time came, we put it on the microphone and let it call the adhan, would that suffice?
It would not suffice. And if we recorded a stirring sermon by a khatib, and then on Friday we placed this recorder, this tape, in front of the microphone, and the recorder said: "Peace be upon you, and Allah's mercy and blessings," and then the mu'adhdhin called the adhan, and then he stood up and delivered the sermon, would that suffice?
It would not suffice. Why?
Because this is a recording of a past voice. It is as if you wrote on a piece of paper. If you wrote a paper or placed the mushaf in the house, would that suffice for the recitation?
It would not suffice.
The questioner : The Qur'an is the speech of Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He), and these are the voices of Surat al-Baqarah.
The Shaykh : No, no, that is not correct. It is not said that Surat al-Baqarah was recited; it is said that the voice of a reciter was heard in this house.
The questioner : Does Satan hear, you mean?
The Shaykh : But this tape does not concern him. It does not flow from the tape like blood. That is enough. Give it to the person next to you. There is no question. Go.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Give it to the person next to you.
The questioner : May Allah reward you, O honorable Shaykh...
The Shaykh : Do you have the endowment paper with you?
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Bring it so I can see it, if Allah wills. Yes, after that. Let us move on. Yes?
The questioner : O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : Yes, the person after him, everyone.