What is the ruling on young men sitting in a circle to read the Qur'an, with each one reading a page?
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The questioner : O Shaykh, completing the recitation of a single surah in one gathering, meaning as a group like this, is it a religious innovation or is it not a religious innovation?
The Shaykh : How?
The questioner : I mean, they read a surah, for example al-Kahf, in one gathering and complete it.
The Shaykh : Does each one read it in its entirety?
The questioner : No, he reads, for example, a page of it and completes it. Is this a religious innovation or not?
The Shaykh : Yes, this is called the reading of administration, meaning that the recitation rotates among them, such that one of them reads a portion, then the second reads the portion after it, then the third reads the third portion, or it is done by page or by sheet. There is nothing wrong with all of this, because the ultimate goal in it is that they help one another and drive away boredom from themselves, and there is no blame in that.
The questioner : Can I ask another question?
The Shaykh : No, no second question.
The Shaykh : How?
The questioner : I mean, they read a surah, for example al-Kahf, in one gathering and complete it.
The Shaykh : Does each one read it in its entirety?
The questioner : No, he reads, for example, a page of it and completes it. Is this a religious innovation or not?
The Shaykh : Yes, this is called the reading of administration, meaning that the recitation rotates among them, such that one of them reads a portion, then the second reads the portion after it, then the third reads the third portion, or it is done by page or by sheet. There is nothing wrong with all of this, because the ultimate goal in it is that they help one another and drive away boredom from themselves, and there is no blame in that.
The questioner : Can I ask another question?
The Shaykh : No, no second question.