Is it obligatory to learn how to read the Qur'an for one who makes mistakes in it?
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The questioner : Shaykh, may Allah bless you, some people ... read the Qur'an ... indeed, they may ... in a way that distorts the meaning. So does such a person, O Shaykh, have an obligation to learn the Qur'an, and if he does not learn it, does he commit a sin?
The Shaykh : Yes, if he reads the Qur'an in a way that distorts the meaning, it is obligatory for him to correct it. If he does not do so, he is sinful for leaving what is obligatory upon him.
The questioner : ... We say, either you learn ... .
The Shaykh : No, no, it is not "either you learn or else"; we say it is necessary that you learn, especially in Surat al-Fatihah.
The questioner : From what is not obligatory.
The Shaykh : Yes, we say either you read it correctly and learn it, or you recite the Qur'an word by word, because it is permissible to recite it word by word. For example, he says "A'aw, A'udhu," and there is no harm in that until he corrects it. Or else ... , yes.
The Shaykh : Yes, if he reads the Qur'an in a way that distorts the meaning, it is obligatory for him to correct it. If he does not do so, he is sinful for leaving what is obligatory upon him.
The questioner : ... We say, either you learn ... .
The Shaykh : No, no, it is not "either you learn or else"; we say it is necessary that you learn, especially in Surat al-Fatihah.
The questioner : From what is not obligatory.
The Shaykh : Yes, we say either you read it correctly and learn it, or you recite the Qur'an word by word, because it is permissible to recite it word by word. For example, he says "A'aw, A'udhu," and there is no harm in that until he corrects it. Or else ... , yes.