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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Encouraging the Recitation of the Qur'an with Reflection

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Question:
How many days does a person need to complete the recitation of the Qur'an with understanding and reflection? And if he completes the recitation in two months, has he delayed in his reading? Please inform us—may Allah reward you.

Answer:
The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to Abdullah ibn Amr ibn al-As:
Recite the Qur'an in one monthاقرأ القرآن في شهر
Sunan Abi Dawud 1391Hasan Sahih (Al-Albani)
, so he kept saying, "Increase it for me, O Messenger of Allah," until he said:
Read it in a weekاقرأه في أسبوع
Then he asked for an increase to three.
The Companions used to recite it in a week, so the best is in a week, and if it is facilitated in three days, there is no harm, but with attention to reflection, comprehension, and humility.
And if a person recites the Qur'an in a month or two months, there is no blame on him, but with reflection. And if a person organizes the recitation every month; he reads one part every day, then that is good. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to Abdullah ibn Amr ibn al-As:
Read it in a month, for the good deed is ten times its likeاقرأه في شهر، فالحسنة بعشر أمثالها
So the intention is: that he should seek in his recitation humility, reflection, comprehension, and benefit. So whoever recites it in a month or two months, or less or more, there is no blame on him, but it is disliked for that to be in less than three days. So the minimum is three days, he reads in three days and their nights; in every day and night ten parts. This is the least that has been reported.
Source binbaz.org.sa

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