The ruling on reading supplications when memorization is difficult, and the ruling on reading from the mushaf during prayer
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One of the female listeners, also from Iraq, sent a message containing a set of questions. In one of them, she says: I have a collection of the supplications of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), but I do not memorize them. Is it valid to read them from a piece of paper, or not?
Answer: There is no objection. There is no objection to a person reading a supplication from a piece of paper if he does not memorize it. If he writes the supplication on a paper and reads it at the times he wishes to read, such as the last part of the night, or during the night, there is nothing wrong with that. However, if it is easy for him to memorize it, and to read it with presence of heart and humility, that is more complete. Reading it from a paper is permissible. Yes.
The presenter: Okay, and does this apply whether the reading is during prayer or outside of prayer?
The Shaykh: No, in prayer it is better to do so from memory. ... It is better to have short, concise supplications that you memorize. If they are read from a paper, like the tashahhud, or between the two prostrations, that does not harm; there is no blame in that. But for the one making the supplication to memorize it is closer to humility. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you. Does this apply by analogy to reading the Qur'an, Your Eminence?
The Shaykh: Likewise, if one reads the Qur'an from the mushaf, there is nothing wrong with it, such as in the tarawih, the standing prayer of Ramadan. Because one may need to lengthen the recitation. If he reads from the mushaf, there is nothing wrong with it, according to the correct opinion. And the freed slave of Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) used to pray with her from the mushaf in Ramadan. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you.
Answer: There is no objection. There is no objection to a person reading a supplication from a piece of paper if he does not memorize it. If he writes the supplication on a paper and reads it at the times he wishes to read, such as the last part of the night, or during the night, there is nothing wrong with that. However, if it is easy for him to memorize it, and to read it with presence of heart and humility, that is more complete. Reading it from a paper is permissible. Yes.
The presenter: Okay, and does this apply whether the reading is during prayer or outside of prayer?
The Shaykh: No, in prayer it is better to do so from memory. ... It is better to have short, concise supplications that you memorize. If they are read from a paper, like the tashahhud, or between the two prostrations, that does not harm; there is no blame in that. But for the one making the supplication to memorize it is closer to humility. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you. Does this apply by analogy to reading the Qur'an, Your Eminence?
The Shaykh: Likewise, if one reads the Qur'an from the mushaf, there is nothing wrong with it, such as in the tarawih, the standing prayer of Ramadan. Because one may need to lengthen the recitation. If he reads from the mushaf, there is nothing wrong with it, according to the correct opinion. And the freed slave of Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) used to pray with her from the mushaf in Ramadan. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you.
Source
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