Works of Abul Baraa Muhamad Amreeki

Except From a Book Titled:

Sitting of the Blessed Month Ramadan

 with Lessons for the Month of Ramadan.

Author Eminence Dr. Shaykh Salih bin Fawzan bin Abdillah al Fawzan

Six Sitting (lesson): The Etiquette of the Quran’s Recitation

Translated by Abul Baraa Muhammad Abdullah ibn Earl ibn Earl A’l Allister Amreeki

All the praise is for Allah, and blessing and peace be upon the Messenger of Allah,

what follows after:

So this part is from the etiquette of reciting the Noble Quran, because the Noble Quran is the Speech of Allah, Glorified is He free from imperfection, and the Most High. For it is obligatory to magnified  the Noble Quran, and obligatory to respect it (hold it sacred).

The predisposition for reading it is upon the best condition, so from the etiquette(s) of reciting:

1. If it be that one reads from the mushaf ( the holy Quran in Arabic in its book form) that it is obligatory upon him that he makes ablution (Wudu), and it is not permissible for him that one touches the mushaf upon other than Taharah ( purity), for the statement sallahu wa alayhi wa salam:

لا يمسُّ القرآن إلا طاهر 

” Do not touch the Quran except Taahir ( pure, clean state according to Islamic purification)”, extracted by al Hakim 3/485,  and he said this hadeeth Isnaad is Saheeh, and Sahahu al Baani  in irwaaa algaleel number 233. 

If it be that one reads by heart, for that it is desirable  that he be upon wudu, and it is permissible that he reads without wudu (ablution).  Concerning the one that have major impurities (under the Islamic Shariah), like Junabah (state of sexual impurities) and Hayd (menstruation and Nifas post natel bleeding). For it is not permissible for this one to read the Quran all together, not from the mushaf, nor by heart until he becomes pure from (these) major impurities (under the Islamic Shariah). Because the Prophet sallahu wa alayhi wa salam read the Quran except if he was in the state of Junabah for indeed he did not read the Quran until he made ghusul ( bath according to Islamic Shariah).

2. From the etiquette of reciting the Noble Quran:

That one seeks refuge in Allah from Shaytan the expelled/accursed in the beginning of reciting  for Allah the Most High said:

 (  فإذا قرأت القرآن فاستعذ بالله من الشيطان الرجيم ( 98 النحل

“So if you read the Quran  seek refuge with Allah from  the Shaytan the expelled”

Surah an-Nahil verse 98

That is because the Shaytan is present with the reader and he mix (confuse and spread doubt) upon the reader, and he disturbs him and he distracts him concerning his concentration.  So if he seeks refuge with Allah from the Shaytan the accursed, Allah will give him refuge from him and his distractions. He corrupts his reading, except by he whispering (doubts) to him while he is busy with his reading. This is the benefit or seeking refuge in the first of the reading, expelling the Shaytan.

3. From the etiquette of reciting the Noble Quran:

Is that one begins from the first Surah (chapter (s) in the Quran) that one reads:  بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم  ‘in the name of Allah the Beneficent the Most Merciful’, because البسملة al-bismalah  ( short term for saying  بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم bismillah ar-rahman-nir-raheem) came down with the beginning of all chapters in the Quran, except Suratu -Tawbah (Chapter of the Repentance),  concerning the remaining chapters  for that is desirable to begin with bismallah in first of it (beginning of reading each chapter in the Quran, translator note some recital like Warish they do not recite bismallah with each chapter only with the beginning of reading. Shaykh Salih al Fawzan speaking from the point of reading style Hafs ).

4. From the etiquette of reciting the Noble Quran:

Slow recitation tartil, and tartil means: slow in the recitation without a fast pace, and giving each letters its rights from the rules of Tajweed ( rules of reading the Quran in Arabic) according to what one is able to do. Importance that one receives the message in reading (of the Quran). So one reads verse by verse, and stops at the heads of each verses (pauses). That he does not mumble fast (in reading), and babble in it, babbling and quickly.  This makes the reading sour, and in the narration the prohibiting concerning babbling ( haste with) the Quran like poetry, and scattering (bits by bits) it like ad-Daqil (type of date) meaning: poor dates. (Translator note shar poetry reading in Arabic is a style of reading out loud with a rhythm pace stopping and pausing to make the flow to  come out like in Spoken words in English, the narration of the Shaykh is of  the Hadeeth of Masood radillahu ahu , so a man came to Masood so he said: I read the  night alone in a rakat { reciting like reading of poetry} so he said this is like mumbling (haste) reading of poetry …. Hadeeth in Bukharee and Muslim). 

5. From the etiquette of reciting the Noble Quran:

That one beautifies their voice with the Quran, and he reads with a good voice according to what he is able to perform. Because the beautifying of the recitation and the beautifying of the voice with the Quran it makes the Quran desirable for the listener, and gratify the reciter and the listener ( makes it pleasant for the two).

6. From the etiquette of reciting the Noble Quran:

Being in the state of observing who is around him, and if it be that who is around him is sleeping or reading or another reciter is reading, or praying, that one does not read out loud by disturbing he who is around him and harms him. Rather he reads out loud so that he hear his self, and  he does not disturb the others.

From this we know that those who protrude huge sounds, a sound from the masjids so they disturb the people in their homes, and in their markets, and in their masjids, that this goes against the legislation (Islamic law). They commits sins by that, and they get no rewards because this is harmful.  Concerning if it be that the people there is no one with him to harm with his loud voice very he reads out loud which it do not connect to a point of extravagant, so it be a loud voice he hears his self and he who also hears him from who is around him and that is like the night Salah. If it be in a place alone (far away) and there is no people sleeping or any body (to disturb). He raise his voice concerning if it be with him he who can’t be disturb from his raising of his voice and harms him by it for indeed he reads silent, and he observe who is around him. Some of the people do not observe who is around them and disturb the people, and disturb those who are praying, and disturb those who are following the Quran in the rows and disturb who is around him ( rows of Salah, meaning they are reciting too loud when they are in the ranks of Salah that he disturb others who are standing next to him meaning salah that are silent he raise his voice too loud).  This is prohibition regarding his actions, for indeed the Prophet sallahu wa alayhi wa salam with his companions while they was praying at night and they was reciting out loud so he sallahu wa alayhi wa salam said:

كلكم يناجي ربُّه فلا يجهر بعضُكم على بعض 

“All of you are privately whispering (speaking) to your Lord do not read out loud over the others”

He sallahu wa alayhi wa salam prohibit regarding reading too loud which it disturbs whoever  is around him.

7. From the etiquette of reciting the Noble Quran:

Insignificantly what is obligatory within the etiquette of recitation of the Quran, that one stays away from اللحن  (al-lahin; Arabic grammar mistakes) which makes sour the recital, from nasab (words that end with Fathah)  making it end in marfoou ( ending in dammah) (ending vowels of words in Arabic are related to Arabic grammar and changing the ending vowel changes at times the meaning of the verse), or jar (ending with kasrah) making it marfoou or other than that. Stay away from this and read the verses according to the vowels subjectivity put on the letters, so he makes what ends with dammah be marfoou (ending in dammah) , and what ends with fathah be mansoob (ending with Fathah), and what is Jar (ending in Kasrah) ends in majroor (ending in Kasrah) and one does not confuse it, and mix  it up in that subject. Except if it be that he does not know النحو (an-nahu; Arabic grammar)  so he follows the presented vowels, concerning those who Allah bestow upon them knowing an-nahu (Arabic grammar) for they are those who they do no need the vowels systems. Those who when they read they are just (and correct) according to the principle of Arabic grammar, and only the vowel system was made for those who are not good with the Arabic language, so upon all conditions that one is able to read in the correct direction (way) from rafu (ending in dammah) and nasab (ending in fatah) and jar (ending in kasrah) and juzum (ending with sakoon) and other than that.

8. From the etiquette of reciting the Noble Quran:

Reflection of the Quran and the perception of its meaning, taking  meaningful lessons from its examples and warnings, and the pondering of the Quran. Do  not be the one who intends with katim alQuran (finishing reading the Quran only) and pass by the verses and chapters quickly, and this is not good use, and is not beneficial. This is not reflecting on the Quran, this is reading where there is no benefit from it, so it upon one to try to understand the Quran according to what one is able to understand ,  and grasp.  So if one intention is correct for indeed Allah the Majestic and the Most High  will open up for him the door of understanding. He will open for him the door to availing oneself with the Quran. Allah the Most High said:

( أفلا يتدبرون القرآن أم على قلوب أقفالها ( 24 )

” Do they not then earnestly seek to understand the Quran, or are their hearts locked up by them? “

Surah Muhammad verse 23

The Quran in it are clear things, and the general people and learnt people know these things. So the Quran mention the fire of Hell, and it mention the Paradise, and it mention the punishment and it mention luxuries, and prohibit reba (usury) , and prohibit fornication, and prohibit lying, and it prohibit cheating, and prohibit the meat of the dead animals, all of this is in the Quran. All of this ones knows of this, so in the Quran is clear things like the obligation of the Salah, and the obligation of Zakat, and the obligation of fasting (in Ramadan), and  the obligation of al Hajj, many things that are clear, and he knows the obligations of it, and the prohibitions of it, all of it is readable. Because the Quran is in the Arabic tongue, so all Arabs they know the meanings of the Quran according to how they understand and how much they are able to grasp from its meanings. For there is no one who speaks Arabic  from the general people and the learnt people except that he understands from the Quran much things.

Concerning the points of principles , and the points of rulings for this is specific for the scholars (of Islam), so the Quran all of it is useful, for the general, the learnt, and the scholars (of Islam), all of it is useful upon how much one is able to grasp. So it is upon the Muslim that he ponders on the Quran and observe attentively in it, and  he thinks about what’s in the Quran and he benefits from it according to what one is able to do.

Allah is the successful and the one who guides to the straight way and peace and blessing be upon our Prophet Muhammad.