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Is it permissible to listen to a Sheikh's recitation from a recorder and repeat after him from the Mushaf with the intention of completing the Quran in Ramadan due to frequent waswasa (whispers/obsessive thoughts) and errors in recitation, and will one receive the full reward for completing the Quran thereby?

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If one reads the Qur’an aloud behind the reciter until completion, their ختمة (completion) is considered valid. However, it is better to use a Mushaf with a teacher for listening, then to read after the reciter has paused. As for reading simultaneously with the reciter, this goes against the words of Allah Almighty: "And when the Qur’an is recited, then listen to it and pay attention that you may receive mercy." Allah also forbade His Prophet from reading along with Jibreel, saying: "Move not your tongue with it, [O Muhammad], to hasten with it."

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