Qur'an
This topic covers the Qur'an as a book people read, memorize, carry and recite. The questions are practical as often as they are scholarly. Readers ask how to handle a mushaf, the printed copy, and what a verse is understood to mean. The pages below cover recitation and tajweed, the rules of careful pronunciation, and memorization. Others cover handling and respect, meaning and tafsir, the explanation of verses, and translations. Every answer here is a sourced summary of a fatwa published on Ftawy, with the full ruling one tap away.
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What is the correct reading of verse 60 of Surah An-Nur: (أن يضعن ثيابهن - that they lay aside their garments) or (أن يضعن من ثيابهن - that they lay aside some of their garments)? And is Ibn Mas'ud's recitation considered incorrect for including the preposition "min"?
What is the ruling on listening to the Holy Qur’an accompanied by translation, and what is the ruling on listening to the translation alone?
Why was the abrogating verse (And those of you who die and leave wives behind, they shall wait on their own for four months and ten days) placed before the abrogated verse (And those of you who die and leave wives behind, a will for their wives, provision for a year without expulsion) in the order of the Mus'haf, even though the abrogated verse was revealed before the abrogating one? And does this order affect the understanding of the Qur’an?
What is the ruling on purchasing and possessing the colorful, thematic "Mushaf al-Taqsim al-Mawdu'i" (Thematic Division Qur'an) printed by Dar Ghar Hira, and on reading and memorizing from it?
Is it permissible to recite Surat Al-Fatihah at any time, or is it restricted to specific times, such as prayer, and what are these times if they are specific?
What is the ruling on setting a specific time limit (such as 21 days) for performing acts of worship like Dhikr and reading the Quran, with the aim of challenging oneself and getting accustomed to them? And is this considered an innovation (bid'ah)?
What is the ruling on one who recites the Qur’an while his mind is preoccupied with other matters, which causes him to move between the pages of the Mushaf without full awareness, and must he re-read the page in this case?
Does the ewe in the verse: "Indeed, this is my brother; he has ninety-nine ewes, and I have one single ewe. So he said, 'Entrust her to me,' and he overcame me in speech" refer to a wife or a ewe from animals, based on the interpretations of Al-Sa'di, Al-Tabari, and Al-Qurtubi?
What is the ruling on reciting Surahs (Yaseen, Al-Waqi'ah, Ar-Rahman, Ad-Dukhan, Al-Mulk) after the mentioned prayers, and is what has been mentioned regarding their virtue authentically reported?
What are the reasons that necessitate and those that do not necessitate interrupting recitation or remembrance (dhikr)? What is the ruling on resuming remembrance or recitation when it is interrupted by speech that is of the same kind as the remembrance or not of the same kind, and when returning a greeting of peace (salam) or enjoining good and forbidding evil? What is the ruling on the remembrance (adhkar) of sleep when it is interrupted by speech? Is it obligatory for them to be the last words one utters? What is the ruling on reciting Surat Al-Mulk after Isha and then again before sleep?
What is the ruling on seeking forgiveness by saying: "I seek forgiveness from Allah for every sin that stands between me and the Quran, or its contemplation," before reciting the Quran, or "I seek forgiveness from Allah for everything, or every sin that stands between me and devotion," before saying the Takbir for prayer with the intention of devotion? And is this an innovation?
Is discarding a paper containing the Basmalah—which is part of a Quranic verse—considered the same as discarding the Noble Quran itself, or is it merely a sin? Is remaining silent and not advising people against discarding papers containing the Basmalah in the trash equivalent to discarding them? And how can one absolve themselves of responsibility in this situation?
Is it permissible for a disabled person who finds it difficult to turn and hold the pages of the Mushaf to place a spiral binding instead of the spine of the Mushaf?
What is the ruling on translating the meanings of the Qur’an into Braille for the blind, and does it take the ruling of the Mus'haf?
How did Gabriel study the Qur’an with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) in Ramadan? Does this indicate the superiority of gathering to recite the Qur’an over individual recitation? And is the night better for reciting the Qur’an than the day?
What should one do if they are reciting the Quran in a car or public place and are unable to prostrate for the Sajdah of recitation?
Given that the two corruptions mentioned in Surat Al-Isra have already occurred and concluded, how can one explain the current corruption being perpetrated by the Jews on Earth in light of Allah's saying: "And if you return [to wrongdoing], We will return [to punishing you]," and can their current actions not be considered corruption since the two [foretold] corruptions have already taken place?
Is memorizing Surat Al-Baqarah or Al-Imran, or performing Hajj, a prerequisite for marriage approval, given the fear that such memorization might not be solely for the sake of Allah?
Is the Almighty's saying, "for verily thou art in Our eyes," addressed to all humanity, or exclusively to the Messenger, may God's prayers and peace be upon him?
What should you do if impurity gets on your foot, knowing that washing it and then walking on the carpets might make the foot impure again, due to doubt about the house becoming impure as a result of family members entering the bathroom without shoes and a female child urinating in the room's hallway?
Does the noble verse: "Say, 'If I go astray, I only go astray to my own loss; and if I am guided, it is by what my Lord reveals to me. Indeed, He is All-Hearing, Ever-Near,'" imply the possibility of the Prophet (peace be upon him) and his followers going astray?
Is what I wrote in the poetic text, "Yusuf is innocent of the accusation by the testimony of the women. The wife of Al-Aziz is guilty, even the shirt testified. Who among them initiated, and who was ascetic? Yusuf thought it was over and felt at ease. The women said the wife of Al-Aziz desired, she went astray and lost her mind. She prepared for them a banquet and gave each a knife. As soon as Yusuf came out, they cut their hands, apples," considered audacity towards Allah Almighty and a diminishing of the glorification of the Holy Quran? And what is the legal ruling on that?
Is it forbidden for common people to pause during Quranic recitation at places other than the designated signs in the Mus'hafs, and what should one do if they do not look at the Mus'haf and do not know these signs?
How can a Muslim's heart be reassured and doubts about the existence of Allah and the truthfulness of Islam be dispelled, especially with the presence of whispers that question whether this nation is on the right path to the exclusion of others, and inquiries about the nature of the Quran's revelation and its multiple readings, taking into account the Prophet of Allah's request to see Allah to reassure his heart?