Recitation and Tajweed
522 questions
What is the ruling on intentionally passing gas in the presence of food and while listening to the Holy Quran on the radio?
What is the best course of action regarding thinking about death and not rejoicing in it while reading the Quran and Hadith?
What is the ruling on the Imam beginning the recitation of Surat Al-Muddaththir from the Almighty's saying: "Concerning the criminals: What put you into Saqar?" after Al-Fatiha, instead of beginning with "About what are they asking?"
What is the difference between His saying, the Almighty, "rivers flowing from beneath it" and His saying, the Almighty, "rivers flowing beneath it"?
What is the ruling regarding some people saying "Al-Fatihah" after finishing the recitation of the Qur'an, and is that considered an innovation (bid'ah)?
Is it necessary to unvocalize the emphasized letter (mushaddad) when reciting the Holy Quran, such as in "الضالّين" (al-ḍāllīn) to become "الضالْلين" (al-ḍāl-līn), while it is not unvocalized in words like "لعلّكم" (laʿallakum)? And is there a rule for this?
Is it obligatory for her to enroll in an institute to learn Tajweed, which would require her to travel 10 km, or is it sufficient for her to rely on self-learning through CDs and memorization?
Is it permissible to demonstrate the meem and noon sakinah (non-voweled meem and noon) in a place where ikhfa’ (concealment) is required, and do some reciters hold this view? And is there sin or detestability in ordinary recitation with tajweed rules? And is the alif al-wasl (connecting alif) recited at the beginning of a sentence as a hamzat qat’ (separating hamza)? And is the lam (L sound) broken when the definite article "al-" enters a word that begins with an alif al-wasl?
What is the reason for the variation in the vocalization of some words between the Eastern and Western copies of the Noble Qur’an, such as the word "ننشرها" (nanshuruha) and "ننشزها" (nunshizuha) in verse 259 of Surat Al-Baqarah?
What is the ruling on adding the word "Ta'ala" (the Exalted) to the name of Allah in His saying (And Allah is the One whose help is sought)?
Is it permissible to read the Qur’an with contemplation, without adhering to the rules of Tajwid – while observing the vowel marks – in order to hasten the completion (of the reading) in Ramadan, and does that diminish the reward?
What should a wife do with her husband who has been reading and memorizing the Qur'an for forty years, but refuses to learn the rules of Tajwid, claiming that the letter "nun" – "How can I conceal the nun when it is manifest in the Book of Allah?" – and does not accept adding anything to what he already knows?
Is an "ijazah" (certificate) in the mastery of recitation (tilawah) and tajwid, which did not include reading the entire Qur'an to the issuer (mujiz), considered a legitimate "ijazah"? And is it permissible for the one who received this "ijazah" to grant "ijazah" to others if they recite the entire Qur'an to him?
Is it permissible to teach illiterate women the Mother of the Qur'an (Surat Al-Fatihah) without the rules of Tajweed?
What is the ruling on memorizing the Qur’an then forgetting it? Is it obligatory to memorize the Qur’an or to learn its Tajweed? Will a person be held accountable for what they have memorized of the Qur’an?
Is not reciting the Quran with Tajweed considered haram? What do the marks "Sali," "Qali," and "Jim" in the Quran mean? And what is the ruling on not prostrating when there is an ayah of prostration?
What is the tajweed ruling for "لِرَبِّكَ" in Surat Al-Kawthar?
What is the virtue of reciting Surat Ya-Sin when leaving the the house?
Which name of the Holy Qur'an is mentioned most frequently, and why?
What is the ruling on worshippers prostrating after the Imam requests them to do so for his recitation of a verse of prostration on the minbar? And what is the ruling on one who does not prostrate? And what is the ruling on the Imam making such a request?
What are the manifestations of worship upon the heart, tongue, and limbs?
What is the reason for coloring the letters Waw and Ra with red in the word "Kafaru" from verse 25 of Surat Al-An'am, in the Tajweed Mus'haf published by Dar Al-Ma'rifah in Damascus, according to the narration of Imam Qalun from Nafi' Al-Madani, knowing that the Mus'haf is set to Qasr Al-Munfasil and that this word is the only one colored in this manner?
Is refraining from reading from the Holy Quran and limiting oneself to reciting it by heart during free time considered abandoning the Holy Quran?
Is it permissible to recite the Qur’an on behalf of an illiterate person who does not know how to read the Qur’an?