Recitation and Tajweed
522 questions
What is the remedy for the fear, trembling, and rapid heart rate that afflicts a Qur'an reciter when reciting before people, leading to a change in their voice and a feeling of wanting to cry, knowing that these symptoms disappear as soon as the recitation finishes?
ما هو تعريف القرآن؟
Is the theoretical study of Tajweed so important that the teacher does not practically apply the rules in the Mushaf, and is a university professor entitled to delegate students to present and explain the material and hold them accountable for it, along with the rapid explanation of the material, and is this educational setting correct?
Should the attributes of fear and awe be ascribed to Allah Almighty based on the noble verse: (Then we feared lest he would overburden them with transgression and disbelief), and Ibn Mas'ud's recitation: (Then your Lord feared lest he would overburden them with transgression and disbelief)?
ما هي الأدعية المذكورة في القرآن؟
Is it obligatory to pronounce the letter "Jeem" with a "ta'teesh" (palatalized or affricated sound, similar to "j" in "judge") when reciting the Qur'an?
Is it obligatory to say the A'udhu and the Basmala before reciting any Quranic verse, whether when citing it in a discussion or when reading what is written of verses, or is one of them sufficient, or saying "Allah Almighty has said"?
How can we listen to the recitation (Tajwid)?
Is it recommended to recite specific surahs from the Holy Quran in supererogatory prayers?
Is it permissible to designate one reading of the Quran for learning (Tajweed and Tafsir) and another as a regular recitation without learning?
If the Quran is recited once for both the son and the mother, does each of them receive the full reward, or half of it? Or is it better to recite a complete ختمة (recitation) for each of them, especially if the mother cannot recite well?
Is a full recitation of the Quran counted for each participant in a collective reading of parts of it, and does the reward differ based on the intention?
Is there a book available in stores that can be used for self-study of Tajweed rules? And is imitating the recitation of a specific person considered mockery of the words of Allah?
Is my leading the prayers—when the regular Imam is absent—and my recitation of new verses that I haven't recited in prayer before, motivated by a desire to avoid repetition and the whisperings of reciting specific verses or to demonstrate Tajweed rules, considered showing off, despite my intention to memorize the Quran for the sake of Allah? And should I avoid leading the prayers for this reason?
What is the ruling on Tajweed according to Islamic law? Is it an obligation or a Sunnah, and what is its evidence?
Is it permissible to listen to chanters who imitate the sounds of musical instruments with their mouths in their Islamic nasheeds?
Is it permissible to supplicate for one's voice to be changed to become beautiful for reciting the Qur'an?
Is the voice of a woman who studies with males and performs Tajweed in front of them considered 'awrah?
Is a memorizer of the Qur’an who does not open the Mushaf nor read from it sinful, on the pretext that he feels more humble from his memorization, knowing that dust has accumulated on the copies of the Mushaf in his house?
Are the rules of Tajweed applied to the recitation of the Qur'an also applicable to the Adhan?
Is it permissible to overlook some errors in the articulation points (makharij al-huruf) and vowel markings (harakat) when my illiterate grandmother orally recites what she has memorized from the Qur'an, for fear of making memorization difficult for her by correcting her too much?
How can a girl complete reading the entire Qur’an more than once in the month of Ramadan? And is listening to Qur’an tapes and completing them attentively considered a full recitation?
Is it obligatory to read the Quran daily for one who wishes to complete its recitation, or is it permissible for him to stop reading for a day or two?
Is it permissible to recite the Qur’an by heart when a Muslim is in a state of major ritual impurity (janabah)?