Recitation and Tajweed
522 questions
Is it a sin for a Muslim to be affected by the recitation of the Quran by a specific reciter (such as Al-Shuraim and Al-Sudais), and not be affected to the same extent when reciting it himself?
Is it permissible to perform a voice-enhancement procedure to improve recitation (tartil)?
Is a servant's recitation of the Qur'an by the will of God?
Is it permissible to obtain an Ijazah in the Qur'an by reciting it online if the reciter and the one granting the Ijazah are in two different countries?
Is a Muslim sinful for not mastering the science of Tajwid, or for reciting a Surah from its middle without beginning it, or for reading the Qur’an with the eyes without moving the tongue, and what is his duty in that regard?
Is it obligatory to re-read the parts of the Qur'an that coincided with the menstrual period in order to complete the ختمة (recitation of the entire Qur'an)?
Is the daily practice of "Qurbat" (acts of drawing closer to God) through reading the Holy Quran—where each person commits to reading a specific amount and sends a picture of "Alhamdulillah" (Praise be to God) upon completion—considered an innovation (bid'ah) or a form of showing off (riyaa')?
Is it obligatory to listen to the Imam's audible recitation from home or to the recitation of the Qur'an via a recorder?
Does listening to Ayat al-Kursi and the morning and evening adhkar suffice over reciting them orally?
Is it obligatory to say the Basmala and Tasdeeq after each repetition of short verses or a small surah when performing Qiyam al-Layl?
How is the fornicator stoned, when verse 25 of Surah An-Nisa confirms flogging for the chaste, in His saying, the Almighty: "But if, when they are safely married, they commit indecency, then on them is half the punishment for free, chaste women" [Qur'an 4:25], and stoning cannot be halved?
Is it permissible to fragment verses when writing them in this manner to facilitate memorizing the Holy Quran?
Should the recitation of the Qur'an be stopped at a university graduation ceremony that includes musical instruments and intermixing, or is reciting it better than leaving it even under these circumstances?
What is the meaning of my two Hadiths: "I was given the Seven Long Ones in place of the Torah, and I was given the Hundred-Verse Surahs in place of the Injil, and I was given the Mathani in place of the Zabur, and I was favored with the Mufassal," and "Whoever takes the first seven is a great scholar"? And what is meant by "in place of" and "takes" in these two Hadiths?
What is the ruling on feigning crying and forcing oneself to cry when reciting the Quran, making supplications (du'a), or attending lectures, with the intention of increasing one's fear of God?
Does the Prophetic narration: "Abandoning a Muslim for a year is like shedding his blood" apply to someone who has abandoned a close female friend who is harming her reputation, damaging her in her religious and worldly affairs, and affecting her psychological and physical health? And what are the reasons for aversion to hearing the Noble Qur'an? And what are the signs of Allah's wrath upon a servant?
Is my prayer valid when I suffer from obsessive-compulsive disorder regarding ablution and prayer, and I recite Al-Fatiha without tajweed, despite adhering to the rules of recitation, and tajweed is difficult for me?
What should I do regarding a relative of mine who makes melodic errors (laḥn) when reciting Surah Al-Fatihah and says that he has not learned Tajweed?
Is it necessary to teach Tajweed to female friends before they begin memorizing, or can memorization commence initially without observing the rules of Tajweed?
What is the meaning of Ijazah in the context of the Quran? Is it a paper on which one's name is written, connecting them to the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him? How can one obtain it, and what is the sufficient duration for that?
Is abstaining from a Qur'an memorization center that focuses on Tajweed and Tafsir rather than memorization, and returning to self-memorization at home with greater concentration, considered a whisper from Satan?
What is the definition of "aqra'ahum" (the most knowledgeable of them in recitation) in the Hadith: "The people are led in prayer by the one among them who is most knowledgeable of the Book of Allah," and does it mean the one with the best memory, or the one most skilled in the rules of recitation (tajweed), or the one who most reveres the verses of Allah, or the one most committed to acting upon them?
Is what is understood from Ibn Mas'ud's saying, "Recite the Qur'an, and stir hearts with it, and let not the end of the surah be the sole concern of any of you," a determination of a specific time for recitation (e.g., half an hour) instead of a specific quantity (e.g., a juz' daily) to avoid the reader's preoccupation with finishing the surah, and does this contradict the hadiths that specified a certain quantity for recitation, such as ten verses or one hundred verses?
Does the pronunciation of the letter "Rā" (ر) differ, in terms of thickening (tafkheem) or thinning (tarqeeq), at the end of some Quranic words if preceded by a "yā" (ي), such as "baseer" (بصير), "khabeer" (خبير), and "qadeer" (قدير), and what is the name of this Tajweed rule?