Monday 16 February 2015

And recite it(The Quran) slowly..

Al-Muzzammil/ The Enshrouded One

Concerning Allah's statement,
"And Rattil the Qur'an Tartil." [73:04]
- meaning, recite it slowly, for that will help in understanding the Qur'an and contemplating it. This is how the Prophet salAllahu alayhi wa sallam used to recite. `A'ishah said, "He (the Prophet) used to recite the chapter slowly, so much so that it would be longer than chapters that were actually longer than it.''
- In Sahih Al-Bukhari, it is recorded from Anas that he was asked about the recitation of the Messenger of Allah , so he replied, "He used to elongate the letters.'' Then he (Anas) recited, (In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.) (1:1) and he elongated "In the Name of Allah,'' and he elongated "The Most Gracious,'' and he elongated "The Most Merciful.''
- Ibn Jurayj reported from Ibn Abi Mulaykah, who narrated from Umm Salamah that she was asked about the recitation of the Messenger of Allah , so she said, "He used to pause in his recitation, verse by verse."
- There are many Hadiths which prove the recommendation of slow rhythmic recitation and beautification of the voice while reciting as mentioned at the beginning of this Tafsir. For example, the Hadith which states, "Beautify the Qur'an with your voices." and the Hadith, "He is not of us who does not chant nicely with the recitation of the Qur'an."
- It has been narrated from Ibn Mas`ud that he said, "Do not scatter the (recitation of) Qur'an out like the scattering of sand, and do not rush through it like the hasty recitation of poetry. Stop at its amazing parts and make your heart move with it. None of you should let his concern be to reach the end of the chapter.'' This has been recorded by Al-Baghawi. 


May Allah help us to implement this and what we know ! Ameen

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