The Etiquette of Reciting the Qur’an

Ibn Katheer mentioned some of these etiquettes, and among them are the following :

*One should neither recite nor touch the Qur’an except in a state of purification.
* One should use Siwak to clean his teeth before recitation.
* One should wear his best clothes.
* One should face the direction of prayer (Qiblah).
* One should pause his recitation when yawning.
* One should not interrupt his recitation and speak, except if necessary.
* One should be attentive to what he is reciting.
* One should pause at a verse mentioning reward and ask Allah for that reward.
* One should pause at a verse mentioning punishment and seek refuge in Allah from that punishment.
* One should not leave the Qur’an opened, nor place anything on it.
* One should not raise his voice when reciting to the extent that he confuses other adjacent recitors.
* One should not recite in marketplaces and places of distracting noise.

The Virtues of Reciting Qur’an

    The Qur’an is the word of Allah. The superiority of the Qur’an over the words of His creation is like the superiority of Allah Himself over His creation. The movement of the tongue in reciting the Qur’an is the best action that the tongue may ever perform.
      There are many virtues in teaching and reciting the Qur’an, some of which are the following :
* The reward of teaching : The Prophet  said: “The best of you are those who learn the Qur'an and teach it(al-Bukhari).
* The reward of reciting : The Prophet  said: “Whoever reads one letter of the book of Allah will be rewarded for it with a good reward, and this good reward will be increased tenfold.”(at-Tirmidhi).
* The reward of learning the Qur’an, memorizing it and being skillful in its recitation : The Prophet  said: “The one who reads the Qur’an while having previously memorized it is with the noble dutiful angels, and the one who recites the Qur'an while it is difficult for him will receive two rewards. ” (al-Bukhari and Muslim) He also said: “It will be said (in Paradise) to the recitor of the Qur’an who acted upon its teachings: read, ascend, and beautify as you did in your worldly life, for indeed your level is that equal to your last verse.(at-Tirmidhi)

Unconditional love

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Some day, life will teach you there is a happily ever after.


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I know that last glimpse of his face would haunt me until I saw him smile again. And right there I vowed that I would see him smile, and soon. I would find a way to keep my friend.
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