Darul Iftaa Mahmudiyyah

Reading from mushaf in prayer

· 10 Muharram 1439 AH1 min readFatwa 38982English

Question

Asalam o alaikum,

I hope u will be in best state of Imaanand health...Ameen

My question is .. Can we do recitation through Quran or by looking at any other source during namaz?

Kya hum namaz k dauraan Quraan se dekh k Surah ki tilawat kar sakty hain? Agar zabani yaad nhi toh

Regards,

Your deeni sister

Answer

In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.

It is impermissible to read from the mushaf or any other source in salāt as this will invalidate the salāt.[i]

You should suffice with the surahs you have memorized. If you have not memorized any surah, then you should endeavor to memorize some surahs.

And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best

Tahmid Chowdhury

Student Darul Iftaa

New York, USA

Checked and Approved by,

Mufti Ebrahim Desai.

References (Arabic / Urdu sources)

[i]

حاشية الطحطاوي على مراقي الفلاح شرح نور الإيضاح (ص: 336)

"وقراءة ما لا يحفظه من مصحف" وإن لم يحمله للتلقي من غيره وأما إذا كان حافظا له ولم يحمله فلا تفسد لانتفاء العمل والتلقي

الدر المختار وحاشية ابن عابدين (رد المحتار) (1/ 623)

(وقراءته من مصحف)

أي ما فيه قرآن (مطلقا) لأنه تعلم إلا إذا كان حافظا لما قرأه وقرأ بلا حمل، وقيل لا تفسد إلا بآية: واستظهره الحلبي وجوزه الشافعي بلا كراهة وهما بها للتشبه بأهل الكتاب: أي إن قصده؛ فإن التشبه بهم لا يكره في كل شيء، بل في المذموم وفيما يقصد به التشبه، كما في البحر

فتاوى دار العلوم زكريا ٢/٣٨٦

كتاب النوازل ٤/١٤٠

Answered by
Tahmid Chowdhury
Checked & approved by
Mufti Ebrahim Desai
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