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Chapter 437 of 5614 min read
كتاب بلَّغه الله العالمين
., .... Þ\11 1_,J)i fa4) ._ßIà IJá.Y âã äI å)i æ ,,,. ,,,. ,,,. ,,,. " ,,. ; ; "[This is] a Book that We have revealed to you, full of blessings, that they may ponder over its verses and that men of understanding may remember" (Saad 29). However, the purpose of understanding it is to apply it. As was noted earlier, the Quran is either a proof for a person or a proof against a person. When a person understands it and applies it, it takes him along the path to Paradise. The Prophet (peace be upon him) stated, "No people." The way that he said it, in the indefinite, implies that the blessings mentioned here accrue to any people who do this act. They do not have to be scholars or pious people or whatever. Any group of people who come together and do this act will receive these blessings, as long as their intention is sincere for the sake of Allah. 1 Reading the Quran is the Best form of Dhjkr("Remembrance of Allah") There are numerous verses of the Quran and hadith of the Prophet (peace be upon him) demonstrating the importance of dhikr or making remembrance of Allah. For example, Allah has said, ,,,. / ,., .6.. ,,,. ,,,. J ,,,. .,,., ,,.. ,,. ,, ,., ·-'=- 0'"·;j gçI èI gp1 éij êI n ... ëI ì.-:>-Ji í 'l'"îI '-' &. ,,, ,,,. ....._,,;,,. I. Ü,,,. . u- ,,,. ,,,. ,,,. ... ,,. J "" ,,,. ,., A. ,,.. ,,.. ,., ., / A. ,... .,,., .,. ,., 0;35 G ৲ ïlj ði I ñòj p1j óɍI "Recite what has been revealed to you of the Book and establish the prayers. Verily, the prayer prevents one from great sins and evil deeds. And the remembering of Allah is indeed greater. And Allah knows what you do" (al Ankaboot 45). The remembrance of Allah should have a great effect on a person, as it should drive him to worship and obey Allah. However, in applying those verses and hadith concerning the virtues of dhikr, some people seem to forget that the best form of dhikr is the reciting of the Book of Allah. Allah has said, JJ ., (. ,... "" "' ;,;i - "I; '°'/ " Commentary on the Forty Hadith of al-Nawawi "This is a reminder (dhikr). And verily for the pious is a good final return" (Saad 49). How and Where to Study the Quran In this hadith, there is a particular reference to gathering together to read and "study" the Quran in one of the houses of Allah. According to al-Teebi, the Prophet (peace be upon him) explicitly said, "houses of Allah," instead of "mosque" so that all of the places that have been built with the intention of pleasing Allah and spreading His religion would be included in the reward mentioned in this hadith. In other words, it is also inclusive of the Quran schools and other places which are not mosques but were built with the intention that people would come there to study and read the Quran.1 Others say that the Prophet (peace be upon him) did not intend to imply anything by his specific mention of "the houses of Allah." The houses of Allah were mentioned by the Prophet (peace be upon him) because, in general, those are the places in which the Quran is read and studied. However, this does not mean that the reward mentioned by the Prophet (peace be upon him) just applies to those houses. Instead, it applies to any place in which people gather together to read and study the Quran. 2 In this hadith, the Prophet (peace be upon him) also explicitly mentioned the gathering together to recite and study the Quran. According to the majority of the scholars, to study the Quran in a group in the mosque itself is a preferred way of studying the Quran.3 However, it is narrated that Imam Malik disapproved of such an act. But his followers have interpreted his statement as referring to a specific type of group study, where the group as a whole recites the Quran together simultaneously. In this way, the teacher cannot tell whether or not they are all properly reciting it as he may not be able to hear some of the voices very well. This was not the practice of the early scholars. Instead, everyone should read a portion of the Quran, one at a time in a clear and comprehensible fashion.4 According to Taataay, the proper fashion to study the Quran which this hadith is referring to is the manner in which the Prophet (peace be upon him) learned the Quran from the angel Gabriel. This is where the teacher first recites the Quran to the student and then the student repeats what the teacher has recited. This is Taataay's interpretation of the hadith of ibn Abbaas recorded 1 Al-Teebi, vol. 2, p. 665. 2 Cf., al-Haitami, Fath, p. 259. 3 Cf., al-Nawawi, Sharh sahih, vol. 1 7, p. 2 1 .