1517 - مَن يَلعَنُه القرآنُ‏

1517. THOSE WHOM THE QUR'AN CURSES

5195.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : رُبَّ تالِ القرآنِ والقرآنُ يَلعَنُهُ .¹

5195.The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'Many a reciter of the Quran is cursed by the Quran itself.' ²

5196.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : أنتَ تَقرَأُ القرآنَ ما نَهاكَ ، فإذا لم يَنهَكَ فَلَستَ تَقرَؤهُ .³

5196.The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'You read the Quran and it prevents you [from sins]. And if it does not prevent you, then you are not reading it [correctly].' ⁴

5197.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : إنّ في جَهنَّمَ رَحاءً مِن حَديدٍ تُطحَنُ بها رُؤوسُ القُرّاءِ ، والعُلَماءِ المُجرمينَ .⁵

5197.The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'In Hell there is a metal millstone that grinds the heads of criminal reciters and scholars'. ⁶

1516 - آدابُ القِراءَةِ

1516. ETIQUETTE OF RECITATION

1 - تنظيفُ الفَمِ :

1. Cleaning of the mouth

5188.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : نَظِّفُوا طَريقَ القرآنِ ، قيلَ : يا رسولَ اللَّهِ ، وما طَريقُ القرآنِ ؟ قالَ : أفواهُكُم ، قيلَ : بماذا ؟ قالَ : بالسِّواكِ .¹

5188.The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'Clean the path of the Quran.' He was asked, 'O Messenger of Allah, and what is the path of the Quran?' He replied, 'Your mouths.' They asked, 'How [should we clean them]?' He said, '[By brushing them] With a tooth cleanser (siwak).' ²

2 - الاستِعاذةُ :

2. Seeking refuge

(فَإِذَا قَرَأْتَ الْقُرْآنَ فَاسْتَعِذْ بِاللَّهِ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ الرَّجِيمِ) .³

"When you recite the Quran seek the protection of Allah against the outcast Satan." ⁴

5189.الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام - لمّا سُئلَ عنِ التَّعوُّذِ عندَ افتِتاحِ كُلِّ سُورَةٍ - : نَعَم ، فَتَعَوَّذْ بِاللَّهِ مِن الشَّيطانِ الرَّجيمِ ، وذَكَرَ أنَّ الرَّجيمَ أخبَثُ الشَّياطينِ .⁵

5189. Imam al-Sadiq (AS), when he was asked about seeking refuge at the beginning of every chapter, said, 'Yes, seek refuge in Allah from the outcast Satan. And he mentioned that the outcast (al-rajim) is the most wicked of Satans.' ⁶

3 - التَّرتيلُ :

3. Recitation

(وَرَتِّلِ الْقُرْآنَ تَرْتِيلاً) .⁷

"recite the Quran in a measured tone." ⁸

5190.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله - في قولِهِ تعالى‏ : (وَرَتِّلِ القُرآنَ تَرتيلاً) - : بَيِّنْهُ تِبياناً ، ولا تَنثُرْهُ نَثرَ البَقْلِ ، ولا تَهُذَّهُ هَذَّ الشِّعرِ ، قِفُوا عندَ عَجائبِهِ ، حَرِّكُوا بهِ القُلوبَ ، ولا يَكُن هَمُّ أحَدِكُم آخِرَ السُّورَةِ .⁹

5190. The Prophet (SAWA), with regard to Allah's verse in the Qur'an: "and recite the Quran in a measured tone" said, 'Recite it clearly, do not disperse it prosaically, nor rave it like raving poetry. Stop where it mentions wonders, and move the hearts with it, and do not let your only concern be [to finish] the end of the chapter.' ¹⁰

4 - التَّدبّرُ :

4. Contemplation

(كِتابٌ أَنْزَلْناهُ إلَيْكَ مُبارَكٌ لِيَدَّبَّرُوا آياتِهِ ولِيَتَذَكَّرَ أُوْلُو الأَلْبابِ) .¹¹

"[It is] a blessed Book that We have sent down to you, so that they may contemplate its signs, and that those who possess intellect may take admonishment." ¹²

5191.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : ألا لا خَيرَ في قِراءةٍ ليسَ فيها تَدَبُّرٌ ، ألا لا خَيرَ في عِبادَةٍ ليسَ فيها تَفَقُّهٌ .¹³

5191.Imam Ali (AS) said, 'Verily, there is no good in recitation that does not have contemplation in it. Verily, there is no good in worship that does not have understanding.' ¹⁴

5192.الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام - لمّا سُئلَ عن قِراءةِ القرآنِ في ليلَةٍ - : لا يُعجِبُني أن تَقرَأهُ في أقَلَّ مِن شَهرٍ .¹⁵

5192. Imam al-Sadiq (AS), when asked about completing the Quran in one night, said, 'I do not like it for you to complete it all in less than a month.' ¹⁶

5 - الخُشوعُ :

5. Humbleness

(أَلَمْ يَأْنِ لِلَّذِينَ آمَنُوا أَنْ تَخْشَعَ قُلُوبُهُم لِذِكْرِ اللَّهِ وَما نَزَلَ مِنَ الْحَقِّ وَلَا يَكُونُوا كَالَّذِينَ أُوتُوا الْكِتابَ مِن قَبْلُ فَطالَ عَلَيْهِمُ الأَمَدُ فَقَسَتْ قُلُوبُهُمْ وَكَثِيرٌ مِنْهُمْ فَاسِقُونَ) .¹⁷

"Is it not time yet for those who have faith that their hearts should be humbled for Allah's remembrance and to the truth which has come down [to them], and to be not like those who were given the Book before? Time took its toll on them and so their hearts were hardened, and many of them are transgressors" ¹⁸

5193.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله - لمّا سُئلَ عن أحسَنِ الناسِ صَوتاً بالقرآنِ - : مَن إذا سَمِعتَ قِراءَتَهُ رَأيتَ أ نّهُ يَخشَى اللَّهَ .¹⁹

5193. The Prophet (SAWA), when asked about the people who recite the best, replied, 'When you hear their recitation, you see that they fear Allah.' ²⁰

5194.عيون أخبار الرِّضا عن رجاءَ بنِ أبي الضحّاكِ - في ذكرِ سيرة الإمام الرِّضا عليه السلام وقد صَحبَه إلى خراسان - : يُكثِرُ باللَّيلِ في فِراشِهِ مِن تِلاوَةِ القرآنِ ، فإذا مَرَّ بآيَةٍ فيها ذِكرُ جَنّةٍ أو نارٍ بَكى‏ وسَألَ اللَّهَ الجَنّةَ وتَعَوَّذَ بهِ مِن النارِ .²¹

5194. Uyun Akhbar al-Rida (AS), Imam al-Rida (AS) constantly recited the Quran in his bed at night during the path to Khurasan. When he would read a verse that mentioned Heaven or Hell, he would cry and ask Allah for Heaven or seek refuge from Hell.' ²²