1519 - التَّحذيرُ مِن التَّفسيرِ بِالرَّأيِ‏

1519. CAUTION AGAINST PERSONAL INTERPRETATION

5201.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : قالَ اللَّهُ جلَّ جلالُه : ما آمَنَ بي مَن فَسَّرَ بِرَأيهِ كَلامي .¹

5201.The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'Allah the Exalted has said, 'Those who interpret My words with their own opinion do not believe in Me.' ²

5202.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : أكثَرُ ما أخافُ على‏ اُمَّتِي مِن بَعدي رجُلٌ يَتَأوَّلُ القرآنَ يَضَعُهُ على‏ غيرِ مَواضِعِهِ .³

5202.The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'The worst thing I fear for my community after me is for someone to interpret the Quran wrongfully.' ⁴

5203.الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام : مَن فَسَّرَ القرآنَ بِرَأيهِ فَأصابَ لم يُؤجَرْ ، وإن أخطَأَ كانَ إثمُهُ علَيهِ .⁵

5203.Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, 'Whoever interprets the Quran with his own opinion and is correct, will not be rewarded, and if he is wrong, he will bear the burden of a sin.' ⁶

1518 - استِماعُ القُرآنِ‏

1518. LISTENING TO THE QUR'AN

(وَإِذَا قُرِئَ الْقُرْآنُ فَاسْتَمِعُوا لَهُ وَأَنْصِتُوا لَعَلَّكُمْ تُرْحَمُونَ) .¹

"When the Quran is recited, listen to it and be silent, maybe you will receive [Allah's] mercy." ²

5198.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : ألا مَن اشتاقَ إلَى اللَّهِ فَليَستَمِعْ كلامَ اللَّهِ .³

5198.The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'Verily, whoever yearns for Allah should listen to the words of Allah.' ⁴

5199.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : مَنِ استَمَعَ إلى‏ آيَةٍ مِن كتابِ اللَّهِ كُتِبَت لَهُ حَسَنةً مُضاعَفةً ، ومَن تَلا آيَةً مِن كتابِ اللَّهِ كانَت لَهُ نوراً يَومَ القِيامَةِ .⁵

5199.The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'Whoever listens to a verse from the Book of Allah, a multiplied reward will be written for him, and whoever recites a verse from the Book of Allah, they will have a light on the Day of Resurrection .' ⁶

5200.الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام - لمّا سَألَهُ زُرارَةُ عن وُجوبِ الإنصاتِ والاستِماعِ على‏ مَن يَسمَعُ القرآنَ - : نَعَم ،إذا قُرئَ القرآنُ عِندَكَ فقد وَجَبَ علَيكَ الاستِماعُ والإنصاتُ .⁷

5200. Imam al-Sadiq (AS), when Zurara asked him whether paying attention and listening was obligatory upon one who hears the Quran being recited, replied, 'Yes, if the Quran is recited in your presence, it is obligatory for you to listen and pay attention.' ⁸