Faith IQ – Should We Recite What We Know Or From Mushaf – Shaykh Abu Eesa

			As we pray all night prayers at home during this Ramadan lockdown, should we recite from the few
sources that we know by heart? Or can we read from the Muslim?
		

			This question is important because it reminds us that actually, the night prayer is upon us
individually. And it's not a condition for it to be performed in the mosque. In actual fact, the
Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, his own personal practice was to pray at home as well as many
of the companions. And it's only for the benefit of the masses who don't know so much that they need
to be led by someone who can complete the Quran with them so that you can hear the complete Quran as
it was revealed, in this blessed month that we have the Torah we have prayer. So almost in fact, the
Ramadan lockdown is returning us back to our normal Asana, our basic status quo in the sun, which is
		

			the night prayer ourselves at home. The problem, of course, is that we don't know so much sorters
from the Quran, that lack of that lack of variety, we were restricted maybe to a few of the last the
30th of June. And it doesn't then become very wholesome or doesn't become very exciting. And you
want to cover more how do you balance between this? Is it permissible to hold something to use the
Quran or phone or something like that? In principle, you need to know that movement in the prayer
and fidgeting into prayer is a big no no. However, there are levels in the obligatory prayer, it's
very restricted, there's very little movement, which is allowed. And even then, though, if that case
		

			by case on a case by case basis, if the situation arises, there are certain actions which are
allowed the supererogatory prior however, that knuffel prayer, what some people call sooner, which
is clear Moulay is far less restricted, it's more flexible, it is possible for you to do a little
bit of movement, for example, even pray, while sitting down, even praying as the progress of lights
and the mud whilst on a camel on the move, and so on and so forth. And so therefore, it is
permissible in the supererogatory prayers, like the night prayer for you to actually read from
something and turn its pages. Personally, I prefer that you use a phone or an iPad or something that
		

			is digital, which has less movement required, as opposed to the big turning and so on. And you keep
it close to one's chest, you are able to at least have one hand on your chest or below the navel
according to the position that you follow where your hand should be, and only using one hand to hold
the phone itself and just wondering to turn the page when needed. I think this is something which is
allowed and something which is also good. But why? Well, first of all, we have some precedent, I
should have the law on her
		

			servant, the question, he would lead a Sharia law on her internet at home. Now he would know less,
which is important, by the way, which shows that even if the one knows less, but they're a male,
they should lead the prayer and I should add the love on her has a huge knowledge of the Quran is
memorization his understanding, yet she still wants to preserve that that basic principle of the
congregational prayer that the males lead and the females follow. And that one would recite from the
most have a few pages that will put together at that time, in a very rudimentary fashion, he would
he would recite from that. So that's a little precedent there for us. And the need dictates that as
		

			well. And there's also a desire for us to want to try and cover as much of the Quran as possible in
Ramadan where there's a high level of spiritual awareness, which maybe we don't feel at the rest of
the rest of the year. At the same time, I do feel that we sometimes get a bit lost in the how debate
of Tara we and we forget the why we actually pray Tara We are the pmla it's about getting closer to
Allah subhanaw taala. It's about developing a close relationship with the Quran. And that's going to
only happen if you understand what you're reciting. If you're invested in what you are reciting, if
you are able to internalize, those are verses that you recite, and that's why sometimes it's
		

			actually best for you to focus on that which you know, which you already have memorized. Even if
even if it was when you were young, and it's only a small source, because you know them very well,
you're able to spend more time actually studying the Tafseer or reading an English translation
before you recite, to connect to them and to internalize them better. When you're praying sometimes
and you're following a must have or following a phone, the focus is so much on not trying to make a
mistake, maintaining flow, maybe even reciting good tishri that you don't focus so much on who you
are standing in front of Allah subhanaw taala. So this isn't just a straightforward answer. It's
		

			actually not very easy to say no, you should read a must have is better because it's better for you
to complete the Quran because the prophets lie Selim completed a Koran every single year and then
twice in the year before he passed away in Ramadan, which is good, which I accept. But we can
respond to that by saying you can recite the outside of the prayer during the rest of the day,
especially as we have so much time on our hands. Now, at the same time, you can see the argument
then for reciting that which you're comfortable with where there'll be no mistakes but then
		

			You're not going to be MPP for adventures, you're not gonna be learning but you're not going to be
reflecting and making a debate on the rest of the Quran. So there's an argument for both, and I
believe we should combine both approaches, recite a little bit from what you have, and then use a
digital device also for the rest of the Quran, which you've reviewed before you recite in the prayer
so that it means more in that prep and your pm alone makes you closer to Allah Subhana Allah to
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