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HE HAS TWO REWARDS!

Question:

A relative of mine loves to read the Quran only he is not good at Arabic grammar and rules of recitation; what should he do?

Answer:

He should strive to read correctly, to understand what he is reading, and not be hasty. He should learn to recite from someone who knows better than him.

By working hard, he gains a great reward, for the Prophet said, The best of you is he who learns the Quran and teaches it. [1] And he said, The person who is proficient in the Quran is with the honourable, pious and just scribes (in heaven). As for the person who reads the Quran, though it is difficult for him and though he stutters, he has two rewards. [2]

[1] Al-Bukhari no. 5027. [2] Al-Bukhari no. 4937 and Muslim no. 798.

Shaykh `Abdul-`Azeez Bin Baz
Fatawa Islamiyah Vol. 7 Page 75

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AND THE HEAVEN SHALL BE OPENED, AND IT WILL BECOME AS GATES

Question:

What is the meaning of this verse: And the heaven shall be opened, and it will become as gates. [1]

Answer:

This precious verse points to events on the Day of Judgement: the gates of the heaven will be open from all directions; there will be many gates, from which the angels will descend; Allaah Almighty says: And (remember) the Day when the heaven shall be sent asunder with clouds, and angels will be sent down, with a grand descending.

The sovereignty on that Day will be the true (sovereignty), belonging to the Most Beneficent (Allaah), and it will be the hard Day for disbelievers. [2] And this verse points out to this opening.

It has been recited in two ways:
The first one: And the heaven shall been opened, and it will become as gates.

And the Second one: And the heaven has been opened, and it will become as gates. The Second one is more impressive as it implies exaggeration and abundance.

[1] An-Naba 78:19 [2] Al-Furqan 25:25,26

Shaykh Muhammad bin Saalih al-`Uthaymeen
Fatawa Islamiyah Vol. 7 Page 120

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DOES A QURAN TEACHER HAVE TO MAKE ABLUTION?

Question:

When he instructs his students how to recite the Mushaf, does a teacher have to have ablution or is purity not a condition in such case?

Answer:

Here, a teacher is like everyone else; he cannot touch the Mushaf unless he is in a state of purity according to the view of the majority of the scholars, as well as the Four Imams, may Allaah have mercy upon them.

This is because of the Hadiths of Amr bin Hazm in wich the Prophet said: None touches the Qurýan except the pure. [1] This is a Hadith with a good chain of narration, recorded by Abu Dawud and others, in both connected form as well as Mursal [2] form.

There are many routes for it that support its authenticity in connected form, and it was according to this that the Companions of the Prophet judged, may Allaah be pleased with them. And with Allaah is the facilitation to do what is correct.

[1] Ibn Hibban no. 793 and Ad-Daraqutni no. 433. [2] A connected chain of narration reaching a Companion, or someone else who lived after the Prophet.

Shaykh `Abdul-`Azeez Bin Baz
Fatawa Islamiyah Vol. 7 Page 46

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ALLAAH RELATES IN THE QURAN WHAT PEOPLE FROM THE PAST

SAID, HE RELATES THE MEANING, NOT THE EXACT WORDS

Question:

When there is a dialogue in the Quran, and at least one of the two speakers is a human being, does the verse convey that persons exact words or the meaning of what he said?

Answer:

It appears to me what whatever dialogue Allaah Almighty relates of people from previous nations, He is relating the meaning, while the expression is from Him. This is because the Quran was revealed in the Arabic tongue, and as it is well-known, the people of previous nations did not speak Arabic, so Allaah related the meaning of what they said in the Arabic language. This proves that Allaah Almighty narrated their sayings with the meanings of what they said, not the expressions they used.

Shaykh Muhammad bin Saalih al-`Uthaymeen
Fatawa Islamiyah Vol. 7 Page 107