Is there more reward in reciting the Quraan in Arabic or English?
Question
Is the rewards different when reading the Quran in English or Arabic and when reading it on from a mobile device?
Answer
The promised reward is for reciting the Qur'aan in the language it was revealed i.e. Arabic.
Personally, we do not encourage this for the aspects of adab and respect are generally not practised on these types of devices
And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.
- Answered by
- Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
Where scholars differ, it’s safer to take the more cautious view.
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