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Reciting Qur'an in bed from memory

· 24 Rabiʻ I 1435 AH1 min readEnglish

Question

Is it permissible to read Quran whilst in bed from memory, e.g. a person forgot to read Surah mulk and remembers only in bed, can he read it lying down?

Answer

Yes.

And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.

References (Arabic / Urdu sources)

لا بأس بقراءة القرآن إذا وضع جنبه على الأرض ولكن ينبغي أن يضم رجليه عند القراءة كذا في المحيط (الفتاوى الهندية 5/ 316)

Answered by
Mufti Zakaria Makada
Checked & approved by
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
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