How should one sit when reciting Qur'an?
Published as Sitting on a chair and reciting Qur'an
Question
Increasingly persons with little or no pain in the legs are sitting on comfortable sofas at home and on chairs in the Musjid reciting Qur'an as they would read a newspaper. Their excuse being it's not a sin. Is it? How should one sit when reciting Qur'an? What naseehah can be offered to relatives and friends who see no problem sitting on a chair, sometimes with legs stretched out, reciting Qur'an?
Answer
In the musjid, it is not recommended to be sitting on the chair without a very valid reason. At home, one may sit on a chair or on the ground.
The greater the adab the greater the merit and reward. Allah Ta`ala appreciates adab and mahabbat.
And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.
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- Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
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