The Manners Of Reciting The Qur'an

The Manners Of Reciting The Qur'an  

1. Strive to be sincere when you learn and recite the Qur'an

2. Apply the teachings of the Qur'an.

3. Consistently recite and study the Qur'an 

4. You should not say, "i forgot"; instead, say, "i was made to forget.

5. It is compulsory to contemplate the Quran.

6. The permissibility of reciting qur'an while standing, walking, riding, sitting, or lying down

7. Only the purified may touch the qur'an

8. The permissibility of reciting the qur'an from memory for one who is in a minor state of impurity

9. The permissibily of reciting the qur'an for menstruating women and women experiencing post-natal bleeding

10. It is recommended to clean one's mouth with siwaak before reciting the qur'an

11. It is from the sunnah to say the isti'aadhah (i.e., "i seek refuge in Allah from the accursed shaitaan". And the basmalah (i.e., "in the name of Allah, the most beneficent, the most merciful". Upon reciting the qur'an

12. It is recommended to recite the qur'an clearly and slowly, and it is disliked to recite it quickly and carelessly

13. It is recommended to prolong [certain vowels] when reciting the qur'an

14. It is recommended to beautify one's voice during recitation, but it is forbidden to recite in song-like manner

15. Crying when listening to or reciting the quran

16. As long as no harm results, it is recommended to recite the qur'an out loud

17. The recommended period of time in which one should finish reading the entire qur'an

18. The sunnah is to refrain from reciting when one is overcome by sleep

19. Once one begins to recite the Quran, it is recommended to recite continuously without unnecessarily stopping or pausing

20. It is from the sunnah for the reciter to make tasbeeh (i.e., to say, 'subhaanAllah,  how perfect Allah is!. At a verse of tasbeeh (i.e., in a verse wherein Allah is glorified., to seek refuge in Allah at a verse wherein punishment [for evildoers} is. Mentioned, and to ask at a verse of mercy (i.e., when Allah's mercy and forgiveness are mentioned.

21. When one passes by a verse of prostration, it is sunnah for him to perform prostration

22. It is disliked to kiss the Qur'an and place it between one's eye

23. It is disliked to hang verses of the Qur'an up on a wall