33. Fill up the blank:

Reciting Quran _______ ________ is witnessed by Allah.

Answer: Before dawn.

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"....... recite the Quran in the early dawn. Verily, the recitation of the Quran in the early dawn is everwitnessed" (Al-lsra,17:78).

Prophet(ﷺ) said, “It is witnessed by the angels of the night and by the angels of the day.” (Tirmidhee no. 3135 - Sahih) On the authority of Abu Hurayrah (RA) that the Prophet (ﷺ) said: “Angels come among you in successive groups (in shifts), by the night and the day. They meet at the Fajr Prayer and at the `Asr Prayer. Those who stayed among you at night ascend, and their Lord asks them, although He knows best about you, 'How did you leave My servants?' They say, 'We left them when they were praying and we came to them when they were praying.'

Of course you can recite the Quran at any time any amount because Allah (ﷻ) says in Quran: "Whatever you (O Muhammad ﷺ) may be doing, and whatever portion you may be reciting from the Quran, - and whatever deed you (mankind) may be doing (good or evil), We are Witness thereof, when you are doing it. And nothing is hidden from your Lord. Whatever you do Allah is Witnessing." (10:61).

Allah (عزّ وجل) ‎ understands your difficulties and says:  "So, recite you of the Quran as much as may be easy for you. He knows that there will be some among you sick, others travelling through the land, seeking Allah's Bounty, yet others fighting in Allah's Cause. So recite as much of the Quran as may be easy (for you), and perform As-Salat and give Zakat and lend to Allah a goodly loan. And whatever good you send before you for yourselves you will certainly find it with Allah better and greater reward. And seek forgiveness of Allah." (73:20). He further says: "Quran is a healing and Mercy to those who believe and it increases the wrong doers nothing but loss." (17:82).

On the Day of Judgement when the Zalimun (wrong- doer, oppressor, polytheist, etc.) will bite at his hands, he will say: "Oh! Would that I had taken a path with the Messenger(ﷺ). Ah! Woe to me! Would that I had never taken so-and-so as a friend! He indeed led me astray from the Reminder (this Quran) after it had come to me. And Shaitan is ever a deserter to man in the hour of need." (25:27- 29). The Prophet (ﷺ)cried out, "O my Lord, verily, my people deserted this Quran. (neither listened to it, nor acted on its laws and orders)."(25:30).

The Prophet (ﷺ) further said the following:

★ “Fasting and the Qur’an will intercede for the slave on the Day of Judgement. Fasting will say, ‘O My Lord! I prevented him from food and desires, so accept my intercession for him.’ And the Qur’an will say, ‘I prevented him from sleep during the night, so accept my intercession for him.’ ....thus they will intercede.” (Musnad Ahmad no. 6337 - Sahih).

★ “The Quran is an intercessor and its intercession is accepted and its plea is believed. Whoever makes it lead him – it leads him to Paradise and whomsoever places it behind him [the result will be] he is dragged to the Fire.” (Ibn Hibban no.124, Sahih)

★ “The best of you are those who learn the Quran and teach it" (Bukhari no.95027, Tirmidhee no. 2909 –Sahih).

★ “The Quran is the Banquet of Allah. Learn as much as you can from His banquet. This Quran is the Rope of Allah, and it is the clear Light and Healing. It is a protection for the one who clings to it and a rescue for the one who follows it. It is not crooked and so puts things straight. It does not deviate so as to be blamed. Its wonders do not cease. It does not wear out with much repetition. So recite it for Allah will reward you for the recitation of every letter” (Hakim no. 1/555, Darimi - Sahih).

★ “Whoever recited the Quran, studied it, and acted according to what it contains; on the Day of Judgment his parents will be dressed with a crown of light, its brightness is like that of the sun. And his parents will be adorned with two bracelets, of which the whole world is not equivalent to them [in worth]. So they will ask, ‘Why are we being adorned with these?’ It will be said, ‘This is because of your child taking [the recitation, teaching and acting upon] the Qur’an.” (Hakim, Targhib wa Tarhib - Sahih)

★ “Read the Quran and act by it. And do not abandon it, do not exceed its limits, do not eat with it [i.e. money] and do not seek more by using it.” (Variation quoted by Nawawi in Tibyan, Sahih al-Jami no. 1168 - Sahih)

★ “…Recite the Qur’an in [your houses]. For the inhabitants of the heavens see them like people on earth see the stars.” (Syar Alam an-Nubalah, Dhahabi no. 8/29, Silsilah Ahadeeth as-Saheehah no. 3112 - Sahih)

★ “...And I have left you two heavy [important issues]: The first of them is the Book of Allah. In it is the Guidance and the Light. Whoever holds firmly to it and takes from it he [then] is upon the Guidance. Whoever errs with respect to it goes astray. So take from the Book of Allah Almighty and hold firmly to it. [the second thing] is Ahlul Bayti [My Family – included wives, children, son-in law etc] I remind you by Allah with regard to My Family, I remind you by Allah with regard to My Family. (Muslim, Ryadhas- Saliheen no.346, – Sahih).

★ “Indeed the Quran is a rope – one end of it is in the Hand of Allah and the other end is in your hands. So hold firmly to it [the result would be] that you would never go astray and never be destroyed [no matter what the circumstance].” (Ibn Hibban no. 122 - Sahih)

★ "Whoever recites a letter from the Book of Allah, he will receive one good deed as ten good deeds like it. I do not say that Alif Lam Mim is one letter, but rather Alif is a letter, Lam is a letter, and Mim is a letter.”  (Sunan al-Tirmidhī 2910)

★ "Whoever prays qiyaam reciting ten verses will not be recorded as one of the heedless. Whoever prays qiyaam reciting one hundred verses will be recorded as one of the devout. Whoever prays qiyaam reciting one thousand verses will be recorded as one of those who collected a great deal of reward.” Classed as saheeh by al-Albaani in Saheeh Abi Dawood (1264).

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