Question

Assalamu alaikum Warahmatullaahi Wabarakaatuh .

I would like to ask you 2 questions regarding tajweed as below :

 Question One :

I know that the Madd Munfasil can be read with 2, 4 or 5 harakaat, or that the Madd 'Aaridh Lissukuun may be read 2, 4 or 6 harakaat . My question is : Must I read all the ayah in the Qur'aan with the same length, or may I read it with individual lengths . Take for example Surah Al-Faatihah : If I read the Madd 'Aaridh Lissukuun in the word "Al-'Aalameen" in the 2nd ayah using 4 harakaats, must I read all other Madd 'Aaridh Lissukuun using 4 harakaats, e.g. the word "Ar-Raheem" in the next ayah ? or may I read each Madd with 2 or 4 or 6 harakaats .

 Question Two :

Recently, when reading the Qur'aan together, a friend asked me a question about the correct way of reading a specific ayah of the Qur'aan when another of our friends was reading the Qur'aan . Is this haraam as it is said in the ayah : "Fastami 'uu lahuu wa an situu la allakum turhamuun" ? or is it okay to do so, because we are still talking about the Qur'aan and not about something which does not have anything to do with the Qur'aan .

 Thank you very much for your answers . 

May Allaah bless you for your good efforts and kind contributions to the Muslim Ummah !

Wassalaam Alaikum  

Answer

Wa alaikum assalaam wa rahmatu Allahi wa barakatuh.

Answer one

The lengthening of each particular medd of the mudood should be consistent throughout your recitation at any given time.  If you are reading an aayah with  as four vowel counts, then all of this same medd in your recitation (in one sitting) should be four vowel counts.  You may change the length of the medd from one sitting to another, for example, in the morning read  with four vowel counts, then in the afternoon when you recite again, read it with two or six vowel counts. 

 is four or five vowel counts by the reading of Hafs 'an 'Aasim min tareeq Ash-Shatibiyyah, and not only does each of these mudood need to be consistent (as well as ) they also must be equal to .   This means that if you are reading Hafs 'an 'Aasim min tareeq Ash-Shatibiyyah and  is four vowel counts, then  must be four vowel counts, and if  is five vowel counts, then  must be five vowel counts. There is no way of reading passed down in a chain from the Prophet, to us with  four vowel counts and five vowel counts, or vice versa, so to read this way is not allowed.

Hafs 'an 'Aasim min tareeq At-Tayyibah has a way with  four vowel counts and two vowel counts; to read this way, you must know all the special rules for certain words.  One cannot just decide to read two vowel counts and not know how to read words such as:    in Al-Baqarah, in Al-'Araaf, in At-Toor, and in Al-Ghaashiyaah, with a seen or a Saad.

These are just examples of words that we need to know the rules for each particular way we are reading of Hafs 'an 'Aasim, there are more .  Each is a complete way with authentic transmission.   If one knows how to read the special words of this way, then of course he/she may recite the Qur'an with two vowel counts for  and four vowel counts for , but consistency is very important for each sitting of recitation.

 Answer two

The proper "adab" or manners is not to talk during the recitation of the Qur'an, unless you are in a learning setting and the teacher stops the recitation for correction. 

 

The translation of the meaning of the aayah is:

((And when the Qur'an is recited then listen to it and pay attention so that you may receive mercy. ))

This aayah was specifically revealed for during Salah (prayer) but most tafseers point out that it carries over to all aspects of our lives and that we should should stay quiet and listen intently when the Qur'an is recited. 

One would think that in the case mentioned it is even more appropriate not to talk in a group setting, since it may distract the reciter and may disrupt the whole group and the recitation session.  If two talk during one recitation, others may do so during another, and pretty soon the desired atmosphere  may disappear.  A more appropriate action would be to wait until the recitation finishes and any questions or comments made at that time.  And Allah knows best.

You are most welcome; and may Allah bless you and your group and make you of the people of the Qur'an.