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There
is no harm in reading from a copy of the Qur.aan during the
Tahajjud prayer
Question:
Is it allowed to read from a Qur.aan during the late-night
[Tahajjud] prayer since I have memorized very little and I
desire to finish the Qur.aan during the late-night prayers?
Response:
There is no harm in that. Dhakwan, the freed slave of 'Aa.ishah,
used to lead them in prayer during Ramadhaan reading from
a copy of the Qur.aan. Al-Bukhaaree recorded that in his Saheeh
with a definitively-stated discontinuous chain. This is the
opinion of a large number of scholars. Those who don't allow
it have no evidence to support them. Not everyone has the
Qur.aan memorised and, therefore, there is a need to read
it from a copy of the Qur.aan in the prayer and otherwise.
This is especially true for the late night prayers and during
the night prayers of Ramadhaan for those who have not memorized
the Qur.aan in their hearts.
Shaykh
Ibn Baaz
Fataawa al-Mar.ah
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