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Reciting the Qur’an from memory while lying down

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Q: Is it permissible to lie down and read Qur’an?

Bismillaah

A: If one is reciting Qur’an from memory while lying down, it is permissible.

And Allah Ta’ala (الله تعالى) knows best.

لا بأس بقراءة القرآن إذا وضع جنبه على الأرض ولكن ينبغي أن يضم رجليه عند القراءة كذا في المحيط لا بأس بالقراءة مضطجعا إذا أخرج رأسه من اللحاف لأنه يكون كاللبس وإلا فلا كذا في القنية (الفتاوى الهندية 5/ 316)

فتاوى دار العلوم ديوبند 14/ 251

Answered by:

Mufti Zakaria Makada

Checked & Approved:

Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)


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This answer was collected from MuftiOnline.co.za, where the questions have been answered by Mufti Zakaria Makada (Hafizahullah), who is currently a senior lecturer in the science of Hadith and Fiqh at Madrasah Ta’leemuddeen, Isipingo Beach, South Africa.