Is it better to recite Qur’aan from memory orto read from the Mus-haf?

Is it better to read Qur'aanwhilst looking at the Mus-haf, or to
recite from memory?.
Praise be to Allaah.
In prayer, it is better to recite from memory. See question no. 3465 .
Outside of prayer, it is better for a person to do that which will
increase his khushoo' (humility, focus). If his khushoo' will be
increased by reciting from memory, then that isbetter; if his khushoo'
will be increased by reading from the Mus-haf, then that is better. If
it is the same in either case, then reading from the Mus-haf is
better, because it combines reading and looking, and his eyes will be
protected from looking at things that may distracthim from reciting
and pondering the meaning.
Al-Nawawi said in al-Adhkaar (p. 90-91):
Reading Qur'aan from the Mus-haf is better than reciting from memory;
thisis the view of our companions and it is well known from the salaf
(may Allaah be pleased with them). This does not apply in all cases
however;if the reader can focus andponder the meanings more when
reciting from memory than when reading from the Mus-haf, then reciting
from memory is better. If it is the same in both cases, then reading
from the Mus-haf is better. This is what the salaf meant.
There are weak (da'eef) ahaadeeth narrated from the Prophet (peace and
blessings of Allaah be upon him) which cannot be used as proof that it
is better to look at the Mus-haf. We mention them only to draw
attention to the fact that they are weak. These include:
"Looking at the Mus-haf is an act of worship; for a child to look at
his parentsis an act of worship; looking at 'Ali ibn Abi Taalib is an
act of worship." This is a fabricated (mawdoo') hadeeth, as al-Albaani
saidin al-Silsilah al-Da'eefah, 1/531.
"Give your eyes their shareof worship: looking at the Mus-haf,
thinking about it and pondering its wonders." This is also fabricated
(mawdoo'). Al-Silsilah al-Da'eefah, 4/88.
"Five things are acts of worship: eating little, sitting in the
mosque, looking at the Ka'bah, looking at the Mus-haf andlooking at
the face of a scholar." This is a very weak (da'eef jiddan) hadeeth.
Da'eef al-Jaami' al-Sagheer, no. 2855.
And Allaah knows best.

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Posted by Lea at 11:36 AM

Good morning dear friends,
A fresh steamy cup of foglifter coffee is before me. (ahhh)
I've been out wateringall morning, and..... it'sgetting old.
Some of my plants andflowers.. I'm about ready to just let go.
The potted plants have taken a nose dive.
They look like death row on our front steps.
With all the watering in the garden, I really need to weedeat around
the perimeter, but with it so dry out in the yard, it's scary mowing
and even weedeating for fear ofsparks. On a happy note: Our
tomatoes are the one thing doing amazing. They're mulched heavily
with old hay and I just use the waterhose and soak around each stem
coming out of the ground. Maters seem to love it hot n steamyso long
as they don't get dry ...and it has definitely been hot n steamy.
The picture above is an ear of the strawberry corn, growing at my Happy Place.
The stalks are dying off now and finally thelittle ears are turning.
These shades of pinks -to the burgundy could be my new favorite
colors. -- Especially next to the creamy white husks. Hey; wouldn't
they look great with some turq on the side?!!
The little postage stamp garden there ispretty much done for the
year. The flowers are spent, and the onlything left- a handful of
small sunflowers, and the ornamental corn. I'll let them all hang out
for the rest of the week, then finish pulling up the stalks to save
for decorating this Fall. The morning glories were doing aweseome,
but I thinkthe bunny who lives there has taken to making "morning
glory" his evening salad.
It's okay though... he's just a nibbler. I think when it cools down
inSeptember, I'll plant some kale, mustard, and other fresh
greensthere. ;)
Our best sweetcorn was the patch by our barn. I'm still watering
there, as we have pumpkins and the moon and stars watermelon growing
in the corn rows. We have coons in the cornnow but they have
canwhat's left. So long asthey don't get any cravings to have
some"chicken" along with it... they're welcome. It's funny, they pick
anear of corn and eat it and leave it lay on the ground in the rows.
I don't know if they suck on the cob or what coz they're kindawet and
the funny thing is our banty hens eat any of the leftovers like they
struck gold or something. It's funny how excited they sound when
they discover... one of those wet cobs when I turn them out first
thing of the morning. They make these happy clucking noises and then
everyone else comes running to see what the fuss is allabout. "Corn
on the cob! Yahoo!"
It looks strange to see an empty pasture still.
In some ways... it's a relief.
Still no rain... and the 10 day forecast is most days over 100 and I
think one or maybe two days of 20 percent chance afternoon
thundershower. No matter what they say.. I know God's bigger than
all that.
He's got us covered,
no matter what.
I leave you with a verse sent to me from a friend yesterday.
Thank you friend! xoxo
"Though the fig tree does not bud and there are no grapes onthe vines,
though the olive crop fails and thefields produce no food, though
there areno sheep in the pen and no cattle in the stalls, yet I will
rejoicein the Lord. I will be JOYFUL in God my Savior."Habakkuk
3:17-18
Yet I will rejoice in myLord,
Lea
xoxo

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I can’t find a job, hassomeone performed black magic on me?

Q:-> I have been struggling with my career from last 6 years; I always
end up in failure no matter how hard I try. Ieven fell ill, lost
hair(for which I had treatments and managed to regrow them but now
they are falling again), my neat skin is no more flawless like it used
to be. I lost myhealth, even had surgery but still I am neither
gaining weight nor seeing any betterment in my health. I applied to
some hundreds of places but no luck! Why is that? Is it possible
someone has castmagic on me?
If yes, is there a cure through Quran and Sunnah. I normally don't
believe in magic and stuff but 6 to 7 years is too long a period so I
am having doubts. I offer prayers and ask Allah to help me all the
time. Whatelse must I do?
~
A:-> The effect of magic is true, and it really happens.
There are three parties involved in magic. One, the magician; two, the
person on whom the magic is done; three, the Shaitaan.
Whether magic has been done on you or not is not something to be
doubtful about. If you begin doubting, that would open the doors to
fitan.
Do not give room for Shaitaan to lead you astray. If you are not
finding a job, a reason could be because the market is down and
there's no suitable job for your profile, or that your profile is not
enough for a particular job, or your qualification does not match your
applications. Analyze all this and more reasons, and see where there
is a problem.
Another reason could be evil eye. If you were doinga good job and
there was someone jealous of you, the evil eye may have had an effect.
There is a different cure if you know whose evil eye it is. And this
is very difficult to find out; and if you set out to find out, you're
going to accuse everyone. So, just supplicate this dua:
"A'oodhu bi kalimaatillaahit-taammaati min kulli shaytaanin wa haammah
wa min kulli 'aynin laammah"
I seek refuge in the perfectwords of Allah, from everydevil and every
poisonous reptile, and from every evil eye.
"A'oodhu bi kalimaatillaahit taammati min sharri ma khalaq"
I seek refuge in the perfectwords of Allah from the evil of that which
He has created.
Do not conclude without evidence, that magic has been performed,
because that may lead you astray. If you think your hairfall
isunusual, then have a complete check up done, to see if there's any
medical problem. If yes, then there's no magic involved. If your hair
fall has no reason, then we can move to the next step of investigation
/ analysis.
May Allah ease your problems

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Advise

Here are 5 Easy ways to earn even after death.
1) Give a copy of Quran to someone. Each time one reads from it, u gain.
2) Donate a wheelchair to ahospital. Each time sick person uses it, u gain.
3) Participate in building a Masjid.
4) Place water cooler in a public place.
5) Plant a tree. U gain whenever a person, animalsits in its shade or
eats fromit.inform every one about this......jazak Allah.

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