Question
Is it permissible to attend Qur'aan qiraa't competitions which are organized by a group called South African National Quraan Committee? This year's competition is sponsored by ABSA Bank. An Imaam of the Haram also attended this competition.
Answer
The Qiraa't function is a deception of shaitaan. It is for this reason that even a riba bank (ABSA) is sponsoring the event. Rasulullah (sallallahu alayhi wasallam) said:
"Most of the munaafiqs of this Ummah are its qaaris."
Show, pride and amusement are the attributes of such functions. It is not permissible to attend. The Qur'aan and the Deen have been made targets for mockery. The dunya is being pursued with issues of the Aakhirah. This is one of the Signs of Qiyaamah.
The Saudis have their political agenda, hence they dispatched the Imaam of the Haram to peddle their vile wares.
According to the Hadith, one of the hottest pits of Jahannam is reserved for the qaaris who advertise their qiraa't and who are in collusion with the rulers. The name of the Hot Pit of Jahannum is Jubbul Huzn (the Pit of Grief). The severity of the heat of this Pit constrains Jahannam itself to seek Allah's protection from it "four hundred times daily".
The Qur'aan Majeed is used and misused to gratify nafsaaniyat.
- Source
- themajlis.co.za
- Published in
- The Majlis Vol 22 No 08
- PDF page
- 9
Appears under THE PIT OF GRIEF FOR THE QAARIS (approximate).