Abdullaah ibn ‘Amr, may Allah be pleased with him, reported that he heard the Messenger of Allah, sallallaahu ‘alaihi wa sallam, say: “One who was devoted to the Qur’an will be told to recite, ascend and recite carefully as he recited carefully when he was in this world, for he will reach his abode (in Paradise) when he comes to the last verse he recites.”[Ahmad, Abu Daawood & At-Tirmithi]
Abu Umaamah Al-Bujali, may Allah be pleased with him, reported that he heard the Messenger of Allah, sallallaahu ‘alaihi wa sallam, say: “Recite the Qur’an, for on the Day of Resurrection it will come as an intercessor for those who recite it …” [Muslim]’Ataa’, may Allah have mercy upon him, reported that Abu ‘Abdur-Rahmaan As-Sulami, may Allah have mercy upon him, said: “We learnt the Qur’an from people (i.e. the Companions, may Allah be pleased with them) who told us that they would never go beyond memorising ten verses until they comprehended their meanings and applied them. We learnt the meanings of these verses of the Qur’an and their practical implications. However, a time will come when some people will recite the Qur’an, but it will not go beyond their throats (i.e. they would not comprehend what they read).”
Ibraaheem, may Allah have mercy upon him, reported: “Al-Aswad, may Allah have mercy upon him, used to recite the entire Qur’an once every six nights, except during Ramadan where he would finish it twice each night.”
Ibn Shathoob, may Allah have mercy upon him, reported: “’Urwah ibn Az-Zubayr, may Allah have mercy upon him, used to recite one quarter of the Qur’an once every six nights, except during Ramadan where he would finish it twice each night. He would pray the optional night prayer reciting one fourth of the entire Qur’an every night, except the night when his leg was amputated due to gangrene.”
Salaam ibn Abu Mutli’, may Allah have mercy upon him, said: “Qataadah, may Allah have mercy upon him, used to recite the Qur’an once every seven days, except during Ramadan where he used to finish it once every three nights.”
When Abu Bakr ibn ‘Ayyaash, may Allah have mercy upon him, the known scholar of the science of the Qur’an was on his death bed, his sister cried, so he said to her: “What makes you cry? I swear by Allah that I have recited the Qur’an in full in the corner of this room around 18,000 times during my life.”
Al-A’mash, may Allah have mercy upon him, said: “Yahya ibn Withaab, may Allah have mercy upon him, had the most beautiful voice when reciting the Qur’an, and when he would begin reciting it whilst in the mosque you would not hear another sound, as if nobody else was in the mosque.”
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Failing to fast in Ramadan because of work
Question: My husband does not fast in Ramadan in some days that he works 12 hours because he cannot stand this. I talked to him many times. He cannot find another job. Does this alter my relationship with him?
Fatwa: All perfect praise be to Allah, the Lord of the worlds. I testify that there is none worthy of worship except Allah and that Muhammad is His slave and Messenger, may Allah exalt his mention as well as that of his family and all his companions.
Allah prescribed fasting on all believers who are able to fast and gave permission for whoever has a sound religious reason, like sickness, travel and the like, to break the fast and make up for it when the reason of breaking the fast no longer exists. Allah says (what means): {O you who believe! Observing fasting is prescribed for you as it was prescribed for those before you, that you may become righteous. [Fasting for] a limited number of days. So whoever among you is ill or on a journey [during them] - then an equal number of days [are to be made up].} [Qur’an 2:183].
The scholars, may Allah have mercy on them, mentioned that if a worker is very thirsty, to an extent that he is unable to do his work, he is then allowed to break the fast and make up for it when the reason of breaking the fast no longer exists. However, it is not permissible for him to intend to break the fast from the night.
Your husband is obliged to have the intention to fast every night, if he then finds it very difficult to fast, to an extent that he is unable to do his work, then he is permitted to break the fast. He is obliged to do this every day.
What you mentioned about your husband does not affect your marital relationship; nevertheless, you should clarify to him what we mentioned above; that he is obliged to intend to fast from the night and if he is unable to fast during his work, he is then allowed to break the fast.
Allah knows best.
