Ibn Al-Qayyim, may Allah have mercy on him, said, “There is nothing more beneficial to the heart than reading the Qur’an with contemplation and reflection.” [Miftah Daar As-Sa’adah (1/553)]
He also said, may Allah have mercy on him, “If you wish to benefit from the Qur’an, then focus your heart while reciting and listening to it, lend your ear, and be present as if the One who spoke it, glorified be He, is addressing you through His Messenger; for it is a message from Him to you conveyed by His Messenger.” [Al-Fawa’id, p. 3]
Conditions for Contemplation:
1. The presence of a receptive vessel (a living heart).
2. The action performed by the obligated individual (reading or listening, with the presence of the heart).
3. A degree of understanding of the words being read or heard.
These conditions are encompassed in a verse from the Book of Allah, the Most High, where He says: {Surely in this is a reminder for whoever has a ˹mindful˺ heart and lends an attentive ear.} (Surah Qaaf 50:37).
This verse explicitly mentions the first two conditions, while the third is necessarily implied. This is because lending one’s ear must be accompanied by an understanding of the speech being heard. Otherwise, listening to speech that is completely incomprehensible, such as that of a non-Arabic speaker, does not achieve the intended purpose.
(Source: Translated from an Arabic post from the Telegram channel https://t.me/booksandbenefits)
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