Re: Covering Hair When Reading Quran
PEOPLE… I NEVER said that wudhu is not required for recitation of Quran. I said that my mom believed it was absolutely necessary to be in a state of wuzu during tasbeeh…and especially of certain ones such as Ayat Karima.
I was debating my mom’s view that dupatta on the head is a MUST when reading the Quran.
I understand the whole doing it out of respect…I even understand the whole idea of saying that something is recommended or urging an act out respect…but saying that something is MANDATORY when it is not…that’s a whole another issue and it does fall under bidah …IF it is not mandatory. I looked it up on the Internet/youtube…and showed my mom..and now the matter is cleared up.
I never said that Allah ko meri ibadat ki zaroorat hai, TLK…it is for myself and I do it for myself. However, I do believe that in our culture…saying that certain things are mandatory…can bring about a tediousness in religion. And Allah wants religion to easy and not a burden for us. I am not suggesting that we become lax and do whatever the hell we want and ignore “rules”…key word here being “rules.” Rules should be followed. But if something is not a rule…saying that it is…is not right either.
There are some things that have been passed from generation to generation and people end up believing that they are a “must” to follow…and they may not have any place in the Islam/sunnah. That’s not such an unreasonable thought, TLK. After all…keep in mind…the ancestors and communities of some of our prophets were following practices of their forefathers that they refused to give up due to comfort and tradition, but had no place in Islam.
And I agree with Diwana…that there are many people who will zip through a spaara with dupatta/topi on head and in a state of wuzu…and have absolutely no clue what they’ve read…but greater emphasis is placed upon the practices (some of which may not even be REQUIRED) and not so much on comprehension which is the main purpose of recitation. And by this last comment…I don’t mean to say that we should be reckless either (lest the bashing and assumptions begin again).