Reciting the Holy Quran Without Moving the Lips
Question : One of my companions doesn’t even move his lips while reciting Surah Fatiha in Nafl Salaat. Whenever asked, he said that he recites it in his mind. So, what should we do, recite with movement of our lips or without? Answer : The minimum level of Qiraat Sirri i.e. reciting to oneself implies that the person reciting must be able to hear his/her own voice and the words must be pronounced properly. The words can be pronounced properly only when the lips are moved. As mentioned in Durre Mukhtar, Vol.1, Pg. No. 395 and in Fatawa A’alamgiri, Vol. 1, Pg. […]