The Meaning of Correct Tilawah

Allah said,

(Those to whom We gave the Book. Yatlunahu Haqqan Tilawatih.)

`Abdur-Razzaq said from Ma`mar, from Qatadah, "They are the Jews and Christians.''

 This is the opinion of `Abdur-Rahman bin Zayd bin Aslam, and it was also chosen by Ibn Jarir.

Sa`id reported from Qatadah, "They are the Companions of the Messenger of Allah .''

Tilawah

Abu Al-`Aliyah said that Ibn Mas`ud said,

 "By He in Whose Hand is my soul! The right Tilawah is allowing what it makes lawful, prohibiting what it makes unlawful, reciting it as it was revealed by Allah, not changing the words from their places, and not interpreting it with other than its actual interpretation.''

Tilawah

As-Suddi reported from Abu Malik from Ibn `Abbas who said about this Ayah (2:121):

 "They make lawful what it allows and they prohibit what it makes unlawful, and they do not alter its wordings.''

Tilawah

`Umar bin Al-Khattab said,

 "They are those who when they recite an Ayah that mentions mercy, they ask Allah for it, and when they recite an Ayah that mentions torment, they seek refuge with Allah from it.'' This meaning was attributed to the Prophet , for when he used to recite an Ayah of mercy, he invoked Allah for mercy, and when he recited an Ayah of torment, he sought refuge from it with Allah.