[chinesemedicine]

I know we should have respect for the Quran but a few questions

would it be wrong to carry the quran, in a covering in your backpack?

would it be wrong to read quran in a public place where people pass from in-front of you and may have their backs towards it?

if you are sitting on a bus or train where the seating is arranged such that you must sit behind people would it be wrong to read Quran like this even though a seat is directly in-front of you rather than a persons back?

Also when sitting in a masjid i have seen women tell other women off if they sit with their legs stretched in the direction of the kabah, i remember one sister saying something along the lines of it being haraam

one lady said to me that i shouldn't read Quran whilst leaning against a wall whilst sat on the ground

[Kolovorotkes]

would it be wrong to carry the quran, in a covering in your backpack?

would it be wrong to read quran in a public place where people pass from in-front of you and may have their backs towards it?

if you are sitting on a bus or train where the seating is arranged such that you must sit behind people would it be wrong to read Quran like this even though a seat is directly in-front of you rather than a persons back?

one lady said to me that i shouldn't read Quran whilst leaning against a wall whilst sat on the ground

I'd like to know the answers to the above and add a question myself.

If someone is sleeping on an elevated place (like a bed), and a person is sitting on their musalla and reading Qur'aan, is this disrespectful and disallowed?

[Boveosteors]

I know we should have respect for the Quran but a few questions

would it be wrong to carry the quran, in a covering in your backpack?

would it be wrong to read quran in a public place where people pass from in-front of you and may have their backs towards it?

if you are sitting on a bus or train where the seating is arranged such that you must sit behind people would it be wrong to read Quran like this even though a seat is directly in-front of you rather than a persons back?

Also when sitting in a masjid i have seen women tell other women off if they sit with their legs stretched in the direction of the kabah, i remember one sister saying something along the lines of it being haraam

one lady said to me that i shouldn't read Quran whilst leaning against a wall whilst sat on the ground

Reading Quran in Train/bus is permissible, reading Quran whilst leaning against a wall is also permissible, however its best to do tilawat(Reading Quran) with utter respect in a secluded place without much of noise, sitting on the ground, if possible be seated as in tashahuud you do in Salah(Prayer)...

However, I would like Ulema to speak up on this issue, regarding some other question left here...

[chinesemedicine]

im always scared im going to get told off for example if i am to travel to a class and i need my quran, if i hold the quran in my hand instead of putting it in my backpack, someone will come on the bus and tell me off for having Quran in my hand whilst people have their back towards its, and if i am to put it in my bag then some lady in my class will tell me off for putting it in my bag

[shemadagaswer]

you can read the quran on the cell phone.It's easier that way when you're travelling.

[Boveosteors]

When you are not reading it, its should be kept in bag, when you open it, you read it, when u have to attend something while reading it, close it, place it in a safe place, do the work, then resume it. But I feel its better to read Quran when you can spare some time for it, and not while you are travelling to daily routine, or working or attending any classes... Give Quran some time and attention ...

[chinesemedicine]

i have quran on my phone but its too slow when scrolling

Amaan, travelling is not as chaotic here as it is in India so you can concentrate whilst reading on the train

also if you have the quran in a covering and inside a bag, are we allowed to put that bag on the floor?

[bestformaldress23]

one thing that has always confused me is when people say you should not leave the quran open when you are not reciting it.........

and then the same people have wall hangings with quran ayats on them and even whole surahs displayed openly on their walls (and many of these ayats are exposed to music and haram images from the television in the room, some people even hang them above the TV!!!.....but that is a different topic).

[Rjvpicux]

PROPER MANNERS TOWARDS THE HOLY KORAN

( Qurtubi: ) It is of the inviolability of the Koran:


(1) not to touch it except in a state of ritual purity , and to recite it when in a state of ritual purity;

(2) to brush one's teeth with a toothstick, remove food particles from between them, and freshen one's mouth before reciting, since it is the way through which the Koran passes;

(3) to sit up straight if not in prayer, and not lean back;

(4) to dress for reciting it as if intending to visit a prince, for the reciter is engaged in intimate discourse;

(5) to face the direction of prayer (qibla) to recite;

(6) to rinse the mouth out with water if one expectorates mucus or phlegm;

(7) to stop reciting when one yawns. for when reciting, one is addressing one's Lord in intimate conversation, while yawning is from the Devil;

(8) when beginning to recite, to take refuge in Allah from the accursed Devil and say the Basmala , whether one has begun at the first of the sura or some other part one has reached;

(9) once one has begun, not to interrupt one's recital from moment to moment with human words, unless absolutely necessary;

(10) to be alone when reciting it, so that no one interrupts one, forcing one to mix the words of the Koran with replying, for this nullifies the effectiveness of having taken refuge in Allah from the Devil at the beginning;

(11) to recite it leisurely and without haste, distinctly pronouncing each letter;

(12) to use one's mind and understanding in order to comprehend what is being said to one;

(13) to pause at verses that promise Allah's favor, to long for Allah Most High and ask of His bounty; and at verses that warn of His punishment to ask Him to save one from it;

(14) to pause at the accounts of bygone peoples and individuals to heed and benefit from their example;

(15) to find out the meanings of the Koran's unusual lexical usages;

(16) to give each letter its due so as to clearly and fully pronounce every word, for each letter counts as ten good deeds;

(17) whenever one finishes reciting, to attest to the veracity of one's Lord, and that His messenger (Allah bless him and give him peace) has delivered his message, and to testify to this, saying: "Our Lord, You have spoken the truth, Your messengers have delivered their tidings, and we are witnesses to this. O Allah, make us of those who bear witness to the truth and .who act with justice"; after which one supplicates Allah with prayers;

(18) not to select certain verses from each sura to recite, but rather recite the whole sura:

(19) if one puts the Koran down, not to leave it open;

(20) not to place other books upon the Koran, which should always be higher than all other books (N: though the books of each shelf of a bookcase, for example, are considered separately in this), whether they are books of Sacred Knowledge or something else;

(21) to place the Koran on one's lap when reading, or on something in front of one. not on the floor;

(22) not to wipe it from a slate with spittle, but rather wash it off with water; and if one washes it off with water, to avoid putting the water where there are unclean substances (najasa) or where people walk. Such water has its own inviolability, and there were those of the early Muslims before us who used water that washed away Koran to effect cures;

(23) not to use sheets upon which it has been written as bookcovers, which is extremely rude, but rather to erase the Koran from them with water;

(24) not to let a day go by without looking at least once at the pages of the Koran;

(25) to give one's eyes their share of looking at it, for the eyes lead to the soul (nafs), whereas there is a veil between the breast (N: i.e. the place where it is remembered) and the soul, and the Koran is in the breast. When one recites it from memory, only one's ears hear and convey it to the soul; while if one is looking at the words, both eye and ear participate in the performance, discharging it more completely, and the eyes as well as the ears are given their due;

(26) not to trivially quote the Koran at the occurrence of everyday events, as by saying, for example, when someone comes, "You have come hither according to a decree, O Moses" (Koran 20:40), or, "Eat and drink heartily for what you have done aforetimes, in days gone by" (Koran 69:24). when food is brought out, and so forth;

(27) not to recite it to song tunes like those of the corrupt, or with the tremulous tones of Christians or the plaintiveness of monkery, all of which is misguidance;

(28) when writing the Koran to do so in a clear, elegant hand;

(29) not to recite it aloud over another's reciting of it, so as to spoil it for him and make him resent what he hears, making it as if it were some kind of competition;

(30) not to recite it in marketplaces, places of clamor and frivolity, or where fools gather;

(31) not to use the Koran as pillow, or lean upon it;

(32) not to toss it when one wants to hand it to another;

(33) not to miniaturize the Koran, mix into it what is not of it, or mingle this-worldly adornment with it by embellishing or writing it with gold;

(34) not to write it on the ground or on walls, as is done in some new mosques;

(35) not to write an amulet (def: w17) with it and enter the lavatory, unless it is encased in leather, silver, or other, for then it is as if kept in the heart;

(36) if one writes it (N.: with saffron, for example on the inside of a dish) and then (N: dissolves the writing into water and) drinks it (N: for a cure or other purpose), one should say the Basmala at every breath and make a noble and worthy intention, for Allah only gives to one according to one's intention;

(37) and if one finishes reciting the entire Koran, to begin it anew, that it may not resemble something that has been abandoned.

(al-Jami' Ii ahkam al-Qur'an , 1.27-31)

[Coededgeme]

Shaykh ‘Abd-Allaah ibn Humayd (may Allaah have mercy on him) was asked about pointing one’s feet in the direction of the qiblah. He replied:

There is nothing to say that this is not allowed, but some of the scholars regarded it as makrooh (disliked) to stretch the feet out towards the Ka’bah if one is close to it; they regarded this as makrooh but not emphatically so. But if there is a mosque somewhere else and there is a Muslim there who points his feet towards the qiblah, there is no harm in that and he is not doing anything forbidden in sha Allaah, as the scholars stated. And Allaah knows best.

See Fataawa al-Shaykh Ibn Humayd, p. 144