But my question is that if I read the transalation in hindi alone will I get the same sawab as read in arabic or I have to read it in Arabic then in hindi?
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I go through your website daily & it has been very helpful for me to
understand Islam deeply. I am an Indian & I can read arabic without
understanding it. I have a quran which has transalation in hindi, but my
question is that if I read the transalation in hindi alone will I get the same
sawab as read in arabic or I have to read it in Arabic then in hindi?
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Quran translation
In the name of Allah, We praise Him, seek His help and ask
for His forgiveness. Whoever Allah guides none can misguide, and whoever
He allows to fall astray, none can guide them aright. We bear witness that
there is no one (no idol, no person, no
grave, no prophet, no imam, no dai,
nobody!) worthy of worship but Allah Alone, and we bear witness that
Muhammad (saws) is His slave-servant and the seal of His Messengers.
There are two aspects to your question that need to be
addressed. One is the reward or
‘thawaab’ one wishes to earn through the recitation of the Glorious Quran, and
the other is to understand what is being recited so that one may be able to
obey and follow the Commands and Guidance of the Lord Most Merciful.
Allah says in Chapter 2, Surah Baqarah aayat
185: Ramadan is the month in which the Quran was sent down: this Book is a
Perfect Guidance for mankind and consists of clear Teachings which show the
There is absolutely no doubt that the Quran was revealed
as a Book of Divine Guidance for all of mankind, and the absolute first and
primary mission of a believer MUST BE to understand, obey, follow, and
implement the guidance of the Glorious Quran as his way of life.
If one can read and understand the Arabic script in which
the Quran was revealed, then without a doubt it would be the absolute best
option; for the person would receive the reward for its recitation and also
understand it so that he may implement its Divine Commands of guidance in his
life.
But if one can only read the Arabic script in which the
Quran was revealed but cannot understand the language; then it would be best to
first recite the Quran in its original script and then try to understand the
language through a translation in a language which one understands best; thus
earning both the reward for its recitation and also getting to understand the
Wise Commands of Guidance from the Lord Most Gracious.
There are many authentic narrations from the Noble
Messenger of Allah (saws) whereby the rewards for the recitation of the Quran
are declared; but if one compares the degree of the rewards of recitation to
the rewards of acquiring, and understanding, and implementing the guidance and
knowledge of the Quran in their lives there is absolutely no doubt that,
although both earn huge rewards, the rewards of understanding, learning, and
teaching the Quran are much more superior.
Ref: Rewards for reciting the Glorious Quran:
Sahih Al-Bukhari Hadith 6.545 Narrated by Uthman
The Prophet (saws) said, "The best among
you are those who learn the Qur'an and teach it."
Sahih Al-Bukhari Hadith 6.459 Narrated by Aisha
The Prophet (saws) said, "Such a person
as recites the Qur'an and masters it by heart, will be with the noble righteous
scribes (in Heaven). And such a person who exerts himself to learn the Qur'an
by heart, and recites it with great difficulty, will have a double
reward."
Al-Tirmidhi Hadith 2167 Narrated by Aws ath-Thaqafi
Uthman ibn Abdullah ibn Aws ath-Thaqafi, on
his grandfather's authority, reported Allah's Messenger (saws) as saying,
"A man's recitation of the Qur'an without using a copy of it produces a
thousand degrees of reward, but his recitation while using a copy is double
that, reaching two thousand degrees."
Al-Tirmidhi Hadith 2137 Narrated by Abdullah ibn Mas'ud
Allah's Messenger (saws) said, "If
anyone recites a letter from Allah's Book he will be credited with a good deed,
and a good deed gets a tenfold reward. I do not say that Alif-Lam-Mim are one
letter, but ‘alif’ is a letter, ‘lam’ is a letter and ‘mim’ is a letter."
Ref: Rewards for acquiring religious knowledge; ie.
the understanding of the Quran:
Al-Tirmidhi Hadith 257 Narrated by Abdullah ibn Amr
Allah's Messenger (saws) happened to pass by
two groups (of Muslims) in the mosque and he said: ‘Both of them are
good, but one is superior to the other. One group is supplicating Allah
and praying Him. If He so wills He will confer upon them and if He so wills He
will withhold. So far as those who are acquiring the understanding of religion
and its knowledge and are busy in teaching, they are superior.
Verily I have been sent as a teacher. He then sat down amongst them.’
Al-Tirmidhi Hadith 256 Narrated by Abdullah ibn Abbas
The Messenger of Allah (saws) said:
‘Acquiring knowledge in company for an hour in the night is better than
spending the whole night in prayer.’
Al-Tirmidhi Hadith 249 Narrated by Al-Hasan al-Basri
Allah's Messenger (saws) said: ‘He whom death
overtakes while he is engaged in acquiring knowledge with a view to reviving
Islam with the help of it, there will be one degree between him and the
Prophets in Paradise.’
Al-Tirmidhi Hadith 220 Narrated by Anas ibn Malik
Allah's Messenger (saws) said: ‘One who goes
out to search for knowledge is (devoted) to the Cause of Allah till he returns’
Sahih Muslim Hadith 6518 Narrated by Abu Hurayrah
Allah's Messenger (saws) as saying: ‘He who
alleviates the suffering of a brother from the affections of the world, Allah
will alleviate his affections from the sufferings of the Day of Resurrection.
He who finds relief for one who is hard pressed, Allah will make things easy
for him in the Hereafter, and he who conceals (the faults) of a Muslim, Allah
would conceal his faults in the world and in the Hereafter. Allah is at the
back of a servant so long as the servant is at the back of his brother. He who treads the path in search of knowledge,
Allah will make that path easy, leading to Paradise for him and those persons
who assemble in one of the houses of Allah (mosques), recite the Book of Allah
and learn and teach the Qur'an (among themselves). There will descend upon them
tranquillity, mercy will cover them, the Angels will surround them and Allah
will mention them in the presence of those near Him.’
May Allah Subhanah bless you and us and all the believers
to strive to recite and understand this Divine Book of Guidance from our Lord
Most Gracious, open your and our hearts to its understanding, and give you, us,
and all the believers the wisdom and the courage to implements its Guidance of
Truth in our lives until we ultimately meet with our appointment of death. Ameen.
May Allah Subhanah increase your quest of acquiring the
Knowledge of Truth from the clear Guidance of the Glorious Quran, and reward
you generously in this world and the Hereafter for your striving in His
Cause. Ameen.
Whatever written of Truth and benefit is only due to
Allah’s Assistance and Guidance, and whatever of error is of me. Allah Alone Knows Best and He is the Only
Source of Strength.
Your Brother in Islam,
Burhan
Wister