[Gardenia 08] The Etiquette of Reciting the Qur’an

Ibn Katheer mentioned some of these etiquettes, and among them are the following :

• One should use Siwak to clean his teeth before recitation.
• One should wear his best clothes.
• One should face the direction of prayer (Qiblah).
• One should pause his recitation when yawning.
• One should not interrupt his recitation and speak, except if necessary.
• One should be attentive to what he is reciting.
• One should pause at a verse mentioning reward and ask Allah for that reward.
• One should pause at a verse mentioning punishment and seek refuge in Allah from that punishment.
• One should not leave the Qur’an opened, nor place anything on it.
• One should neither recite nor touch the Qur’an except in a state of purification.
• One should not raise his voice when reciting to the extent that he confuses other adjacent recitors.
• One should not recite in marketplaces and places of distracting noise.