Question:
Assalam u alayekym Syedi Sheikh Hisham!
I have experienced this for more than one time that I wake up reciting some Surah (silently, not loudly). Recently, once I woke up reciting Sura e Asr and once I woke up reciting Sura Alam Nashrah.
I fear that if I made a mistake regarding the pronunciation or if I was in a state of impurity at that time, shall I be considered guilty before Allah?
Shukran Syyedi.
Answer:
wa `alaykum salam,
To recite from the Qur’an, at any time, is always a good thing and big blessing, more so if it happened in your sleep (i.e. a dream) or when wake from an unconscious state. There is no harm or wrong in it because you did not intend to in the first place. It shows your heart is connected with the Qur’an, and I pray that Allah Almighty makes you from Ahl al-Qur’an.
It is poignant you recited Surat al-`Asr when you woke up, as it is to remind you the `Asr (Time for Judgement Day) is near but people are heedless (fee khusr). You should keep up with Iman (illa-ladheena Aamanu), do good deeds (wa `amilu s-Salihaat), be steadfast in Truth and Patience (watawasaw bil-Haqqi watawasaw bis-Sabr). “Alam nashrah” is a cooling to the heart as Allah Almighty declared to His beloved Prophet (s) “Have We not expanded for you your breast,” (Alam Nashrah laka Sadrak?) So Insha-Allah your heart shall receive contentment.
Abdul Shakur
