Chosen Islamic Manners
Necessary Manners for One who Teaches the
Qur'an
*The one teaching the Qur'an should do so sincerely for the sake of
Allah.
*He should not teach Qur'an for a worldly gain. Allah says:
Whosoever
desires (with his deeds) the reward
of the Hereafter, We give him increase in his reward, and whosoever desires the
reward of this world (with his deeds),
We give him thereof (what is written for him), and he has no portion in the Hereafter. (42:20)
*One should not earn a living solely from teaching the Qur'an.
Scholars differed regarding the ruling of taking money for teaching Qur'an; the
preponderant opinion is that it is lawful to take money for teaching the
Qur'an. The proof of this is in the hadeeth of Abu Sa'eed ().
He recited the Qur'an on one who had fallen sick and was given a flock of sheep
in return.
*One should not seek fame or riches by
reciting the Qur'an.
*One should abide by the mannerisms
mentioned in the Shari'ah.
*He should be calm, respectful and
humble.
*He should avoid cracking jokes and
laughing excessively.
*One should do praiseworthy, commendable acts and apply the hadeeth
in this regard.
*One should safeguard themselves from
sicknesses which afflict the heart, such
as envy, arrogance and conceit.
*One should not think himself to be better than his students.
*One should be kind to those whom he is teaching and should
encourage them to learn.
*One should give those whom he is teaching sincere counseling.
*One should be generous and kind with the students that are
learning from him.
*One should take
care of his students and raise them as he would his own family and seek for what is in their best interests.
*One should love for his students what he loves for himself and
hate that any harm befalls any of them.
*One should remind his students of the praiseworthiness of learning
the Qur'an so that they become keener in learning it.
*One should give his students things he receives (as gifts) if he
has no need for them.
*One should assign for each student a suitable segment which they
can memorize and review from the Qur'an.
*The teacher should encourage the students to review all that they
have memorized from the Qur'an.
*One should encourage their students to practice what they have
learned.
*One should praise the student who is exceptionally
intelligent.
*If he has many students, he should teach them one by one. He
should not push a student ahead of another unless there is a genuine reason to
do so.
*If one of his students does not attend
the Qur'an class, he should ask about
him.
*One should not preoccupy himself and should maintain eye to eye
contact with the student.
* One should make sure that he has wudhu and faces the Qiblah,
and sits in a respectful manner. When he reaches his sitting place, he should
perform a two rak'ah prayer.
*It is narrated that Ibn Masood () would sit on his knees while
teaching people.
*His sitting
place should be large enough to entertain all his students.
to be continued . . . .
