The Obligation to Listen to Qur’an Recitation Outside Prayer, from the Verse “When the Qur’an Is Recited…”

Question

The words of Allah Most High: [ar]إِذَا قُرِئَ ٱلْقُرْءَانُ فَٱسْتَمِعُوا۟ لَهُۥ وَأَنصِتُوا۟[/ar] “When the Qur’an is recited, listen to it and be silent” (the verse) (Surah al-A‘raf, 7:204) — do they establish the obligation (wujub) of listening [to the Qur’an] outside of prayer, or merely its recommendation (nadb)? What should be acted upon in this age? What is the view of the majority of the Hanafis?

Answer

The obligation (wujub) is established.

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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