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The Addition of a Word to Verses of the Qurʾan

Sayed Mahmoud Al-Mosawi29 Shaʿban 1431 AH4,089 views

Translated from Arabic — the Arabic original is the authoritative text.Read the Arabic original

Question

In the Name of Allah, the All-beneficent, the All-merciful

Peace be upon you, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings

I read this ḥirz (protective prayer) in one of the books of aḥrāz:

You perform ablution and pray two rakʿas, reciting this verse seven times in each of them after al-Hamd:
“It may be that Allah will bring about affection and mercy between you and those with whom you are at enmity, and Allah is all-powerful, and Allah is all-forgiving, all-merciful.”
Surat al-Mumtahana, verse 7

And after finishing the prayer, you say seventy-seven times: O Allah, soften the heart of so-and-so son of so-and-so, as You softened iron for David (a)

What is Your Eminence's opinion about the addition of a word in the noble verse??

Is this correct, or is there a printing error??

We ask you for your prayers

Answer

In the Name of Allah, the All-beneficent, the All-merciful

Peace be upon you, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings

It is not permissible to add to the Holy Qurʾan, and it is clear that what was mentioned is a pure confusion, because the word “affection” (mawadda) coupled with “mercy” (raḥma) occurs in verse 21 of Surat al-Rum:

“And of His signs is that He created for you mates from your own selves that you may take comfort in them, and He ordained affection and mercy between you. There are indeed signs in that for a people who reflect.” (Qurʾan 30:21)

As for the seventh verse of Surat al-Mumtahana, it is thus: “It may be that Allah will bring about affection between you and those with whom you are at enmity, and Allah is all-powerful, and Allah is all-forgiving, all-merciful.” (Qurʾan 60:7)

So one should take care to be accurate in this.

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