Tafsir for verse: 7:204
وَإِذَا قُرِئَ ٱلۡقُرۡءَانُ فَٱسۡتَمِعُواْ لَهُۥ وَأَنصِتُواْ لَعَلَّكُمۡ تُرۡحَمُونَ ٢٠٤ ﴿204﴾
204When the Qur’ān is recited, listen to it and be silent, so that you may be blessed.
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Commentary
And when the Qur'an is recited, listen to it and be silent. Its apparent meaning is the obligation to listen and be silent at the time of the recitation of the Qur'an, both in prayer and outside of it. It is said that they used to speak during prayer, so this was revealed. Then it became a Sunnah outside of prayer for people to be silent when in a gathering where the Qur'an is being recited. It is also said that its meaning is: And when the Messenger recites the Qur'an to you upon its revelation, listen to him. It is said that the meaning of 'listen to it' is: act upon what is in it and do not exceed it.
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