LessonsThe Scope of General Expressions, Specification and Solitary ReportsQuiz

فَاقْرَءُوا مَا تَيَسَّرَ مِنَ الْقُرْآنِ
So recite what is easy for you of the Qurʾān. (Qurʾān 73:20, excerpt)

The phrase mā tayassara does not name a particular surah. It encompasses whatever recitation is available within the verse’s scope. The Hanafi argument uses this general wording to establish the basic requirement of recitation in prayer.

Two questions must remain distinct: Was Qurʾānic recitation performed at all? and Was a particular additional recitation requirement fulfilled? Confusing them obscures the juristic dispute.

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The general instruction to recite

The Scope of General Expressions, Specification and Solitary Reports

فَاقْرَءُوا مَا تَيَسَّرَ مِنَ الْقُرْآنِ
So recite what is easy for you of the Qurʾān. (Qurʾān 73:20, excerpt)

The phrase mā tayassara does not name a particular surah. It encompasses whatever recitation is available within the verse’s scope. The Hanafi argument uses this general wording to establish the basic requirement of recitation in prayer.

Two questions must remain distinct: Was Qurʾānic recitation performed at all? and Was a particular additional recitation requirement fulfilled? Confusing them obscures the juristic dispute.