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Scripture and its sciencesEthics and character
Summary
Sheikh Omar Abdelkafy says that the bearer of the Qur'an is known by his night when people sleep, by his weeping when people laugh, by his silence when people engage in idle talk and by his humility when people are proud. 1 2 He holds that he should be wise and forbearing, neither harsh nor careless. 3
Signs of the Qur'an bearer
The Sheikh quotes a saying, whose speaker he does not name in the recording, that the bearer of the Qur'an is known by his night when people sleep and by his day when people slacken (needs_source: the word is unclear in the transcript). 1 He says that he weeps when people laugh, is silent when people engage in idle talk, and is humble when people are proud. 2
Wisdom, forbearance and avoiding harshness
The Sheikh says that the bearer of the Qur'an should be wise and forbearing, and should be neither harsh nor careless. 3
Humility raised, pride lowered
The Sheikh quotes a saying, not named in the recording, that whoever is humble God raises and whoever is proud God lowers. 3
People and things also explored
The eight principles of education in the Qur'an and Sunna· Ada' al-dayn (paying a debt: its ruling, the manner of payment, insolvency and the debts of the dead)· Ada' al-shahada (performing testimony: the duty on request, the excused witness, and the wording)· Biting and the liability for injury it causes (add)· Adha (harm of a slight kind: removing harmful things and the duty not to harm)· Justice and grace (adl wal-fadl)· Pardon (afw) in purity, worship, contracts and penalties· Covenant (ahd) and the duty to keep it; oath by the covenant of God
Sources
- Assabile archive of Omar Abdelkafy's lectures (audio and video) , Sharh Ketab Al Fawaed, episode 4, at 00:10:00 · Listen at the archive (opens the audio at this time)
- Assabile archive of Omar Abdelkafy's lectures (audio and video) , Sharh Ketab Al Fawaed, episode 4, at 00:10:30 · Listen at the archive (opens the audio at this time)
- Assabile archive of Omar Abdelkafy's lectures (audio and video) , Sharh Ketab Al Fawaed, episode 4, at 00:11:00 · Listen at the archive (opens the audio at this time)
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islam.museum contributors. “Manners of the Qur'an bearer”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/concept/adab-hamil-al-quran/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-25.