Chosen Islamic Manners

*One should not seek fame or riches by reciting the Qur'an.
*One should abide by the mannerisms mentioned in the

Shari'ah.

*He should be calm, respectful and humble.
*He should avoid cracking jokes and laughing excessively.
*One should do praiseworthy, commendable acts and apply the hadeeth in this regard.
*One should safeguard themselves from sicknesses which

afflict the heart, such as envy, arrogance and conceit.

*One should not think himself to be better than his students.
*One should be kind to those whom he is teaching and should encourage them to learn.
*One should give those whom he is teaching sincere counseling.
*One should be generous and kind with the students that are learning from him.
*One should take care of his students and raise them as he

would his own family and seek for what is in their best

interests.
*One should love for his students what he loves for himself and hate that any harm befalls any of them.
*One should remind his students of the praiseworthiness of learning the Qur'an so that they become keener in learning it.
*One should give his students things he receives (as gifts) if he has no need for them.
*One should assign for each student a suitable segment which they can memorize and review from the Qur'an.
*The teacher should encourage the students to review all that they have memorized from the Qur'an.
*One should encourage their students to practice what they have learned.
*One should praise the student who is exceptionally intelligent.
*If he has many students, he should teach them one by one. He should not push a student ahead of another unless there is a genuine reason to do so.
*If one of his students does not attend the Qur'an class, he

should ask about him.

*One should not preoccupy himself and should maintain eye to eye contact with the student.
* One should make sure that he has wudhu and faces the Qiblah, and sits in a respectful manner. When he reaches his sitting place, he should perform a two rak'ah prayer.
*It is narrated that Ibn Masood () would sit on his knees while teaching people.
*His sitting place should be large enough to entertain all his students.

Necessary Manners for One who is

Memorizing the Qur'an
*The one who is memorizing the Qur'an should ask Allah sincerely to help him memorize it. He should aim to please Allah in all that he says and does.
*The student should realize that memorizing the Qur'an and putting its commandments into practice will be a source of honor for him in this life and it will raise his rank on the Day of Resurrection. The Prophet () said: