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Cooperation in completing the recitation of the whole Quran several times in Ramadan
Fatwa No : 112967
Question
In order to encourage one another to recite the whole Quran several times in Ramadan, every one of us writes down the Quranic verse where he has stopped and what he has understood from it. By the bounty of Allah, this has encouraged us to recite the Quran and understand the meanings of its verses. Some of us completed the recitation of the whole Quran once during the first ten days of Ramadan. And it was the first time in their life to complete it in such a short time. Someone criticized what we were doing and described it as ostentation and hence prohibited. We therefore fear the loss of our reward. Is what we are doing prohibited? What evidence supports its being prohibited?
Answer
All perfect praise be to Allah, the Lord of the Worlds. I testify that there is none worthy of worship except Allah, and that Muhammad 
is His Slave and Messenger.
is His Slave and Messenger. We ask Allah The Almighty to reward you for your keenness on doing good deeds, reading the Book of Allah The Almighty, and reflecting on its meanings. What you are doing is permissible because you are competing and cooperating in righteousness and piety, which is encouraged by the Quran. Allah The Almighty Says (what means): {And cooperate in righteousness and piety, but do not cooperate in sin and aggression. And fear Allah; indeed, Allah is severe in penalty.} [Quran 5:2] It is untrue that what you are doing is prohibited.
What you are doing is simply a means, and means are in principle permissible, not prohibited. So, whoever says this action is prohibited should support his view with evidence. Moreover, it is not appropriate to deem this act as involving ostentation. Does the possibility of committing ostentation while observing an act of worship render it prohibited? No. So, the right thing is to say that the one who engages in any act of worship should beware of ostentation.
Finally, you should know that quitting an act of obedience to Allah for fear of committing ostentation is blameworthy, and so is doing such an act out of ostentation! Al-Fudhayl ibn ‘Iyaadh 
said, "Quitting an act for the sake of people is ostentation, whereas doing an act for the sake of people is associating others with Allah."
said, "Quitting an act for the sake of people is ostentation, whereas doing an act for the sake of people is associating others with Allah."Allah Knows best.
Fatwa answered by: The Fatwa Center at Islamweb
