What is the ruling on taking leave to learn the Qur’an and its recitations? Is there any evidence for this from the Sunnah? And what is the ruling on completing the Qur’an on Friday, from Surat Ad-Duha to the first five verses of Surat Al-Baqarah, followed by a person supplicating for himself and those present? Are hands raised during the supplication, given that they cite the action of one of the Companions or their successors who gathered his family when completing the Qur’an for supplication?

Memorizing the Qur'an is a collective obligation (fard kifayah), as is teaching it, and it is among the best acts of drawing closer to Allah. Bearing (memorizing) the Qur'an occurs through recitation to a shaykh, and it may also involve listening to the shaykh's recitation. The ijazah (certification) is not a condition for the permissibility of engaging in teaching and benefiting others (with the Qur'an); rather, it is a testimony from the shaykh to the competency of the one being certified. As for endeavoring to complete the recitation (khatm) on a Friday, or starting from Surat Ad-Duha, there is no evidence for this from the Sunnah. The recommendation to begin another recitation immediately after completing the Qur'an has been reported from a group of scholars and is called "the traveler who immediately departs again" (al-hal al-murtahil). Supplicating upon completing the Qur'an and gathering family and loved ones for it is recommended, and it has been reported from the Companions and the Tabi'in; raising the hands during this supplication is also recommended.