Asking for Help: Quran Recitation Loud at Home and I Can’t Sleep, Assalamualaikum
Assalamualaikum. My family has had Ayah al-Baqarah playing very loudly in the hallway for about 11 years. I remember one day they started it and it just never stopped. They did it because there’s often tension and, I’ll be honest, some bad behaviour at home, so my father says that with Surah al-Baqarah playing he knows it’s not shaytaan causing things - it must be people. I respect the intention, but the volume is a real problem for me. My parents turn it up to the maximum, and if I say it’s too loud they assume I’m somehow offended by the Quran or that I’m a shaytaan, which is not true at all. I love the recitation, but I’m a light sleeper and need rest - I’m an A-level student and only get about four hours a night already. The loud recitation delays me falling asleep by about 45 minutes every night, which affects my studying and health. I live in a tense household. If I bring it up they threaten to call a sheikh to read on me, as if something is possessed or that I’m being spiritually affected, when really the issue is just the sound level. I’m looking for advice on how to raise this with my family gently and respectfully, in a way that acknowledges their good intentions but also helps me get the sleep I need. Any dua, phrases, or ways to approach them in a Muslim manner would be appreciated. Jazakum Allah khair.