Ibn Katheer mentioned some of these etiquettes, and among them are the following :
- One should use Siwak to clean his teeth before recitation.
- One should wear his best clothes.
- One should face the direction of prayer (Qiblah).
- One should pause his recitation when yawning.
- One should not interrupt his recitation and speak, except if necessary.
- One should be attentive to what he is reciting.
- One should pause at a verse mentioning reward and ask Allah for that reward.
- One should pause at a verse mentioning punishment and seek refuge in Allah from that punishment.
- One should not leave the Qur’an opened, nor place anything on it.
- One should neither recite nor touch the Qur’an except in a state of purification.
- One should not raise his voice when reciting to the extent that he confuses other adjacent recitors.
- One should not recite in marketplaces and places of distracting noise.
