A leader makes a mistake and mispronounces in the recitation, so should the followers behind him correct him?
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The questioner:
May Allah reward you. This is a listener from Saudi Arabia, whose name is spelled with the letters Baa and Haa. He says: Honorable Shaykh, I pray behind an imam who has memorized the Book of Allah in the tarawih prayer and in other prayers where the recitation is loud. Sometimes I correct him when he makes a mistake. The imam says, "Do not correct me on short words like *lakin* (but) when the correct is *wa al-sahih* (and the correct), or *targi'un* (you return) when the correct is *targi'un* (you return), and the like." Also, regarding the vowel movements, he may add a dammah, a kasrah, or a fathah in inappropriate places. So, should I agree with him on that? Or what should I do? Please guide us. May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh:
If the imam stops in the recitation and does not know what the verse is or what the word before him is, then you should help him by reciting the verse or the word so that he can continue in the recitation. However, correcting mispronunciation (lahn) and adjusting it is not appropriate in the prayer, because it causes confusion, and it may also cause the imam to become confused. But if he finishes the prayer, then you should point out these mistakes to him so that he can avoid them in the future. Yes.
The questioner:
And if he prays with it while he is killing or mispronouncing with it.
The Shaykh:
Mispronunciation that does not change the meaning does not invalidate the prayer, but mispronunciation that changes the meaning invalidates the prayer. Yes.
May Allah reward you. This is a listener from Saudi Arabia, whose name is spelled with the letters Baa and Haa. He says: Honorable Shaykh, I pray behind an imam who has memorized the Book of Allah in the tarawih prayer and in other prayers where the recitation is loud. Sometimes I correct him when he makes a mistake. The imam says, "Do not correct me on short words like *lakin* (but) when the correct is *wa al-sahih* (and the correct), or *targi'un* (you return) when the correct is *targi'un* (you return), and the like." Also, regarding the vowel movements, he may add a dammah, a kasrah, or a fathah in inappropriate places. So, should I agree with him on that? Or what should I do? Please guide us. May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh:
If the imam stops in the recitation and does not know what the verse is or what the word before him is, then you should help him by reciting the verse or the word so that he can continue in the recitation. However, correcting mispronunciation (lahn) and adjusting it is not appropriate in the prayer, because it causes confusion, and it may also cause the imam to become confused. But if he finishes the prayer, then you should point out these mistakes to him so that he can avoid them in the future. Yes.
The questioner:
And if he prays with it while he is killing or mispronouncing with it.
The Shaykh:
Mispronunciation that does not change the meaning does not invalidate the prayer, but mispronunciation that changes the meaning invalidates the prayer. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 5465- إمام يخطئ ويلحن في القراءة فهل يفتح عليه من خلفه من المأمومين؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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