The Ruling on Pauses During the Talbiyah

Question : The questioner says, may Allah protect you: Shaykh, some people say when reciting the talbiyah, "Labbaik Allahumma labbaik," they pause after "al-'amdu," then say "wa al-ni'mah" and pause, then say "wa al-mulk" and pause, continuing this way through the rest of the supplication. What is your opinion regarding these pauses, which people hear on television during Hajj? I have heard that these pauses are linguistically incorrect.

Answer : Yes, he usually says this or makes these pauses when reciting the talbiyah for others, meaning one who recites it for a group. As for the one who recites it for himself, this is apparently close to the correct practice. However, if these pauses occur, whether in one case or the other, it is an error, because he says, "Indeed, the praise and the blessing," and then where is the predicate? Then he says, "and the dominion," and his speech is broken. Therefore, we say the correct practice is