Some of the worshippers do not move their lips when reciting; is their prayer valid?
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, some of the worshippers do not move their lips when reciting in the prayer and in the dhikr (remembrance of Allah); is their prayer valid in this manner?
Answer:
And what makes you know that they do not move them? You are watching their lips and following along, but you are asking about yourself. Yes, if you do not move your lips, then you have not recited. If you do not move your lips, then you have not recited. Recitation in the heart does not count as recitation that suffices in the prayer. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, some of the worshippers do not move their lips when reciting in the prayer and in the dhikr (remembrance of Allah); is their prayer valid in this manner?
Answer:
And what makes you know that they do not move them? You are watching their lips and following along, but you are asking about yourself. Yes, if you do not move your lips, then you have not recited. If you do not move your lips, then you have not recited. Recitation in the heart does not count as recitation that suffices in the prayer. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [673 /1350] بعض المصلين لا يحركون شفاههم عند القراءة، فهل تصح صلاتهم؟ الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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