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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Where does the reciter pause in the verse: “He said, ‘Nay, it was their eldest who did it, so ask them, if they can speak’” (Surat al-Anbiya 63)?

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Question:
A questioner says: In the saying of Allah the Exalted in Surat al-Anbiya, in the story of Ibrahim (peace be upon him)
He said, "Rather, this - the largest of them - did it, so ask them, if theyقَالَ بَلْ فَعَلَهُ كَبِيرُهُمْ هَٰذَا فَاسْأَلُوهُمْ إِن كَانُوا
[Al-Anbya 21:63]
truthful, do I pause at the word “did it” or do I pause at the word “this”?

Answer:
There is no pause on it; there is no pause on any of it. However, pausing to take a breath is permissible. As for a recognized pause, I do not recall there being one on it.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، أين يقف القارئ في آية ﴿قال بل فعله كبيرهم هذا فاسألوهم إن كانوا ينطقون﴾الأنبياء63؟ — youtube.com

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