Reciting in prayer with the heart without vocalizing
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, some people pray with their mouths closed, not opening them to recite, but rather they recite with their hearts. Is their action valid?
Answer:
No, recitation must be vocalized. One must vocalize al-Fatihah, and reciting it in the heart is not sufficient, because reciting in the heart is not called recitation.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, some people pray with their mouths closed, not opening them to recite, but rather they recite with their hearts. Is their action valid?
Answer:
No, recitation must be vocalized. One must vocalize al-Fatihah, and reciting it in the heart is not sufficient, because reciting in the heart is not called recitation.
Source
المنتقى من أخبار سيد المرسلين [9] — alfawzan.live (1:17:29)
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