The Imam’s Error in Reciting “Iyyaka Na’budu”
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The questioner:
Ra’id from Riyadh, please, Ra’id. Peace be upon you, Shaykh. And upon you be peace.
The Shaykh:
And upon you be peace.
The questioner:
Shaykh, I prayed with an imam who recited Surat al-Fatihah and said “Iyyaka na’budu” with a fathah. What is the ruling for those who prayed with him? Do they repeat the prayer now, or what? Repeat the question, Ra’id. The imam made a mistake in Surat al-Fatihah and said “Iyyaka na’budu” with a fathah instead of a dammah on the ‘ayn.
The Shaykh:
How is the fathah?
The questioner:
Iyyaka la’bud, meaning he said “Iyyaka la’bud.”
The Shaykh:
This is not a mispronunciation; it is done.
The questioner:
Meaning,
The Shaykh:
By apostasy.
The presenter:
All right, we will suffice with the Shaykh’s answer to this.
Ra’id from Riyadh, please, Ra’id. Peace be upon you, Shaykh. And upon you be peace.
The Shaykh:
And upon you be peace.
The questioner:
Shaykh, I prayed with an imam who recited Surat al-Fatihah and said “Iyyaka na’budu” with a fathah. What is the ruling for those who prayed with him? Do they repeat the prayer now, or what? Repeat the question, Ra’id. The imam made a mistake in Surat al-Fatihah and said “Iyyaka na’budu” with a fathah instead of a dammah on the ‘ayn.
The Shaykh:
How is the fathah?
The questioner:
Iyyaka la’bud, meaning he said “Iyyaka la’bud.”
The Shaykh:
This is not a mispronunciation; it is done.
The questioner:
Meaning,
The Shaykh:
By apostasy.
The presenter:
All right, we will suffice with the Shaykh’s answer to this.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، برنامج (فتاوى) (078) لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان بتاريخ [1436-02-11] - كبار العلماء — youtube.com (50:24)
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