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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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The Ruling on a Prayer Performer Neglecting the Emphatic Pronunciation in al-Fatihah

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The questioner:
What is the ruling on a person who neglects the emphatic pronunciation (tashdid) in al-Fatihah? Does he have to make up his prayer?

The Shaykh:
It is considered broken (defective) according to the scholars, so the emphatic pronunciation is necessary, even to the extent of emphasizing it strongly. However, the ignorant person who does not know how to perform it correctly is judged according to his condition, such that if his condition is complete validity of his prayer, he proceeds with the invocation and the glorification of Allah. But as for the one who does it intentionally and knows that this is a defect in the rank of his prayer, word by word, whereas the ignorant, unlearned person is excused.

The presenter:
Therefore, seeking knowledge for other than Allah is major shirk (associating partners with Allah).

The Shaykh:
It is from the category of showing off (riya'). It is from the category of a person directing his servant's work, but
Source التعليق على رياض الصالحين، تابع باب فضل الوضوء : الأحاديث : [ 1031 - 1034 ] — islamhouse.com (8:43)

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