What is the ruling on one who reads "Nasta'imu" instead of "Nasta'in" in al-Fatihah?
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The questioner : In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
The Shaykh: We have a woman here who is over fifty years old, and in her recitation of Surat al-Fatihah she says:[Al-Fatihah 1:6] And when she wants to say: [Al-Fatihah 1:5] she says: Iyyaka na'budu wa iyyaka nasta'imu, with a mim.
The Shaykh : Nasta'imu?
The questioner : Yes, and he sat with her for more than one session to correct this.
The Shaykh : What does she say?
The questioner : She recites the entire al-Fatihah correctly.
The Shaykh : Or is it "wa la al-dhallimin"?
The questioner : No,.
The Shaykh : Okay, tell her this is like that.
The questioner : She says it this way, but when she repeats it, she says: Iyyaka nasta'imu.
The Shaykh : No, her prayer is not valid, because she is capable of correcting the letter.
The questioner : Okay, he sat with her for more than one session and she is still like this.
The Shaykh : No, teach her from me, tell her so-and-so says your prayer is invalid, as long as you can then is like it, a nun before it is a ya.
The questioner : May Allah reward you.
The Shaykh: We have a woman here who is over fifty years old, and in her recitation of Surat al-Fatihah she says:
Guide us to the straight path -
اهْدِنَا الصِّرَاطَ المُسْتَقِيمIt is You we worship and You we ask for help.
إِيَّاكَ نَعْبُدُ وَإِيَّاكَ نَسْتَعِينُThe Shaykh : Nasta'imu?
The questioner : Yes, and he sat with her for more than one session to correct this.
The Shaykh :
nor those who go astray
وَلاَ الضَّالِّينThe questioner : She recites the entire al-Fatihah correctly.
The Shaykh :
nor those who go astray
ولا الضّالّينThe questioner : No,
nor those who go astray
ولا الضّالّينThe Shaykh : Okay, tell her this is like that.
The questioner : She says it this way, but when she repeats it, she says: Iyyaka nasta'imu.
The Shaykh : No, her prayer is not valid, because she is capable of correcting the letter.
The questioner : Okay, he sat with her for more than one session and she is still like this.
The Shaykh : No, teach her from me, tell her so-and-so says your prayer is invalid, as long as you can
nor those who go astray
ولا الضّالينwe seek help
نستعينThe questioner : May Allah reward you.