The soft letters according to the grammarians are not the same as the soft letters according to the experts in Qur'anic recitation. The elongation letters according to the experts in Qur'anic recitation are three, one of which is the alif, and as for the soft letters, they are the other two.
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The Shaykh : Yes.
The student: Are these, O Shaykh, the soft letters according to the grammarians?
The Shaykh : Yes, indeed.
The student: They are not the same as the soft letters according to the experts in Qur'anic recitation.
The Shaykh : Yes, indeed.
The student: The elongation letters according to the experts in Qur'anic recitation are three.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The student: One of them is the alif, and as for the soft letters, are they the other two letters?
The Shaykh : They say that these three letters are called soft, weak, and elongation; they have three names. So the alif is always an elongation letter, whereas the waw and the ya, if the vowel is appropriate, they are elongation letters, and if the vowel is not appropriate, they are only weak letters and soft letters, and we do not call them elongation letters. Yes, this is their classification according to the grammarians. Based on this, we say: Pharaoh is a soft letter and a weak letter, and we do not call it an elongation letter.
The student: And Mansur.
The Shaykh : And Mansur is an elongation letter, a soft letter, and a weak letter, whereas the alif is always an elongation letter and a weak letter.
The student: Are these, O Shaykh, the soft letters according to the grammarians?
The Shaykh : Yes, indeed.
The student: They are not the same as the soft letters according to the experts in Qur'anic recitation.
The Shaykh : Yes, indeed.
The student: The elongation letters according to the experts in Qur'anic recitation are three.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The student: One of them is the alif, and as for the soft letters, are they the other two letters?
The Shaykh : They say that these three letters are called soft, weak, and elongation; they have three names. So the alif is always an elongation letter, whereas the waw and the ya, if the vowel is appropriate, they are elongation letters, and if the vowel is not appropriate, they are only weak letters and soft letters, and we do not call them elongation letters. Yes, this is their classification according to the grammarians. Based on this, we say: Pharaoh is a soft letter and a weak letter, and we do not call it an elongation letter.
The student: And Mansur.
The Shaykh : And Mansur is an elongation letter, a soft letter, and a weak letter, whereas the alif is always an elongation letter and a weak letter.