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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Ruling on Repeating the Recitation of al-Fatihah for One Who Makes a Mistake in It

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He says: I repeat the recitation of al-Fatihah several times during the prayer because I make mistakes in reading it, so what is the ruling on what I have done?
Answer: This is not prescribed. The Sunnah is to read it once, reading it in a measured manner, reflecting upon it and understanding it, so that you deliver the letters as they should be. As for repeating it, it is disliked. However, if you make a mistake in it, you repeat the part where you made the mistake. If you make a mistake in a verse, you repeat that verse and what follows it. As for repeating it, meaning from the standpoint of waswasah (whispers), this is not befitting; rather, it is disliked. Likewise, from the standpoint of precaution, it is disliked. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to read it once, and so did his Companions (may Allah be pleased with them and grant them satisfaction). All good lies in following him (peace and blessings be upon him) and following his Companions, and all innovation is evil. So if you are certain of a mistake in a verse, you repeat the verse to correct the error, and you do not repeat the entire surah. For example, if you say:
You alone we worshipإياك نعبد
, you repeat and say:
You alone we worshipإياك نعبد
. Or if you say:
Guide us to the straight path -اهدنا الصراطُ المستقيم
[Al-Fatihah 1:6]
, you repeat it:
Guide us to the straight path -اهْدِنَا الصِّرَاطَ الْمُسْتَقِيمَ
[Al-Fatihah 1:6]
, even though the nominative case does not harm in this, as it does not change the meaning. Or if you say:
[All] praise is [due] to Allah, Lord of the worlds -الحمد لله رب َالعالمين
[Al-Fatihah 1:2]
, then you notice and return and say:
[All] praise is [due] to Allah, Lord of the worlds -الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ
[Al-Fatihah 1:2]
with the genitive case; this is the correct form, but the accusative case does not harm. If you say:
[All] praise is [due] to Allah, Lord of the worlds -الحمد لله ربَ العالمين
[Al-Fatihah 1:2]
, it does not harm al-Fatihah because the meaning does not change. Or if you say:
[All] praise is [due] to Allah, Lord of the worlds -الحمد لله ربُ العالمين
[Al-Fatihah 1:2]
, it does not harm the meaning.
So the conclusion is that mispronunciation (lahn) that does not change the meaning or affect the meaning does not harm the recitation. But if you repeat the verse and correct it in the best manner, there is no harm. As for what changes the meaning, it is necessary to repeat the verse. If you read:
Guide usأهدنا
with the hamza open,
Guide usأهدنا
, you repeat the verse and say:
Guide usاهْدِنَا
, repeating it with the hamza closed:
Guide us to the straight path -اهْدِنَا الصِّرَاطَ الْمُسْتَقِيمَ
[Al-Fatihah 1:6]
. Or if you read:
You alone we worshipإياكِ نعبد
, this is a mistake... addressing a woman, which is not permissible. It is necessary to repeat the recitation and say:
You alone we worshipإِيَّاكَ نَعْبُدُ
. Or if you read:
The path of those upon whom Youصراط الذين أنعمتُ
[Al-Fatihah 1:7]
, this is a mistake; you repeat the verse and say:
The path of those upon whom Youصِرَاطَ الَّذِينَ أَنْعَمْتَ
[Al-Fatihah 1:7]
, addressing the Lord (Exalted and Majestic is He). Or if you say:
You have bestowed favorأنعمتِ
, this is a mistake; it is addressing a woman, which means the pronoun of a woman...
You have bestowed favorأنعمتِ
is not permissible; it changes the meaning. It is necessary to repeat the word and say:
The path of those upon whom You have bestowed favorصِرَاطَ الَّذِينَ أَنْعَمْتَ عَلَيْهِمْ
[Al-Fatihah 1:7]
, addressing the Lord (Exalted and Majestic is He), who is the Bestower (Glorified and Exalted is He).
So the conclusion is that mispronunciation (lahn) that changes the meaning must be corrected by repeating the verse until the mispronunciation is fixed, and there is no need to repeat the entire surah. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good.
Source binbaz.org.sa

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