The ruling on praying behind one who makes errors in reciting al-Fatihah
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Question:
What is the ruling on praying behind someone who does not recite the Qur'an well and makes errors in Surat al-Fatihah?
Answer:
If his error changes the meaning, then praying behind him is not valid, except if the person is like him, meaning: an uneducated person who changes the meaning, an illiterate person. But if his error does not change the meaning, such as saying: al-hamda lillah (declining the dhal), or al-hamdi lillah (genitive case for the dhal), or saying: al-Rahmanu al-Rahim, or al-Rahmana al-Rahim, this does not harm. Or saying: iyyaka na'budu or ni'budu according to the language of some Bedouins, this does not harm.
But if he says: iyyaki, this harms. Or if he says: an'amti or an'amtu, this harms; it distorts the meaning. One should not pray behind him; he should be taught. If teaching does not benefit him, one should not pray behind him, except one like him who is unable to correct it, an uneducated person like him, an illiterate person. It is valid for him to pray behind one like him. But it is not permissible to pray behind someone who knows and is able to correct it. It is obligatory for him to change his tongue, it is obligatory for him to learn. It is forbidden for him to speak in a way that changes the meaning.
And the common case is that a person cannot say: iyyaki na'budu, or an'amtu, except by mistake, and then when he is pointed out, he becomes aware; because its meaning is clear. It is not required of him to say: an'amta 'alayhim, addressing his Lord. For him to say: an'amti, addressing a woman, or an'amtu, this is a severe error. Every person is able to change his tongue and learn. Or iyyaki, addressing a woman, this is not correct. Every person is able to change it to say: iyyaka na'budu. If he is taught, he learns. As for an error that does not change the meaning, and does not alter the meaning, such as how some common people recite: al-hamda lillah Raba al-'alamin, al-Rahmana al-Rahim, this does not harm. This is an error that does not change the meaning, it does not distort the meaning. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good.
What is the ruling on praying behind someone who does not recite the Qur'an well and makes errors in Surat al-Fatihah?
Answer:
If his error changes the meaning, then praying behind him is not valid, except if the person is like him, meaning: an uneducated person who changes the meaning, an illiterate person. But if his error does not change the meaning, such as saying: al-hamda lillah (declining the dhal), or al-hamdi lillah (genitive case for the dhal), or saying: al-Rahmanu al-Rahim, or al-Rahmana al-Rahim, this does not harm. Or saying: iyyaka na'budu or ni'budu according to the language of some Bedouins, this does not harm.
But if he says: iyyaki, this harms. Or if he says: an'amti or an'amtu, this harms; it distorts the meaning. One should not pray behind him; he should be taught. If teaching does not benefit him, one should not pray behind him, except one like him who is unable to correct it, an uneducated person like him, an illiterate person. It is valid for him to pray behind one like him. But it is not permissible to pray behind someone who knows and is able to correct it. It is obligatory for him to change his tongue, it is obligatory for him to learn. It is forbidden for him to speak in a way that changes the meaning.
And the common case is that a person cannot say: iyyaki na'budu, or an'amtu, except by mistake, and then when he is pointed out, he becomes aware; because its meaning is clear. It is not required of him to say: an'amta 'alayhim, addressing his Lord. For him to say: an'amti, addressing a woman, or an'amtu, this is a severe error. Every person is able to change his tongue and learn. Or iyyaki, addressing a woman, this is not correct. Every person is able to change it to say: iyyaka na'budu. If he is taught, he learns. As for an error that does not change the meaning, and does not alter the meaning, such as how some common people recite: al-hamda lillah Raba al-'alamin, al-Rahmana al-Rahim, this does not harm. This is an error that does not change the meaning, it does not distort the meaning. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good.
Source
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