The ruling on leading prayer for one who does not distinguish between the sād and the sīn in al-Fatihah
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Question:
The questioner (S. S.) sent two questions. In the first question, he says: We have an imam behind whom we pray, and when he recites Surat al-Fatihah, we find that he does not distinguish in pronunciation between the sād and the sīn in the saying of Allah the Exalted: [al-Fatihah:6]. He pronounces the sād as a sīn. Is there any blame on us?
Answer:
There is no blame in that; it is not a cause for blame (the straight path), even if he does not articulate it very clearly, because the sīn indicates the sād. It is better that he pay attention to this, and if there is some obscurity in it and the sād is confused with the sīn, it does not harm. Yes.
The questioner (S. S.) sent two questions. In the first question, he says: We have an imam behind whom we pray, and when he recites Surat al-Fatihah, we find that he does not distinguish in pronunciation between the sād and the sīn in the saying of Allah the Exalted:
Guide us to the straight path -
اهْدِنَا الصِّرَاطَ الْمُسْتَقِيمَAnswer:
There is no blame in that; it is not a cause for blame (the straight path), even if he does not articulate it very clearly, because the sīn indicates the sād. It is better that he pay attention to this, and if there is some obscurity in it and the sād is confused with the sīn, it does not harm. Yes.
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