Question
Salaam
alaikum,
May Allah (SWT) Bless you for providing such an excellent service to Muslims
all around the world.
My
specific question pertains to ayah #4 of Surah al-Fatiha. I have been
listening to various recitations and have noticed a distinct difference
between them with regards to the "Ma" at the start. Some sound
like "Maaaliki" (Muhammad Ayyoob) and others like "Maliki"
('Abdul-Baasit 'Abdus-Samad).
When I read the text it seems to me that the former is more accurate but I
would like to hear your technical
response regarding the differences.
Salaam alaikum
Answer
Wa
alaikum assalaam wa rahmatu Allahi wa barakatuh.
Jazakum
Allahu khairan for your kind dua’.
The
recitation of Hafs ‘an ‘Aasim reads this word with an alif:
. You
may notice that the alif is not part of the writing, but a small alif, called
a dagger alif. The majority of
other ways of recitation (al-qira’aat) read it without the alif,
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.
Most likely you were listening to some of the reciters reading one of
these other authentic ways of recitation, and thus heard the word without the
alif.
Wa
alaikum assalaam wa rahmatu Allah.
