Question
Salaamun ‘alaikum wa rahmatul-laahi wa barakaatuh,
Where do the raa’ and laam (when having tafkheem) fit between the ranks of ’isti‘laa’ letters in degree of tafkheem?
Jazaakal-laahu khairaa.
Wa salaamun ‘alaikum wa rahmatul-laahi wa barakaatuh.
Answer
Wa alaikum assalaam wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh,
The

and

do not have levels or ranks of takfheem like the letters of

; instead, they have tafkheem under certain circumstances. The tafkheem in the cases that they do have tafkheem is the same level, maximum.
Wa iyyaakum.
Wa assalaam alaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh