'' Our Lord ! grant us good in this world and good in the hereafter and save us from the torment of the Fire '' [Ameen]
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Rabbanaa aatinaa fid-dunyaa hasanatan wafil aakhirati hasanatan waqinaa 'athaaban-naar/-
(Surah Al-Baqarah ,verse 201)
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leaves out a couple of verses. I have tried to rectify her errors but
it hasnt helped as she continues making the same mistakes. I wanted to
know if it's a sin upon her to recite surahs in her prayer making
these mistakes.
Praise be to Allah.
Firstly:
Reciting al-Faatihah is one of the pillars or essential parts of the
prayer, which the worshipper must recite correctly. The one who is
excused for not doing that properly, because of a speech defect,
forgetfulness and so on, must recite it to the best of his ability,
and whatever he is unable to do is waived in his case, because Allah,
may He be exalted, says (interpretation of the meaning):
"On no soul does Allah place a burden greater than it can bear"
[al-Baqarah 2:286].
The prayer is not rendered invalid unless the worshipper omits
something from al-Faatihah or changes the pronunciation in a manner
that alters the meaning. This applies if a person is able to recite it
properly. In the case of one who is not able to do that, he should
recite it as best as he can.
If a Muslim is not able to offer the prayer in the perfect manner,
then he must do whatever he is able to do, and whatever he is unable
to do is waived in his case.
Al-Bukhaari (7822) and Muslim (1337) narrated that Abu Hurayrah (may
Allah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allah (blessings and
peace of Allah be upon him) said: "If I command you to do something,
then do as much of it as you can.
An-Nawawi (may Allah have mercy on him) said:
This is one of the most important basic principles of Islam, and is an
example of the power of concise speech that was given to the Prophet
(blessings and peace of Allah be upon him). It is applicable to
innumerable rulings, such as prayer of all types. If a person is
unable to do some of the pillars or essential parts of the prayer, or
is unable to meet some of its conditions, then he must do the rest; if
he is unable to wash some of the parts of the body that must be washed
in wudoo' or ghusl, then he must wash whatever he can. If he has
something that will cover part of his 'awrah, or he has memorised only
part of al-Faatihah, then he must do whatever he is able to do. … This
hadeeth is in accordance with the words of Allah, may He be exalted
(interpretation of the meaning):
"Sokeep your duty to Allah and fear Him as much as you can"
[al-Taghaabun 64:16].
End quote.
See also the answer to question no. 5410
What you must do is focus on teaching your aunt to recite al-Faatihah
correctly, if she is not reciting it properly and is able to learn it.
Secondly:
With regard to soorahs other than al-Faatihah, the matter is easier,
especially when one is not able to do it, because reciting something
other than al-Faatihah in the prayer is not one of the obligatory
parts of the prayer. The scholars of the Standing Committee said:
If the imam forgets a verse of al-Faatihah and doesn't realise it
until a long time has passed, then he must repeat the prayer if it was
an obligatory prayer, because recitation of al-Faatihah is one of the
pillars or essential parts of the prayer. But if he remembers that
before a long time has passed, then he should do an extra rak'ah to
replace the rak'ah in which he omitted a verse of al-Faatihah, then do
the prostration of forgetfulness (sujood as-sahw).
But if the verse that was forgotten was from a soorah other than
al-Faatihah, then his prayer is valid and neither he nor those who
prayed behind him have to do anything, because recitation of more than
al-Faatihah is mustahabb (encouraged) but is not obligatory.
End quote fromFataawa al-Lajnah ad-Daa'imah, 5/332
Shaykh Ibn Baaz (may Allah have mercy on him) said:
With regard to recitation other than al-Faatihah, if the worshipper
omits anything because he forgot, that does not matter.
End quote fromFataawa Noor 'ala ad-Darb, 9/421
Shaykh Ibn 'Uthaymeen (may Allah have mercy on him) was asked:
My mother has high blood pressure, as a result of which she is
half-paralysed and cannot move the muscles on the right side of her
body. Her memory has also become weak, and she has forgotten some
verses of the Qur'an, including al-Faatihah, as well as some of the
adhkaar that are recited in the prayer. Her speech is also affected,
in that she cannot speak except with great effort. My question is:
What is the ruling on my mother's prayer if she forgets some verses or
al-Faatihah or some of the obligatory adhkaar of the prayer, after she
does her best?
He replied:
If she cannot do more than that, then she is excused, because Allah,
may He be exalted, says (interpretation of the meaning):
"Sokeep your duty to Allah and fear Him as much as you can"
[al-Taghaabun 64:16].
"On no soul does Allah place a burden greater than it can bear"
[al-Baqarah 2:286].
But she should strive her utmost to recite al-Faatihah and the
obligatory adhkaar to the best of her ability, even if that means that
someone should be with her who can prompt her. With regard to things
that are mustahabb, such as reciting more than al-Faatihah or more
thanSubhaana Rabbiy al-A'la(Glory be to my Lord Most High) when
prostrating andSubhaana Rabbiy al-'Azeem(Glory be to my Lord the
Almighty) when bowing, and so on, there is nothing wrong with omitting
that.
End quote fromFataawa Noor 'ala ad-Darb, 8/2.
And Allah knows best.
