Question

Assalamu-alaikum warahmatullaahi wabarakaatuh

 

1. I would like to know, is the word "" in the phrase "
 " or " ", which is found in a lot of places in the Holy Qur'aan, considered a Madd Muttasil or a Madd Munfasil, because the original is two words, as in "yaa" and "Ayyuha" or "yaa" and "Aadamu" . In the Holy Qur'aan, it is written as one word, therefore causing my confusion of its status as Madd Muttasil or Madd Munfasil.

2. In Ramadhan, I and my friends usually read the Holy Qur'aan in turns, i.e. we sit around a table, and one person reads one "safhah" and the next person reads one more, and so on. My question is :

Should each of us read the Isti'aadzah when beginning, or is it enough for the first person to say it and the rest just continue without saying the Isti'aadzah ?

Should we read it aloud, or should we read it in our hearts ?

In these cases, what is the hukm of saying the Isti'aadzah in each of the situations above ?

Thank you very much.

May Allaah bless you for your efforts and contributions to the Muslim Ummah.

 

Wassalaam Alaikum.

 

Answer

Wa alaikum assalaam wa rahmatu Allahi wa barakatuh.

1. The ya' of calling and the subsequent nouns in all the examples given in the question are two different words, and it is therefore Al-Medd al-Jaa'iz al-Munfasil .   It is written connected to many of the nouns following it, but they are still two words, just as the  of  is a separate word from the noun attached (uliiii'). 

 

2. When reading in a study group or class setting, it is enough for the first person to read the isti'aathah out loud for the whole group, then no further isti'aathah is necessary since there is continuity in the recitation.  This of course, is providing no extraneous talk outside of the Qur'an in between readings.  If there is a teacher present and he/she corrects the students, this is not considered qat'a, but a stop necessitated by the correction, so there would be no need for the isti'aathah after a correction. 

Allah knows best

You are very welcome, and may Allah bless you also. 

Wa alaikum assalaam wa rahmatu Allahi