Mistakes in Tajweed:

- The scholars have divided the types of mistakes one might fall into when reciting
the Qur’an into two types:

1.Clear mistakes.

Mistakes in the pronunciation of words (undermining language, i.e. grammar)

whether or not the meaning is changed.

Examples:

1- Replacing a letter with another.

Ex. ‫ الطفل‬-‫ط تطمعون‬،‫ت‬

2- Replacing a movement with another.

Ex. ‫ أنعمت‬-‫أنعمت‬

3- Omitting a letter or adding a letter

Ex. Madd letters, ‫ وال أنتم عابدون ما أعبد‬-‫ نعبد‬-

4- Moving letters with sokoon sign and vice versa.

The ruling of making a clear mistake:

A person will be sinful if he or she made such clear mistakes deliberately, or didn’t
care for learning.

2. Unobvious (hidden) mistakes:

Mistakes in the pronunciation of words, undermining the recitation, not the

meaning

They can be divided into 2 parts:

First: normal reciters can know: ex. Not applying the rule of qalqalah.
Second: Only experienced teachers know. Ex: Mistakes of incomplete madd and
ghunnah.

The ruling of making an unobvious mistake:

It’s disputable, whether sinful or undesirable.

Characteristics of sound recitation:

1-To accord with language(i.e. grammar).

2- to accord with the Othmanic way of writing Qur’an (even probablely).

3- Authenticity of Sanad.

Ways of recitation:

1- Tahqeeq: reciting rather slowly. This type is suitable for teaching.

2- Hadr: reciting in a rather quick way.

3- Tadweer: It’s in the middle between the previous two types.

Isti’atha:

- Meaning:

Asking for Allah’s refuge and protection against shaitan.

- Form:

.‫ أعوذ باهلل من الشيطان الرجيم‬-

‫ أعوذ باهلل السميع العليم من الشيطان الرجيم‬-

- Ruling:

It’s either preferable or obligatory.

- Cases: openly, softly

Openly:
- When starting recitation in gatherings.

- When teaching.

- When starting recitation in a group.

Softly:

- In prayers.

- when reciting alone.

- reciting in a group, whithout being the first to recite.

Methods of Isti’atha (with basmala), except with surat At-tawba:

1- Stopping on all.

2- Connecting isti’atha with basmala, and cutting them from the surah beginning.

3- Connecting all.

4- Stopping on isti’atha, and connecting basmala to the surah beginning.

When starting surat At- Tawba:

1- Cutting isti’atha from the surah beginning without basmala.

2- Connecting ist’atha with the surah beginning without basmala.

The ruling of ist’atha in the middle of a surah:

1- Connecting with the verse in the normal cases.

2- Separating ist’atha from the verse by basmala, if the verse starts with one of
Allah’s names, or with a pronoun that refers to him (SWT) , or the name of the
Prophet (SAW).

Examples:

"‫ "هللا ولي الذين آمنوا يخرجهم من الظلمات إلي النور‬-

"‫ "محمد رسول هللا‬-

The ruling of isti’atha after cutting recitation:

Two cases:

1- If it’s an urgent unintentional matter, like coughing or sneezing, don’t repeat.

2- Anything else, even greeting someone back, repeat isti’atha.