Reciting Surah al-Ikhlas With the Connecting Nun in Prayer

Question

The imam, during the maghrib prayer, recited the first verse of Surah al-Ikhlas joined (wasl) to the second verse by means of the connecting nun (which arises when tanwin meets a following hamzat al-wasl) — that is, he joined them. After the prayer some people said among themselves: “Why did the imam recite in this way today?” Some said: “The imam recited correctly, because the imam is a qari and a religious scholar.

Answer

The imam recited in accordance with the rules of tajwid; this matter is explicitly stated in the books of tajwid.

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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