Saying “subhana rabbiya al-karim” in ruku‘

Question

Is it correct in the prayer to say “subhana rabbiya al-karim” in ruku‘ instead of “subhana rabbiya al-‘azim” or not? If someone reads “ajim” instead of “al-‘azim”, does he remain within the fold of Islam or not? And what is the state of his faith?

Answer

In the noble hadith it is “subhana rabbiya al-‘azim”; saying “subhana rabbiya al-karim” is contrary to the noble hadith. A person who does not pronounce [the letters] ‘ayn and za’ probably reads “ajim”; reading in this way is wrong, but he does not become a kafir by it, because the person who is unable to pronounce ‘ayn and za’ is constrained (majbur).

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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