Recitation together with tafsir in the prayer

Question

A certain person recited the qira’a in the prayer together with tafsir. Will his prayer be valid or not? Explain with evidence.

Answer

Tafsir is not the Qur’an. Reciting non-Qur’an together with the Qur’an in the prayer invalidates the prayer (mufsid): [ar]الصَّلَاةُ يُمْنَعُ فِيهَا عَنْ غَيْرِ الْقِرَاءَةِ وَالذِّكْرِ قَطْعًا، وَمَا كَانَ قِصَّةً وَلَمْ تَثْبُتْ قُرْآنِيَّتُهُ لَمْ يَكُنْ قِرَاءَةً وَلَا ذِكْرًا فَيُفْسِدُ[/ar] “In the prayer, everything other than recitation [of the Qur’an] and dhikr is…

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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