The Prayer When Part of a Verse Is Omitted

Question

The respected imam, in Surah al-Bayyina, after “إِنَّ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَعَمِلُوا الصَّالِحَاتِ” (Surah al-Bayyina, 98:7) began “لَهُمُ جَنَّتٍ تَجْرِي” and finished the prayer on that. The prayer was not repeated. Is the prayer valid? The respected imam is of the view that the prayer was valid.

Answer

The respected imam’s view is correct: the prayer is valid, and there is no need to repeat it. [ar]وَإِنْ لَمْ يَكُنْ (الْحَذْفُ) عَلَى وَجْهِ الْإِيجَازِ وَالتَّرْخِيمِ، فَإِنْ كَانَ لَا يُغَيِّرُ الْمَعْنَى لَا تَفْسُدُ صَلَاتُهُ[/ar] “If (the omission) is not by way of abridgement (ijaz) and truncation (tarkhim)

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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