Reciting in tarawih on the basis of preponderant assumption

Question

When the Qur’an is recited in tarawih, doubt arises whether here there is [the letter] “waw” or “kha” (خ), or some other kind of doubt; and the hafiz recited on the basis of preponderant assumption (ghalabat al-zann), and it turned out to be correct — will the prayer be valid or not? And likewise, [if] he recited incorrectly but the meaning did not change, for example he recited “قَبْلَهُمْ” instead of “مِن قَبْلِهِمْ” — is the prayer valid or not?

Answer

In all [these] cases the prayer is valid.

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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