Message #22655

[Heba E. Husseyn]

Okay, thanks sister and brother.  Those points are clear.

.... while reciting the last word of the last Verse of Surah Fatiha "walad dualeen"  ..  why is its pronunciation stretched for more than 5 seconds like "walad dualeeeeeeeeen" .......

It's a Hadith issue sis ..  as usual.  That's why it's illogical and also spoils the beauty of the recitation. 

Tarmidhi Hadith 248 says "Wa'il bin Hujr narrated: I heard the Prophet recite: (Not the way of those who earned Your anger, nor those who went astray) and he said: 'Amin.' And he stretched it out with his voice." Actually that stretching of voice sprouts from mentioning "ameen" loudly.  But instead the traditionalists started stretching the pronunciation from the last word of the last Verse (walad dualeen) and then saying "ameen" loudly.  It's all a Hadith thing and there's no real reason for it.  Hadithists may say the reason is to underscore the importance of the last Verse.  But indeed this isn't the right method to highlight its importance. 


Both recitations are very good except for the "walad duaaaleeeeeen" in Fatiha recitaion.  He could have simply said "walad dualeen."