Question:
If a person says “uh” in prayer when they get stuck in the recitation of the Quran, will that invalidate the prayer?
Answer:
ﺑﺴﻢ اﷲ اﻟﺮﺣﻤﻦ اﻟﺮﺣﯿﻢ
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
It is mentioned in Durrul Mukhtar: *“Speaking invalidates the prayer- that is pronouncing two letters (or more) or one letter which is understood (i.e. the letter possesses a meaning, e.g. “*ِق *” which means safeguard [in the command form]).” *Hence, the word “uh” which is spelled as “آ” in Arabic will not invalidate the prayer because it only comprises one letter. [1]
Only Allah knows best
Written by Maulana Mohammad Ahsan Osmani Checked and approved by Mufti Mohammed Tosir Miah Darul Ifta Birmingham
1 Raddul Muhtar: v. 2, p. 370 (Maktaba Imdadia); Athmarul Hidayah: v. 1, p. 549-554 (Zamzam); Al-Binayah: v. 2,
p. 470-472 (Al-Maktabatul Haqqania); Al-Bahrul Raaiq: v. 2, p. 3-4 (Maktaba Rasheedia); Umdatul Ri’aayah: v. 2,
p. 171 (Qadeemi Kutub Khana); Fatawa Hindiya: v. 1, p. 112 (DKI); Hashiyatul Tahtawi: p. 321 (Qadeemi Kutub Khana)