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Is my namaaz (salaat) and when I read Quran accepted even though I do not understand Arabic yet read it?

· 11 Rabiʻ I 1422 AH1 min readFatwa 3146English

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Is my namaaz (salaat) and when I read Quran accepted even though I do not understand Arabic yet read it?

Answer

To recite the Qur'aan in the Arabic language in Salaat is Fardh, even though the meaning of the recitation is not understood.

and Allah Ta'ala Knows Best

Mufti Ebrahim Desai
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