Surah Al-Ma'un: Tajweed Rules, Verse by Verse

الماعون

18 tajweed rule occurrences marked across 7 verses, each with its reason and the word’s audio

Al-Ma'un (الماعون) has 18 tajweed rule occurrences across its 7 verses, according to the text of the Madani Mushaf (Hafs reading). The most frequent: Madd 'Aarid Li-Sukun (7), Hamzat al-Wasl (6) and Ikhfa (1). The list below gives, verse by verse, each word, its letters, the rule, its reason and the word’s audio in its verse.

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أَرَءَيْتَ ٱلَّذِى يُكَذِّبُ بِٱلدِّينِ ﴿١﴾ فَذَٰلِكَ ٱلَّذِى يَدُعُّ ٱلْيَتِيمَ ﴿٢﴾ وَلَا يَحُضُّ عَلَىٰ طَعَامِ ٱلْمِسْكِينِ ﴿٣﴾ فَوَيْلٌ لِّلْمُصَلِّينَ ﴿٤﴾ ٱلَّذِينَ هُمْ عَن صَلَاتِهِمْ سَاهُونَ ﴿٥﴾ ٱلَّذِينَ هُمْ يُرَآءُونَ ﴿٦﴾ وَيَمْنَعُونَ ٱلْمَاعُونَ ﴿٧﴾

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Surah Al-Ma'un, verse by verse

For each of the 7 verses of Surah Al-Ma'un: every word that carries a rule, its letters, the rule and its reason. Tap ▶ to hear the word in its verse of Surah Al-Ma'un, recited by al-Husary.

Verses 1 to 7

18 rules

Verse 1 4 rules

ٱلَّذِى
- ٱHamzat al-WaslAt the start of a word, on the alif topped with a small sign (ٱ), as in “al”.
بِٱلدِّينِ
- ٱHamzat al-WaslAt the start of a word, on the alif topped with a small sign (ٱ), as in “al”.
- لLam ShamsiyyahWhen “al” is followed by one of these letters: ت ث د ذ ر ز س ش ص ض ط ظ ل ن.
- يMadd 'Aarid Li-SukunWhen you stop on a word ending in a long vowel and then one letter. The same goes for “ay” and “aw” (yā or wāw with no vowel after a fatḥa): this is madd līn.

Verse 2 4 rules

فَذَٰلِكَ
- ذَٰMadd Tabee'eeAn alif, wāw or yā extending the vowel before it, and no hamzah or vowelless letter after.
ٱلَّذِى
- ٱHamzat al-WaslAt the start of a word, on the alif topped with a small sign (ٱ), as in “al”.
ٱلْيَتِيمَ
- ٱHamzat al-WaslAt the start of a word, on the alif topped with a small sign (ٱ), as in “al”.
- يMadd 'Aarid Li-SukunWhen you stop on a word ending in a long vowel and then one letter. The same goes for “ay” and “aw” (yā or wāw with no vowel after a fatḥa): this is madd līn.

Verse 3 2 rules

ٱلْمِسْكِينِ
- ٱHamzat al-WaslAt the start of a word, on the alif topped with a small sign (ٱ), as in “al”.
- يMadd 'Aarid Li-SukunWhen you stop on a word ending in a long vowel and then one letter. The same goes for “ay” and “aw” (yā or wāw with no vowel after a fatḥa): this is madd līn.

Verse 4 2 rules

فَوَيْلٌ لِّلْمُصَلِّينَ
- لٌ لِّIdgham without GhunnahBetween two words: a nūn with no vowel or a tanwīn (final “n”), then lām or rā.
لِّلْمُصَلِّينَ
- يMadd 'Aarid Li-SukunWhen you stop on a word ending in a long vowel and then one letter. The same goes for “ay” and “aw” (yā or wāw with no vowel after a fatḥa): this is madd līn.

Verse 5 2 rules

عَن صَلَاتِهِمْ
- ن صَIkhfaA nūn with no vowel, or a tanwīn (final “n”), before: ت ث ج د ذ ز س ش ص ض ط ظ ف ق ك.
سَاهُونَ
- وMadd 'Aarid Li-SukunWhen you stop on a word ending in a long vowel and then one letter. The same goes for “ay” and “aw” (yā or wāw with no vowel after a fatḥa): this is madd līn.

Verse 6 2 rules

يُرَآءُونَ
- آMadd MuttasilWhen the long vowel and the hamzah are in the same word.
- وMadd 'Aarid Li-SukunWhen you stop on a word ending in a long vowel and then one letter. The same goes for “ay” and “aw” (yā or wāw with no vowel after a fatḥa): this is madd līn.

Verse 7 2 rules

ٱلْمَاعُونَ
- ٱHamzat al-WaslAt the start of a word, on the alif topped with a small sign (ٱ), as in “al”.
- وMadd 'Aarid Li-SukunWhen you stop on a word ending in a long vowel and then one letter. The same goes for “ay” and “aw” (yā or wāw with no vowel after a fatḥa): this is madd līn.

The rules of Surah Al-Ma'un, one by one

Each table gives every occurrence of a rule in Surah Al-Ma'un: the word and its verse.

Madd 'Aarid Li-Sukun

7 times in Surah Al-Ma'un, in 7 of its 7 verses.

All 7 occurrences

Madd 'Aarid Li-Sukun in Al-Ma'un: 7 times
Word	Verse
بِٱلدِّينِ	1
ٱلْيَتِيمَ	2
ٱلْمِسْكِينِ	3
لِّلْمُصَلِّينَ	4
سَاهُونَ	5
يُرَآءُونَ	6
ٱلْمَاعُونَ	7

The rule: Madd 'Aarid Li-Sukun

Hamzat al-Wasl

6 times in Surah Al-Ma'un, in 4 of its 7 verses.

All 6 occurrences

Hamzat al-Wasl in Al-Ma'un: 6 times
Word	Verse
ٱلَّذِى	1
بِٱلدِّينِ	1
ٱلَّذِى	2
ٱلْيَتِيمَ	2
ٱلْمِسْكِينِ	3
ٱلْمَاعُونَ	7

The rule: Hamzat al-Wasl