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What is the ruling on pausing after the word "yak" in "Alam yak nutfah" and "bis-su'" in "Innan nafsa la'ammāratun bis-sū'i illā mā raḥima rabbī" when reciting with the narration of Qalun from Nafi'?

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The Tajweed scholars divided waqf (stopping) into tāmm (perfect), kāfin (sufficient), hasan (good), and qabīh (ugly/improper). Stopping at the word "yak" in Surat Al-Qiyamah is qabīh because it is an incomplete verb whose predicate has not yet appeared. As for stopping at "bis-sū’" in Surat Yusuf, there is a difference of opinion among scholars due to the permissibility of a munqati‘ (discontinuous) exception. If the waqf is out of necessity, there is no harm, provided one returns to a place that does not alter the meaning.

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