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Does the recitation of Al-Fatiḥah become invalid by not emphasizing the letter Ghayn, for one who finds difficulty in emphasizing it?

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The letter Ghayn is one of the seven letters of tafkheem (emphasis), and not emphasizing it in Al-Fatiha or elsewhere does not invalidate the prayer. One should strive against the self and abandon the obsessive doubts concerning the pronunciation of letters.

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