Back to search
The question

What is the difference between "الصراط" (with sad) and "السراط" (with sin) in Surat Al-Fatiha?

Share this answer

Source: FtawySummary from Ftawy's records · added here Oct 24, 20261 min readAlso available in العربية
The answer

The meaning of the words "al-Sirat" and "al-Sarat" is one, and its origin is with the letter "seen" (س). Its meaning is "the path," and it was named thus because it swallows those who pass by. Qunbul, from Ibn Kathir, and Ruwais, from Ya'qub, read the word "al-Sarat" with the "seen" (س). The majority of reciters read it with the letter "sad" (ص) to match the "taa'" (ط) in its emphatic pronunciation (itbaq). Ibn Khalawayh mentioned that the reading with the "seen" (س) came according to the origin of the word, while the reading with the "sad" (ص) was due to the substitution of the "seen" (س) to align with the "seen" (س) in its whisper and sibilance, and the "taa'" (ط) in its emphatic pronunciation.

Summary from Ftawy's records · added here

Reviewed by El Fatwa's sharia committee.

Read the full answer on Ftawy
Where this answer came from
Source platform
Ftawy
Original fatwa ID
96616
Added here
. This is when the answer was added to El Fatwa, not the fatwa's date.
Text
Summary from Ftawy's records, reviewed by El Fatwa's sharia committee.
Read the full ruling
Read the full answer on Ftawy