Q/ Is saying "ameen" behind the Imam with a prolonged "alif" or by pronouncing it normally and prolonging the "ya"?
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The correct pronunciation is to pronounce the alif in "Ameen" with an elongated vowel, as this is the most eloquent and well-known linguistic form, and it was mentioned in the . As for shortening the alif, a group of scholars rejected it and considered it a poetic license. There are other linguistic variations such as lengthening and intoning (imalah), or lengthening with a doubled meem, but these are anomalous and rejected, and linguists considered them to be common errors and mistakes. As for the yaa', it is permissible to pronounce it with a natural elongation or with a temporary elongation due to sukoon when pausing.
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