Does the pursing of the lips when pronouncing the "M" in "An'amta" with a two-count ghunnah render the recitation invalid, and consequently the prayer invalid?
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The letter Meem (م) is pronounced by closing the lips. The ghunnah (nasalization) is not inherent to it, except when it is a mushaddad (doubled) letter or when it is saakin (vowel-less) followed by a Baa (ب) or another Meem (م). The Meem in "an'amta" (أنعمت) is saakin, and it is not followed by a Baa or a Meem. Therefore, there is no ghunnah in it. Pronouncing it with ghunnah is a minor, hidden لحن (error) that does not invalidate the prayer.
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