{"_id":"6a230d28bced5f42364dd555","title":"{\"ops\":[{\"insert\":\"Can you resume from the middle of a verse after pausing for breath in al-Fatihah?\\n\"}]}","question":"{\"ops\":[{\"insert\":\"While reciting Surah al-Fatihah in prayer, I ran out of breath during a verse. After pausing briefly, I resumed from partway through the verse rather than repeating it from the beginning. Is this permissible, and does it affect the validity of the prayer?\\n\"}]}","answer":"{\"ops\":[{\"insert\":\"Pausing to catch your breath does not invalidate the recitation. Once you've caught your breath, you should resume from the beginning of the verse. However, what you did was permissible, so you do not need to be concerned.\\n\"}]}","tags":[{"_id":"696525c33e4fd26d8f9b3760","tag":"Salah: Recitation","count":18}],"createdOn":"2026-06-05T17:53:44.446Z"}