Madd Wajib Muttasil

Quick Facts

Level: Intermediate
Category: Madd and Lengthening
When it occurs: It occurs when a hamzah directly follows a madd letter within the same word.
Letters involved: ا · و · ي

Understand the rule

Wajib means obligatory and muttasil means connected. When a madd letter is followed by a hamzah within the same word, the madd letter must be lengthened four or five counts; the lengthening cannot be shortened. This is the strongest of the regularly met madd forms because both the madd letter and the hamzah are present and adjacent in one word. The learner should spot the madd letter first, then the hamzah after it.

When does it occur?

It occurs when a hamzah directly follows a madd letter within the same word.

Which letters are involved?

اوي

How is it pronounced?

Lengthen the madd letter four or five counts consistently, keeping a clear transition into the following hamzah.

Listening guidance Written explanations support recognition. Use an approved recitation and teacher feedback for sound, timing, and articulation.

Examples

The examples below are clearly labelled teaching examples and are not from the Quran. Use them to notice the rule, then confirm your recitation with a qualified teacher.

Draft teaching examples - not Quran quotations:

سَاءَلَ sāʾala (he asked) — Not from the Quran

Common Mistakes

Shortening the madd to two counts as though it were natural Madd.
Splitting the word in a way that turns the rule into the separated form.

Connect this lesson

Madd Jaiz Munfasil

Madd Jaiz Munfasil is the permitted separated madd that occurs when a word ends with a madd letter and the next word begins with a hamzah.

Open lesson: Madd Jaiz Munfasil

Madd Tabii

Madd Tabii is the natural two-count lengthening of Alif, Waw, or Ya when the matching vowel comes before it and no hamzah or sukoon creates another Madd category.

Open lesson: Madd Tabii

Madd Badal

Madd Badal is the two-count lengthening that occurs when a hamzah precedes a madd letter in the same word, most often where an original second hamzah was replaced by the madd letter.

Open lesson: Madd Badal

Remember

Obligatory and connected: one word, madd letter then hamzah, so the pull must be long.

Practice

Try to identify the trigger first, say the sound slowly, then listen and repeat. Short, accurate practice is more useful than rushing through many examples.

What two conditions make a madd wajib muttasil?
Why is this madd longer than Madd Badal even though both involve hamzah?

Check your understanding

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understanding

Which definition does this lesson give for Madd Wajib Muttasil?

Frequently Asked Questions

Is the count for Wajib Muttasil four or five?

Both are transmitted for Hafs; a reciter keeps one duration consistently according to what was learned from a qualified teacher.

Sources and review notes

Tajweed Rules Reference

What still needs review?

Standard Hafs classification; the chosen count duration follows the reciter's transmitted chain and should be confirmed with a teacher.

A reference records the source used for study; it does not mean the source author approved this lesson.

Important Note

Tajweed is best learned through both understanding and listening. Written explanations can help you understand the rules, but correct pronunciation, timing, and articulation are best learned by listening to a qualified reciter or teacher and practicing along with them.

For the best results, combine reading, listening, repetition, and guidance from a qualified Tajweed teacher.