Errors in Recitation (زلّة القارئ)

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• What is the fundamental rule regarding a recitation error (Zallat al-Qari') that drastically changes the meaning of the verse?
• Grammatical vowelling (I'rab) errors (like misreading a Fathah as Kasrah) do not invalidate the prayer by consensus, provided they do not change the meaning.
• What is the ruling if a worshipper pauses (Waqf) to take a breath at an inappropriate place, changing the meaning temporarily?
• Substituting a Sad (ص) with a Seen (س) during recitation invalidates the prayer immediately because they are different letters.
• Which of the following phonetic proximity pairs is legally excused from invalidating the prayer if substituted?
• Shortening a long vowel (Qasr) or lengthening a short vowel (Madd) invalidates the prayer in all cases by consensus.
• Under what condition does an error in recitation invalidate the prayer according to the core Hanafi rule?
• Match the recitation error types with their correct legal status under Hanafi law: