According to the book, after unrelated speech interrupts recitation—even answering someone's salām—one should renew istiʿādhah before resuming.
The notes distinguish such an interruption from a short breathing pause or a pause connected with the recitation itself. Do not mechanically repeat istiʿādhah every time you take breath; identify whether the reading was actually broken by unrelated speech.
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When to repeat istiʿādhah
Istiʿādhah, Basmalah and the Rules of Joining and Pausing
According to the book, after unrelated speech interrupts recitation—even answering someone's salām—one should renew istiʿādhah before resuming.
The notes distinguish such an interruption from a short breathing pause or a pause connected with the recitation itself. Do not mechanically repeat istiʿādhah every time you take breath; identify whether the reading was actually broken by unrelated speech.