Waqf means cutting the breath after a complete word. It is not a licence to interrupt the middle of a word or separate parts that must be pronounced as a unit.
In «الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ», completing a word and pausing there differs from breaking «الْحَمْدُ» in the middle. The latter destroys the word’s form.
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What a waqf actually is
Rules of Waqf — Correct Stopping, Resumption, Rawm, Ishmām and Qurʾānic Orthography
Waqf means cutting the breath after a complete word. It is not a licence to interrupt the middle of a word or separate parts that must be pronounced as a unit.
In «الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ», completing a word and pausing there differs from breaking «الْحَمْدُ» in the middle. The latter destroys the word’s form.