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In عَلَيْهِمْ وَلَا الضَّالِّينَ, the final sākin mīm of عَلَيْهِمْ is followed by و. The ruling is iẓhār. Keep the mīm audible as its own consonant and then proceed to wāw.
Because wāw also involves lip movement, learners sometimes swallow the mīm. Do not compensate by adding a short vowel after the mīm. Its sukūn remains intact; the following wāw starts independently.

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Sākin Mīm Rules and Ghunnah

In عَلَيْهِمْ وَلَا الضَّالِّينَ, the final sākin mīm of عَلَيْهِمْ is followed by و. The ruling is iẓhār. Keep the mīm audible as its own consonant and then proceed to wāw.
Because wāw also involves lip movement, learners sometimes swallow the mīm. Do not compensate by adding a short vowel after the mīm. Its sukūn remains intact; the following wāw starts independently.