Tajweed rule: Permissible Prolongation: 2, 4, 6 Vowels

المد العارض للسكون madda_permissible
A madd letter, or a leen letter (وۡ or يۡ after a fatha), followed by a letter that only has a sukun because you stop on it.

When it applies

Stopping at the end of an ayah or at a pause: ٱلرَّحِيمِ read as ar-raheem, نَسۡتَعِينُ, خَوۡفٌ.

How to read it

Stretch 2, 4 or 6 counts. Pick one length and keep it the same in similar places. When you don't stop, it's a normal 2 count madd.

Examples from the Quran

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