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Ha' Al-Sakt: A silent Ha written in the Mushaf at the end of certain words to indicate a dropped vowel or pause letter. Not to be confused with:

• Ha' Al-Kinayah (pronoun Ha: إِنَّهُ، لَهُ) — covered in tj-108
• Ha' of Ta Marbutah (ـة) — covered in tj-124
• Original Ha (اللهُ، وَجْهٍ)

Eight Qur'anic locations in three surahs:

(1) Al-Baqarah 259: "لَمْ يَتَسَنَّهْ" — Original: يَتَسَنَّى. At waqf: ساكنة. At wasl (Hafs): dropped.

(2) Al-An'am 90: "اقْتَدِهْ" — At waqf: ساكنة. At wasl (Hafs): retained with kasrah "اقْتَدِهِ" (most preferred).

(3) Al-Haqqah — six places:

• Verse 19: كِتَابِيَهْ (Original: كِتَابِيَ)
• Verse 20: حِسَابِيَهْ
• Verse 25: كِتَابِيَهْ
• Verse 26: حِسَابِيَهْ
• Verse 28: مَالِيَهْ
• Verse 29: سُلْطَانِيَهْ

At waqf: ساكنة. At wasl (Hafs): all six are dropped.

(4) Al-Qari'ah 10: "مَا هِيَهْ" — At waqf: ساكنة. At wasl: dropped.

Hafs ruling summary: Ha' Al-Sakt is always silent. In wasl: dropped in all locations except "اقْتَدِهْ" where it's retained with kasrah.

Source: An-Nashr by Ibn Al-Jazari (1/296, 2/230, 2/363) | At-Taysir by Ad-Dani | Hidayat Al-Qari (p. 414) | Ghayat Al-Mureed

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