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Madd Al-Sillah Sughra & Kubra — Pronoun Ha' with Madd

tajweed Level: intermediate madd tj-110
Madd Al-Sillah: Extension of the pronoun Ha (هـ) when between two moving letters.

Rule:
Dammah Ha → extends to small waw (ۥ)
Kasrah Ha → extends to small ya (ۦ)

(1) Sillah Sughra (2 counts): When followed by a non-hamza moving letter.
Examples: إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ، لَهُۥ مَا فِي، بِهِۦ سُلْطَاناً، لِرَبِّهِۦ لَكَنُودٌ

(2) Sillah Kubra (4-5 counts): When followed by a moving hamza qat'.
Examples: عِنْدَهُۥٓ إِلَّا، وَمَالَهُۥٓ إِذَا، بِهِۦٓ أَحَداً، لَهُۥٓ أَخْلَدَهُ، إِنَّهُۥٓ أَوَّابٌ

No Sillah when:
  • Ha preceded by sukoon: مِنْهُ، عَنْهُ، فِيهِ
  • Ha followed by sukoon: لَهُ الْمُلْكُ
  • Not the pronoun Ha (هُوَ، هِيَ are not subject to this)
Source: An-Nashr (1/304) | Matn Al-Jazariyyah verse 91 | Hidayat Al-Qari (p. 137)
Question: What is the duration difference between Sillah Sughra and Kubra? Why is no Madd applied in "مِنْهُ" and "لَهُ الْمُلْكُ"?
Answer: Sillah Sughra: 2 counts. Sillah Kubra: 4-5 counts (because of hamza qat' after). "مِنْهُ": no mad because preceding letter is sukoon (Noon). "لَهُ الْمُلْكُ": no mad because following letter is sukoon (Lam of Al-Ta'rif)
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