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The Ruling on Moving the Lips While Reciting in Prayer

Question
Is it permissible to move the lips while reciting in prayer?
Answer
I say, and with God's help: Reading is only valid with movement and producing a sound that reaches the ear. As for reading in the heart and mind, the prayer with it is invalid; because it is not reading at all, and God knows best.
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