# Madd ‘arid lis-sukun (madd when stopping) (الْمَدّ الْعَارِض لِلسُّكُون)

Madd ‘arid lis-sukun appears when you stop on a word whose last letter follows a madd letter; the stop makes that letter sakin and the madd may be two, four or six counts.

## Definition

The sukun here is “incidental” (‘arid): it exists only because you stop. In سَيَعْلَمُونَ the noon is really read with a vowel when you continue, but at the ayah end you stop on it and the preceding waw is lengthened. Because the cause is temporary, the length is flexible: two, four or six counts, kept steady within the same stop.

## How to pronounce

1. Choose two, four or six counts and keep it the same for every such stop in your recitation.
2. If you do not stop on the word, read it with its vowel and a normal two-count madd.

## Examples from the Quran

- وَطُورِ سِينِينَ  (At-Tin 95:2): And [by] Mount Sinai — https://holy-quran-noor.vercel.app/surah/at-tin/2
- كَلَّا سَيَعْلَمُونَ  (An-Naba 78:4): No! They are going to know. — https://holy-quran-noor.vercel.app/surah/an-naba/4
- فَأَيْنَ تَذْهَبُونَ  (At-Takwir 81:26): So where are you going? — https://holy-quran-noor.vercel.app/surah/at-takwir/26
- وَشَاهِدٍ وَمَشْهُودٍ  (Al-Buruj 85:3): And [by] the witness and what is witnessed, — https://holy-quran-noor.vercel.app/surah/al-buruj/3

## Common mistakes

- Applying the long madd even when continuing without a stop.
- Varying the length at every ayah end.

## FAQ

**How many counts is madd ‘arid lis-sukun?** Two, four or six counts when stopping.

**Does it apply when I do not stop?** No. It is a rule of stopping only.

## Related

- [Natural madd (madd asli)](https://holy-quran-noor.vercel.app/learn/tajweed/madd-natural)
- [Separated madd (madd munfasil)](https://holy-quran-noor.vercel.app/learn/tajweed/madd-munfasil)
- [Waqf signs (stopping marks)](https://holy-quran-noor.vercel.app/learn/tajweed/waqf-signs)

Cite: Madd ‘arid lis-sukun (madd when stopping). Noor Quran. https://holy-quran-noor.vercel.app/learn/tajweed/madd-arid

Canonical: https://holy-quran-noor.vercel.app/learn/tajweed/madd-arid