# Necessary madd (madd lazim) (الْمَدّ اللَّازِم)

Madd lazim occurs when a madd letter is followed by a permanent sukun or shadda in the same word; it is always stretched for six counts.

## Definition

When a madd letter is followed by a letter that stays sakin or carries a shadda whether you stop or continue (for example ٱلضَّآلِّينَ, ٱلْحَآقَّةُ, ٱلصَّآخَّةُ), the madd is “necessary”: it is the longest madd, six counts, with no flexibility. The same applies to certain disjoined letters at the beginning of some surahs (such as the lam and meem of الٓمٓ).

## How to pronounce

1. Stretch the madd letter for six counts, steadily.
2. Then pronounce the shadda or sukun letter that follows.

## Examples from the Quran

- فَإِذَا جَآءَتِ ٱلصَّآخَّةُ  ('Abasa 80:33): But when there comes the Deafening Blast — https://holy-quran-noor.vercel.app/surah/abasa/33
- مُدْهَآمَّتَانِ  (Ar-Rahman 55:64): Dark green [in color]. — https://holy-quran-noor.vercel.app/surah/ar-rahman/64
- مَا ٱلْحَآقَّةُ  (Al-Haqqah 69:2): What is the Inevitable Reality? — https://holy-quran-noor.vercel.app/surah/al-haqqah/2
- فَإِذَا جَآءَتِ ٱلطَّآمَّةُ ٱلْكُبْرَىٰ  (An-Nazi'at 79:34): But when there comes the greatest Overwhelming Calamity - — https://holy-quran-noor.vercel.app/surah/an-naziat/34

## Common mistakes

- Shortening it to four or five counts like muttasil.
- Losing count, so it is longer or shorter in different places.

## FAQ

**How many counts is madd lazim?** Six counts. It is the only madd with a single fixed length.

**Why is it “necessary”?** Because its cause, the permanent sukun or shadda, never goes away, whether you stop or continue.

## Related

- [Connected madd (madd muttasil)](https://holy-quran-noor.vercel.app/learn/tajweed/madd-muttasil)
- [Natural madd (madd asli)](https://holy-quran-noor.vercel.app/learn/tajweed/madd-natural)
- [Madd ‘arid lis-sukun (madd when stopping)](https://holy-quran-noor.vercel.app/learn/tajweed/madd-arid)

Cite: Necessary madd (madd lazim). Noor Quran. https://holy-quran-noor.vercel.app/learn/tajweed/madd-lazim

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