# Connected madd (madd muttasil) (الْمَدّ الْمُتَّصِل)

Madd muttasil occurs when a madd letter is followed by a hamza in the same word; it is stretched for four to five counts.

## Definition

When the hamza comes right after the madd letter inside one word (such as جَآءَ, ٱلسَّمَآءِ, سُوٓءَ), the madd is “connected” and must be extended beyond the natural two counts. In the common Hafs teaching it is read as four or five counts, and the same length should be used consistently throughout a recitation. If you stop on such a word, many teachers allow up to six counts.

## How to pronounce

1. Hold the madd letter for four or five counts, choosing one length and keeping it.
2. Then pronounce the hamza clearly from the throat.

## Examples from the Quran

- فَمَن شَآءَ ذَكَرَهُۥ  ('Abasa 80:12): So whoever wills may remember it. — https://holy-quran-noor.vercel.app/surah/abasa/12
- حَدَآئِقَ وَأَعْنَـٰبًا  (An-Naba 78:32): Gardens and grapevines. — https://holy-quran-noor.vercel.app/surah/an-naba/32
- خُلِقَ مِن مَّآءٍ دَافِقٍ  (At-Tariq 86:6): He was created from a fluid, ejected, — https://holy-quran-noor.vercel.app/surah/at-tariq/6
- فَجَعَلَهُۥ غُثَآءً أَحْوَىٰ  (Al-A'la 87:5): And [then] makes it black stubble. — https://holy-quran-noor.vercel.app/surah/al-ala/5

## Common mistakes

- Reading it as a two-count natural madd.
- Changing the length from one occurrence to the next.

## FAQ

**How many counts is madd muttasil?** Four or five counts in the common Hafs teaching (up to six when stopping on it, according to many teachers). Follow your teacher’s chosen length.

**What is the difference between muttasil and munfasil?** In muttasil the madd letter and the hamza are in the same word; in munfasil they are in two different words.

## Related

- [Separated madd (madd munfasil)](https://holy-quran-noor.vercel.app/learn/tajweed/madd-munfasil)
- [Natural madd (madd asli)](https://holy-quran-noor.vercel.app/learn/tajweed/madd-natural)
- [Necessary madd (madd lazim)](https://holy-quran-noor.vercel.app/learn/tajweed/madd-lazim)

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

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