Allah, who answers his supplication, whether it is grammatically correct or contains grammatical errors. The aforementioned claim has no basis.

Rather, someone unaccustomed to grammatical correctness should not strain to achieve it when supplicating. One of the early generations said:

“When attention turns to grammar, humble devotion departs.”

Similarly, forcing rhymed prose into supplication is disliked, but there is nothing wrong with it when it occurs naturally. Supplication originates in the heart, and the tongue follows the heart. Whoever concentrates on correcting his speech while supplicating weakens his heart’s attentiveness. Thus, a person in distress supplicates from his heart with words he is inspired to utter that had not occurred to him before. This is something every believer experiences in his heart.

Supplication is permissible in Arabic and in other languages. Allah, glorified be He, knows the supplicant’s intention and meaning, even if his speech is not grammatically correct. He knows the clamour of voices in their different languages and with their varied needs.

He—may Allah have mercy on him—also said:

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As for the salutation of peace that concludes the prayer, the preferred view of Mālik and his followers among the people of Medina is that a single salutation is given in every prayer, obligatory or voluntary, whether it comprises several physical pillars or only one.