Question
Does one recite ابن ماجه or ابن ماجة? Is the taa changed into haa or not? If yes, why?
Answer
This name is a non Arabic (Persian) one, and is correctly spelt and pronounced with a ‘haa’ (ه) in all cases.
The rules of Arabic grammar do not apply.
(Wafayatul A’yan, vol. 4, pg. 279 (number: 614), Ar-Risalatul Mustatrafah, pg. 12, Footnotes on Tadribur Rawi, vol. 5, pg. 535 & Al-Fadlul Mubin, pg. 213)
Unfortunately, this name is very commonly mis-spelt with a taa (ة) and therefore creates confusion.
Also refer to: Shaykh ‘Abdul Fattah Abu Ghuddah’s (rahimahullah) footnotes on Dhikru may yu’tamadu qawluhu fil Jarh wat ta’dil, pg. 184-184 (Arba’u rasaail).
And Allah Ta’ala Knows best,
Answered by: Mawlana Muhammad Abasoomar
Checked by: Mawlana Haroon Abasoomar