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==Common Mistakes When Answering Amen== | ==Common Mistakes When Answering Amen== | ||
# There are four common mistakes when responding אמן. | # There are four common mistakes when responding אמן. | ||
## One must make sure pronounce the kamatz under the Aleph of Amen, otherwise it is considered an Amen Chatufa. Additionally, Amen Chatufa includes when someone responds Amen before the bracha has been completed. <ref> S"A 124:8, | ## One must make sure pronounce the kamatz under the Aleph of Amen, otherwise it is considered an Amen Chatufa. Additionally, Amen Chatufa includes when someone responds Amen before the bracha has been completed. <ref> S"A 124:8, Beiur Halacha 124:8 s.v. Kriyat</ref> | ||
## One should ensure to pronounce the nun of Amen, otherwise it is considered an Amen Katufa. <ref> S"A 124:8, | ## One should ensure to pronounce the nun of Amen, otherwise it is considered an Amen Katufa. <ref> S"A 124:8, Beiur Halacha 124:8 s.v. Kriyat</ref> | ||
## One should be sure to answer Amen slowly. One's Amen should take as long as it would normally take to say El Melech Neeman, but not overly protracted.<ref> S"A 124:8, Mishna Brurah 124:36, [[Brachot]] 47a</ref> | ## One should be sure to answer Amen slowly. One's Amen should take as long as it would normally take to say El Melech Neeman, but not overly protracted.<ref> S"A 124:8, Mishna Brurah 124:36, [[Brachot]] 47a</ref> | ||
## If one didn't hear a bracha, one shouldn't answer Amen, otherwise it would be considered an [[Amen Yetoma]]. If one didn't hear the bracha, but knows what bracha/Kaddish is being said, one may in fact answer Amen. However, if one is attempting to fulfill an obligation with someone else's bracha, but did not actually hear the whole bracha, one can answer Amen even though he will not fulfill his obligation.<ref>Mishna Brurah 124:31 and 124:34, S"A 124:8</ref> | ## If one didn't hear a bracha, one shouldn't answer Amen, otherwise it would be considered an [[Amen Yetoma]]. If one didn't hear the bracha, but knows what bracha/Kaddish is being said, one may in fact answer Amen. However, if one is attempting to fulfill an obligation with someone else's bracha, but did not actually hear the whole bracha, one can answer Amen even though he will not fulfill his obligation.<ref>Mishna Brurah 124:31 and 124:34, S"A 124:8</ref> | ||
