Prayer: Is It Correct to Pause Between Phrases in Sūrah al-Fātiḥah and Tashahhud?

Practical Laws of Islam as per the teachings of Imam Khamenei

Prayer: Is It Correct to Pause Between Phrases in Sūrah al-Fātiḥah and Tashahhud?

English:

Question #462:

Is it correct to stop, without immediate transfer to the rest of the sentence, after reciting "ghayr il-maghḍūbi ‘alayhim", and then start reading "Wa laḍ-ḍāllīn"? And is it correct, while reciting "Allāhumma ṣalli ‘alā Muhammad wa āli Muhammad" in tashahhud, to stop after the word "Muhammad" (s.) and then to continue by reciting "wa āli Muhammad"?

Answer #462:

It does not harm as long as it does not reach the point of disturbing the integrity of the sentence.

-Imam Khamenei, Practical Laws of Islam, Importance and Conditions of Prayer