What is the ruling on the ma'mum saying "I sought help from Allah" when the imam says: "You alone we worship and You alone we ask for help"?
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Question:
The questioner asks: What is the ruling on the ma'mum saying behind the imam when he says[Al-Fatihah 1:5]? The ma'mum says, "I sought help from Allah." Is this prescribed or not?
Answer:
It is prescribed. One must be careful about this. This is what is permissible in the prayer. Some of the common people, when they hear the imam reciting[Al-Fatihah 1:5], say, "We sought help from Allah." This is not permissible. This is an addition to the prayer that is not allowed.
The questioner asks: What is the ruling on the ma'mum saying behind the imam when he says
It is You we worship and You we ask for help.
إِيَّاكَ نَعْبُدُ وَإِيَّاكَ نَسْتَعِينُAnswer:
It is prescribed. One must be careful about this. This is what is permissible in the prayer. Some of the common people, when they hear the imam reciting
It is You we worship and You we ask for help.
إِيَّاكَ نَعْبُدُ وَإِيَّاكَ نَسْتَعِينُ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم قول المأموم استعنت بالله، إذا قال الإمام ﴿إياك نعبد وإياك نستعين﴾؟ للشيخ الفوزان — youtube.com
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