The Recitation of al-Fatihah by the Ma'mum in the Secret and the Audible Prayers

Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is the Imam's recitation of Surat al-Fatihah sufficient for the ma'mum, or is it obligatory for the ma'mum to recite it? I ask for clarification regarding the secret and the audible prayers.

Answer:
The middle position, which brings the evidence together, is the choice of Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah. If the prayer is an audible prayer and the Imam recites audibly, the ma'mum does not recite but listens to the Imam's recitation. The saying of Allah the Exalted: and hold fast to the criterion, and the verse does not prohibit the recitation of the ma'mum.
However, in this prayer, the Imam's recitation is sufficient, because the Imam's recitation is the recitation of the congregation, and this is one of the benefits of the Friday prayer. This is the school of Malik, and it is the choice of the late scholar Ibn Taymiyyah, which is the position that brings the evidence together. In any case, if a person is able to recite it during the Imam's silence, he should strive to do so in order to avoid the disagreement.