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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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What is the ruling on the ma'mum reciting al-Fatihah?

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Question:
May Allah reward you. This questioner says: Is reciting al-Fatihah with the intention for the ma'mum obligatory to complete the prayer, or is it dropped for the ma'mum, the ma'mum, by the recitation of the imam? What is it? I mean, he is asking whether the imam's recitation is a recitation for the ma'mum regarding al-Fatihah, or is it obligatory for the ma'mum also to bring al-Fatihah of the Book?

Answer:
The ma'mum, if he is able to recite al-Fatihah, he recites it. And if he is not able, then the recitation of the imam suffices, praise be to Allah, because Abu Bakrah (may Allah be pleased with him) came and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was in the bowing, so he bowed with him and completed his prayer, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not order him to come with this rak'ah in which he did not attend the recitation of al-Fatihah, which indicates that the ma'mum, if he is not able to recite al-Fatihah, that the recitation of the imam suffices him, praise be to Allah. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم قراءة الفاتحة للمأمومين؟ للشيخ الفوزان — youtube.com

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