If the imam doubts whether he recited al-Fatihah after rising from the bowing, should he pay attention to this doubt?
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, if the imam doubts whether he recited al-Fatihah or not, and this is after he has risen from the bowing, should he pay attention to this doubt?
Answer:
If this is waswas (whispers of Satan), he should not pay attention to it. But if it is a doubt that occurs to him, if a doubt occurs to him, he invalidates the first rak'ah and makes the second one take its place, and he completes his prayer on this basis, and he informs the one behind him. Yes. But if it is waswas, he leaves it and it does not affect him. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, if the imam doubts whether he recited al-Fatihah or not, and this is after he has risen from the bowing, should he pay attention to this doubt?
Answer:
If this is waswas (whispers of Satan), he should not pay attention to it. But if it is a doubt that occurs to him, if a doubt occurs to him, he invalidates the first rak'ah and makes the second one take its place, and he completes his prayer on this basis, and he informs the one behind him. Yes. But if it is waswas, he leaves it and it does not affect him. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [3114- 4717] إذا شك الإمام في قراءة الفاتحة بعدما رفع من الركوع فهل يلتفت إلى هذا الشك؟ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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