What does the ma'mum do if he recites a surah containing a prostration?
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Fatwa number ( 19923 )
Q: If the imam recites: (Alhamdulillah Rabb al-'alamin) to the end of the surah, then after that he recites a long surah, and then I recite after al-Fatihah and a surah after it, and this surah is, for example, Surah al-Inshiqaq from 1 to:[Al-Inshiqaq 84:20-21], the truth of the Great Allah, and the imam is still reciting, what do I do? Do I prostrate and then stand up again, or do I wait for the imam until he prostrates?
A: If the prayer is one of loud recitation, the ma'mum does not recite behind his imam except Surah al-Fatihah during the imam's pauses, and then he listens to his imam's recitation; due to the saying of Allah the Exalted:[Al-A'raf 7:204] , but if the prayer is one of silent recitation, the ma'mum recites after al-Fatihah whatever is easy of the Qur'an in the first two rak'ahs, and if he passes a prostration
he does not prostrate; because there is no prostration for the ma'mum except following his imam; due to the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him):Sahih al-Bukhari 722 And success is from Allah, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and his Companions.
Q: If the imam recites: (Alhamdulillah Rabb al-'alamin) to the end of the surah, then after that he recites a long surah, and then I recite after al-Fatihah and a surah after it, and this surah is, for example, Surah al-Inshiqaq from 1 to:
(20) So what is [the matter] with them [that] they do not believe, (21) And when the Qur'an is recited to them, they do not prostrate [to Allah]?
فَمَا لَهُمْ لاَ يُؤْمِنُونَ (20) وَإِذَا قُرِئَ عَلَيْهِمُ الْقُرْآنُ لاَ يَسْجُدُونَA: If the prayer is one of loud recitation, the ma'mum does not recite behind his imam except Surah al-Fatihah during the imam's pauses, and then he listens to his imam's recitation; due to the saying of Allah the Exalted:
So when the Qur'an is recited, then listen to it and pay attention that you may receive mercy.
وَإِذَا قُرِئَ الْقُرْآنُ فَاسْتَمِعُوا لَهُ وَأَنْصِتُوا لَعَلَّكُمْ تُرْحَمُونَhe does not prostrate; because there is no prostration for the ma'mum except following his imam; due to the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him):
The Imam is (appointed) to be followed. So do not differ from him
إنما جعل الإمام ليؤتم به فلا تختلفوا عليه
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