An imam who omits al-Fatihah in the first rak'ah of a silent prayer
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. If the prayer is silent and the imam omits reciting al-Fatihah, and he does not mention it until the second rak'ah, then if he makes the second rak'ah take the place of the first, that causes confusion for the ma'mum (those praying behind him). What is the action in such a case?
Answer:
The action is that he establishes the first rak'ah, establishing it as invalid, and he brings the second to take its place, and he maintains his prayer in this manner. He does not look to the ma'mum, nor does he complete the prayer on the basis of the ma'mum, nor does he complete the prayer on the basis of considering the ma'mum.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. If the prayer is silent and the imam omits reciting al-Fatihah, and he does not mention it until the second rak'ah, then if he makes the second rak'ah take the place of the first, that causes confusion for the ma'mum (those praying behind him). What is the action in such a case?
Answer:
The action is that he establishes the first rak'ah, establishing it as invalid, and he brings the second to take its place, and he maintains his prayer in this manner. He does not look to the ma'mum, nor does he complete the prayer on the basis of the ma'mum, nor does he complete the prayer on the basis of considering the ma'mum.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 141/31 شرح زاد المستقنع/ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com (53:42)
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