The imam did not recite al-Fatihah in a rak'ah and stood up for another
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, our imam did not recite al-Fatihah in one of the rak'ahs and stood up to perform a different rak'ah. Should we stand with him, or sit until he returns to us?
The Shaykh:
Yes.
The questioner:
Our imam did not recite al-Fatihah in one of the rak'ahs and stood up to perform a different rak'ah. Should we stand with him, or sit until he returns to us?
The Shaykh:
They should follow him, they should follow him, because reciting al-Fatihah is a pillar in the case of the imam. If he does not perform it, the prayer is not completed, neither for him nor for you, because the ma'mum follows his imam. So if he does not recite al-Fatihah in one of the rak'ahs of the prayer, it means the prayer is not completed for the imam, and if it is not completed for the imam, it is not completed for you.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, our imam did not recite al-Fatihah in one of the rak'ahs and stood up to perform a different rak'ah. Should we stand with him, or sit until he returns to us?
The Shaykh:
Yes.
The questioner:
Our imam did not recite al-Fatihah in one of the rak'ahs and stood up to perform a different rak'ah. Should we stand with him, or sit until he returns to us?
The Shaykh:
They should follow him, they should follow him, because reciting al-Fatihah is a pillar in the case of the imam. If he does not perform it, the prayer is not completed, neither for him nor for you, because the ma'mum follows his imam. So if he does not recite al-Fatihah in one of the rak'ahs of the prayer, it means the prayer is not completed for the imam, and if it is not completed for the imam, it is not completed for you.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 141/29 شرح زاد المستقنع/ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com (1:21:54)
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