The ruling on the prostration for forgetfulness for the imam if he omits the loud recitation in the Fajr prayer

The questioner:
May Allah reward you. Honorable Shaykh, an imam did not recite aloud in the Fajr prayer in the first rak'ah, forgetting to do so, then he bowed, and it did not allow the ma'mums to...

The Shaykh:
That is right. An imam did not recite aloud in the Fajr prayer in the first rak'ah. The recitation, I mean.

The questioner:
An imam did not recite aloud in the Fajr prayer in the first rak'ah, forgetting to do so, then he bowed, and it did not allow the ma'mums to recite al-Fatihah, so they bowed with the imam. Do they have to perform a second rak'ah? And does the imam have to perform the prostration for forgetfulness?

The Shaykh:
It is recommended (mustahabb) for the imam to perform the prostration for forgetfulness, because the loud recitation is a recommended practice (sunnah), and if he omits a recommended practice, it is recommended for him to perform the prostration for forgetfulness, but it is not obligatory. As for the ma'mums, the imam bears the recitation of al-Fatihah for them as long as they are with the imam; he bears the recitation of al-Fatihah for them according to the opinion of the majority of scholars. Yes. Good. So we do not invalidate their prayer? We do not invalidate their prayer because of that? Yes. May Allah reward you, if Allah wills. Does their prayer not become invalid if you did not recite al-Fatihah while behind an imam? The imam bears that for them. Yes.