The ruling on the ma'mum reciting al-Fatihah and the verse of listening
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: Is what is reported from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) in his sayingSunan Abi Dawud 823Da'if (Al-Albani) abrogated by the verse? [Al-A'raf 7:204].
Answer:
The best thing is what Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah chose, which is the madhhab of Imam Malik (may Allah have mercy on him): that in the secret prayers, it is obligatory for the ma'mum to recite al-Fatihah; it is obligatory for the ma'mum to recite al-Fatihah. As for the loud prayers, it is obligatory for the ma'mum to listen to the imam's recitation, combining the evidence, combining the evidence that has been transmitted. Yes, we have spoken. According to this view, it is obligatory for the ma'mum in the secret prayer, and it is not obligatory for him in the loud prayer if the imam recites loudly.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: Is what is reported from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) in his saying
Do not do so except when it is Fatihat al-Kitab
لا تفعلوا إلا بفاتحة الكتابSo when the Qur'an is recited, then listen to it and pay attention
وَإِذَا قُرِئَ الْقُرْآنُ فَاسْتَمِعُوا لَهُ وَأَنصِتُواAnswer:
The best thing is what Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah chose, which is the madhhab of Imam Malik (may Allah have mercy on him): that in the secret prayers, it is obligatory for the ma'mum to recite al-Fatihah; it is obligatory for the ma'mum to recite al-Fatihah. As for the loud prayers, it is obligatory for the ma'mum to listen to the imam's recitation, combining the evidence, combining the evidence that has been transmitted. Yes, we have spoken. According to this view, it is obligatory for the ma'mum in the secret prayer, and it is not obligatory for him in the loud prayer if the imam recites loudly.
Source
مختصر زاد المعاد 06-06-1433هـ — af.org.sa (52:12)
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