The ruling on the prostration for forgetfulness for the imam and the followers leaving off the recitation of al-Fatihah
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The questioner:
May Allah reward you. Honorable Shaykh, an imam did not recite in the first rak'ah of the Fajr prayer, it was an oversight on his part, then he bowed, and it did not allow the followers to… Yes, an imam did not recite in the first rak'ah of the Fajr prayer, it was an oversight on his part, then he bowed, and it did not allow the followers to recite al-Fatihah, then they bowed with the imam. Do they have to perform a second rak'ah? And do they… He said: And does the imam have to prostrate for forgetfulness?
The Shaykh:
It is recommended for the imam to make up the recitation, because reciting aloud is a recommended practice (sunnah), and if he leaves off a recommended practice, it is recommended for him to make it up, it is not obligatory. As for the followers, 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 the scholars.
The questioner:
So we do not invalidate their prayer because of that?
The Shaykh:
No, may Allah reward you. And we advise you not to recite the prayer while they are reciting, what you recited with al-Fatihah while behind the imam, the imam bears that for them, yes.
May Allah reward you. Honorable Shaykh, an imam did not recite in the first rak'ah of the Fajr prayer, it was an oversight on his part, then he bowed, and it did not allow the followers to… Yes, an imam did not recite in the first rak'ah of the Fajr prayer, it was an oversight on his part, then he bowed, and it did not allow the followers to recite al-Fatihah, then they bowed with the imam. Do they have to perform a second rak'ah? And do they… He said: And does the imam have to prostrate for forgetfulness?
The Shaykh:
It is recommended for the imam to make up the recitation, because reciting aloud is a recommended practice (sunnah), and if he leaves off a recommended practice, it is recommended for him to make it up, it is not obligatory. As for the followers, 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 the scholars.
The questioner:
So we do not invalidate their prayer because of that?
The Shaykh:
No, may Allah reward you. And we advise you not to recite the prayer while they are reciting, what you recited with al-Fatihah while behind the imam, the imam bears that for them, yes.
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