The prayer of one who did not recite al-Fatihah and the meaning of his saying: “Then it is deficient”
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is it taken from the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), “Then it is deficient,” meaning incomplete, that the one who did not recite the opening of the Book has a valid prayer, but it is incomplete?
The Shaykh:
This is the view of the majority that it is valid, but it is incomplete.
The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, mention was made of the virtue of the surah “Blessed is He,” the surah al-Mulk.
The Shaykh:
As for the ma’mum, the imam and the one praying alone must recite it; the prayer is not valid without it. But it is the ma’mum regarding whom they differed: is his prayer valid or not? Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is it taken from the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), “Then it is deficient,” meaning incomplete, that the one who did not recite the opening of the Book has a valid prayer, but it is incomplete?
The Shaykh:
This is the view of the majority that it is valid, but it is incomplete.
The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, mention was made of the virtue of the surah “Blessed is He,” the surah al-Mulk.
The Shaykh:
As for the ma’mum, the imam and the one praying alone must recite it; the prayer is not valid without it. But it is the ma’mum regarding whom they differed: is his prayer valid or not? Yes.
Source
المنتقى من أخبار سيد المرسلين 21-10-1433هـ — alfawzan.live (56:27)
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