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The ruling on the ma'mum reciting Surat al-Fatihah in the tarawih prayer

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Question:
The questioner says: Honorable Shaykh, is it obligatory for the ma'mum to recite Surat al-Fatihah in the rak'ah of the jama'ah? And is there a difference between praying in the fard or in the tarawih?

Answer:
The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
Whoever has an imam, his recitation is a recitation for himمن كان له إمام فقراءته له قراءة
Sunan ad-Daraqutni 3:313
meaning that the imam's recitation of al-Fatihah is a recitation for the ma'mum. He (Exalted and Majestic is He) said:
So when the Qur'an is recitedوإذا قرئ القرآن
[Al-A'raf 7:204]
meaning that the imam recited al-Fatihah, so listen to him. So the imam's recitation of al-Fatihah aloud is sufficient. As for the silent prayers, no, in the silent prayers they recite al-Fatihah; the imam is the ma'mum. But in the loud prayers, it is sufficient for the ma'mum to listen to the imam's recitation. And whoever listens to the imam's recitation is as if he recited al-Fatihah. Yes. The questioner says: You preferred the imam's recitation and saying "Ameen" after al-Fatihah, saying "Ameen," as if he recited al-Fatihah. Yes.
Source لقاء رمضاني مفتوح 05-09-1437هـ — alfawzan.live (19:45)

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