Entering the bowing with the imam and reciting al-Fatihah
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Question:
May Allah reward you. This questioner says: Honorable Shaykh, when a person comes to the prayer and the imam is in the bowing, is it better for him to enter with him directly, or should he wait until he rises? And how do we reconcile this with reciting al-Fatihah, which is a pillar in every unit of prayer?
Answer:
If the imam comes in while bowing, he enters with him in the bowing. He is excused from al-Fatihah, and he is excused from the recitation; because the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered the one praying behind the imam, when he comes, to follow what the imam is doing. And when Abu Bakrah bowed behind the row, he was told:Sunan Abi Dawud 683Sahih (Al-Albani) This indicates that the one praying behind the imam walks until he enters the row. If the imam is bowing, he bows; if he is prostrating, he prostrates; if he is sitting, he sits; and if he is standing, he stands. This is the Sunnah.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good,
May Allah reward you. This questioner says: Honorable Shaykh, when a person comes to the prayer and the imam is in the bowing, is it better for him to enter with him directly, or should he wait until he rises? And how do we reconcile this with reciting al-Fatihah, which is a pillar in every unit of prayer?
Answer:
If the imam comes in while bowing, he enters with him in the bowing. He is excused from al-Fatihah, and he is excused from the recitation; because the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered the one praying behind the imam, when he comes, to follow what the imam is doing. And when Abu Bakrah bowed behind the row, he was told:
May Allah increase your eagerness! But do not do it again.
زَادَكَ اللَّهُ حِرْصًا وَلاَ تَعُدْThe presenter:
May Allah reward you with good,
Source
فتاوى المسجد الحرام (شعبان ١٤١٧ هـ) - ٣ — archive.org (47:23)
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