The Ma'mum Reciting al-Fatihah Behind the Imam
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, regarding the ma'mum reciting al-Fatihah in prayer behind the imam, is it done while the imam is reciting al-Fatihah, or when he enters the surah that follows it?
Answer:
The issue of the ma'mum reciting al-Fatihah behind the imam is a matter of scholarly disagreement (khilaf). The stronger position, and Allah knows best, is that in the prayers where the recitation is loud, if the imam recites aloud, the ma'mum listens and does not recite; the imam's recitation of al-Fatihah is sufficient. As for the prayers where the recitation is silent, such as Zuhr and 'Asr, the ma'mum recites al-Fatihah because there is no hardship in doing so. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, regarding the ma'mum reciting al-Fatihah in prayer behind the imam, is it done while the imam is reciting al-Fatihah, or when he enters the surah that follows it?
Answer:
The issue of the ma'mum reciting al-Fatihah behind the imam is a matter of scholarly disagreement (khilaf). The stronger position, and Allah knows best, is that in the prayers where the recitation is loud, if the imam recites aloud, the ma'mum listens and does not recite; the imam's recitation of al-Fatihah is sufficient. As for the prayers where the recitation is silent, such as Zuhr and 'Asr, the ma'mum recites al-Fatihah because there is no hardship in doing so. Yes.
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/146 — archive.org (16:29)
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