The Opening Invocation for the Latecomer in the Audible Prayer
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The questioner:
As for the latecomer in the audible prayer, regarding the recitation of al-Fatihah, does he begin with al-Fatihah or does he make the opening invocation?
The Shaykh:
He begins the invocation as soon as he says the takbir, as soon as he says the takbir with the imam, he makes the opening invocation, he performs the prayer, if the imam is reciting, he listens, he listens with the best of attention,
The questioner:
or we run a charity or we respect it.
The Shaykh:
If he is able, meaning if he can, it is a recommended practice, yes.
The questioner:
Listening is better than the opening invocation.
The Shaykh:
But if he did not recite, he does not make the opening invocation, he says the takbir and listens.
As for the latecomer in the audible prayer, regarding the recitation of al-Fatihah, does he begin with al-Fatihah or does he make the opening invocation?
The Shaykh:
He begins the invocation as soon as he says the takbir, as soon as he says the takbir with the imam, he makes the opening invocation, he performs the prayer, if the imam is reciting, he listens, he listens with the best of attention,
The questioner:
or we run a charity or we respect it.
The Shaykh:
If he is able, meaning if he can, it is a recommended practice, yes.
The questioner:
Listening is better than the opening invocation.
The Shaykh:
But if he did not recite, he does not make the opening invocation, he says the takbir and listens.
Source
شرح الوابل الصيب من الكلم الطيب، بداية من الفصل الثامن في أذكار دخول المسجد والخروج منه — islamhouse.com (40:59)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.