The ruling on the ma'mum reciting al-Fatihah behind the imam
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, this questioner says: Is it obligatory for the ma'mum to recite al-Fatihah behind the imam?
Answer:
The majority of scholars hold that whatever the imam is obligated to recite is sufficient for the ma'mum (the one praying behind the imam). However, among the scholars of hadith, such as Imam al-Shafi'i and al-Bukhari, there are those who make it obligatory for the ma'mum to recite al-Fatihah behind the imam. Al-Bukhari, al-Shafi'i, and many scholars of hadith make it obligatory for the ma'mum to recite al-Fatihah, but he should do so during the imam's pauses.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, this questioner says: Is it obligatory for the ma'mum to recite al-Fatihah behind the imam?
Answer:
The majority of scholars hold that whatever the imam is obligated to recite is sufficient for the ma'mum (the one praying behind the imam). However, among the scholars of hadith, such as Imam al-Shafi'i and al-Bukhari, there are those who make it obligatory for the ma'mum to recite al-Fatihah behind the imam. Al-Bukhari, al-Shafi'i, and many scholars of hadith make it obligatory for the ma'mum to recite al-Fatihah, but he should do so during the imam's pauses.
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، فصل الاسم الثاني والثالث : الزور واللغو — islamhouse.com (1:11:38)
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