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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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The Imam's Saying of Amiin After al-Fatihah

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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, if the imam finishes reciting al-Fatihah, is it obligatory for him to say amiin just as the ma'mum (those praying behind him) do?

Answer:
Saying amiin is a recommended practice (sunnah); he and the ma'mum (those praying behind him) say it. Yes.
Source شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، فصل وتلاعب الشيطان بالمشركين في عبادة الأصنام له أسباب عديدة — islamhouse.com (1:03:37)

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