The ruling on reciting al-Fatihah in one’s mind without vocalizing it
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Question:
And there is no such thing. We know that speech of the mind does not validate the prayer. So how could the prayer of one of you be valid if he prays a prayer that is fatal, and his mind does not give him [the recitation]?
Answer:
And he is reciting in his mind, reciting al-Fatihah in his mind, meaning he recites al-Fatihah in his mind. His prayer is not valid because he did not recite al-Fatihah. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) says:Jami` at-Tirmidhi 247Sahih (Darussalam) He recites, meaning he vocalizes it. As for if he recites it in his mind, this is not recitation; it is not recitation, just as speech that is in the mind is not speech. Yes.
And there is no such thing. We know that speech of the mind does not validate the prayer. So how could the prayer of one of you be valid if he prays a prayer that is fatal, and his mind does not give him [the recitation]?
Answer:
And he is reciting in his mind, reciting al-Fatihah in his mind, meaning he recites al-Fatihah in his mind. His prayer is not valid because he did not recite al-Fatihah. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) says:
There is no Salat for the one who does not recite Fatihatil-Kitab.
لا صلاة لمن لم يقرأ بفاتحة الكتاب
Source
شرح بلوغ المرام من أدلة الأحكام [ صالح الفوزان ]، تابع باب نواقض الوضوء - 4 — islamhouse.com (45:07)
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