Reciting al-Fatihah for the late-joining follower in the bowing position
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh. [The text is garbled and appears to contain transcription errors regarding the questioner's specific scenario.]
Answer:
If he is unable to complete the recitation of al-Fatihah before the imam bows, he should bow with the imam, and praise be to Allah. The saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)Sunan Abi Dawud 603Sahih (Al-Albani) means that the actions of the follower are contingent upon the actions of the imam. Therefore, if he is unable to recite al-Fatihah, it is dropped from him. So, if a person arrives and the imam is in the bowing position, he joins him, and it is not required of him to recite al-Fatihah, as in the hadith of Abu Bakrah (may Allah be pleased with him), because it was difficult for him to recite al-Fatihah. When it becomes difficult for him, it is dropped from him, and praise be to Allah. There is ease in this matter; all of this is due to an excuse.
Honorable Shaykh. [The text is garbled and appears to contain transcription errors regarding the questioner's specific scenario.]
Answer:
If he is unable to complete the recitation of al-Fatihah before the imam bows, he should bow with the imam, and praise be to Allah. The saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)
When he bows; bow; and do not bow until he bows.
وإذا ركع فاركعوا ولا تركعوا حتى يركع
Source
شرح بلوغ المرام من أدلة الأحكام [ صالح الفوزان ]، تابع باب قضاء الحاجة - 3 — islamhouse.com (1:03:00)
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