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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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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)
When he bows; bow; and do not bow until he bows.وإذا ركع فاركعوا ولا تركعوا حتى يركع
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.
Source شرح بلوغ المرام من أدلة الأحكام [ صالح الفوزان ]، تابع باب قضاء الحاجة - 3 — islamhouse.com (1:03:00)

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