Reading al-Fatihah from the Mushaf in Prayer
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The questioner:
The issue is whether it is permissible for one who does not know how to recite al-Fatihah to read it from the Mushaf, and likewise if he does not know any of the Qur'an at all. Abu Kathir, who had memorized a portion of the Qur'an, used to read from the Mushaf in congregation. He said to me, "Everything is sold except for a proof that he has memorized it."
The Shaykh:
No.
The questioner:
If they do not have it, they fight over it.
The Shaykh:
Reading it from the Mushaf is permissible, but if he does not need it, he should not read from the Mushaf; he should recite from memory. However, if he does not know al-Fatihah except from the Mushaf, he should read it and take the Mushaf with him.
The issue is whether it is permissible for one who does not know how to recite al-Fatihah to read it from the Mushaf, and likewise if he does not know any of the Qur'an at all. Abu Kathir, who had memorized a portion of the Qur'an, used to read from the Mushaf in congregation. He said to me, "Everything is sold except for a proof that he has memorized it."
The Shaykh:
No.
The questioner:
If they do not have it, they fight over it.
The Shaykh:
Reading it from the Mushaf is permissible, but if he does not need it, he should not read from the Mushaf; he should recite from memory. However, if he does not know al-Fatihah except from the Mushaf, he should read it and take the Mushaf with him.
Source
شرح بلوغ المرام من أدلة الأحكام [ صالح الفوزان ]، بداية من باب صفة الصلاة — islamhouse.com (1:05:16)
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