Doubt regarding the recitation of al-Fatihah behind the imam in a quiet prayer
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, if I am behind an imam in a quiet prayer, and before he bows I doubt whether I recited al-Fatihah or not, and I hesitate until the imam bows, what is required of me?
Answer:
Nothing is required of you, and the imam’s recitation of al-Fatihah suffices for him and for the ma'mums, and praise be to Allah. However, if the ma'mum recites it, that is better and easier. And if he does not recite it, the imam’s recitation suffices. This is the correct position that benefits people. Abu Bakr came to the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), and he bowed with him and straightened up in the rak'ah, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not order him to make up the rak'ah, and he had not been commanded to do so.
Honorable Shaykh, if I am behind an imam in a quiet prayer, and before he bows I doubt whether I recited al-Fatihah or not, and I hesitate until the imam bows, what is required of me?
Answer:
Nothing is required of you, and the imam’s recitation of al-Fatihah suffices for him and for the ma'mums, and praise be to Allah. However, if the ma'mum recites it, that is better and easier. And if he does not recite it, the imam’s recitation suffices. This is the correct position that benefits people. Abu Bakr came to the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), and he bowed with him and straightened up in the rak'ah, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not order him to make up the rak'ah, and he had not been commanded to do so.
Source
شرح بلوغ المرام من أدلة الأحكام [ صالح الفوزان ]، باب إحياء الموات — islamhouse.com (55:19)
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