If the ma'mum leaves off reciting al-Fatihah in the loud prayer, does he repeat the prayer?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner says: If the ma'mum leaves off reciting al-Fatihah in the loud prayer, for example in the Fajr prayer, does he repeat the prayer or the rak'ah in which he did not recite Surat al-Fatihah?
Answer:
No. The majority of the scholars hold, and this is the correct and stronger position, that the imam's recitation of al-Fatihah suffices for him and for the ma'mumin. It suffices for him and for the ma'mumin. For the ma'mum, it remains a recommended practice (sunnah) that he recites it if it is easy for him. Some scholars say it is obligatory, but not a condition. Some scholars say it is obligatory for the ma'mum, but not a condition. So if he leaves it off, his prayer is not invalidated. It is not obligatory; the correct view is that it is not obligatory, but rather recommended, especially in the loud prayers. If the imam recites and you listen to him, and you say "Ameen" after al-Fatihah, you say "Ameen" on his recitation, so it is as if you recited it. Yes.
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner says: If the ma'mum leaves off reciting al-Fatihah in the loud prayer, for example in the Fajr prayer, does he repeat the prayer or the rak'ah in which he did not recite Surat al-Fatihah?
Answer:
No. The majority of the scholars hold, and this is the correct and stronger position, that the imam's recitation of al-Fatihah suffices for him and for the ma'mumin. It suffices for him and for the ma'mumin. For the ma'mum, it remains a recommended practice (sunnah) that he recites it if it is easy for him. Some scholars say it is obligatory, but not a condition. Some scholars say it is obligatory for the ma'mum, but not a condition. So if he leaves it off, his prayer is not invalidated. It is not obligatory; the correct view is that it is not obligatory, but rather recommended, especially in the loud prayers. If the imam recites and you listen to him, and you say "Ameen" after al-Fatihah, you say "Ameen" on his recitation, so it is as if you recited it. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [2422- 4717] هل إذا ترك المأموم قراءة الفاتحة في الصلاة الجهرية يعيد الصلاة ؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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