The ruling on reciting al-Fatihah for one who does not know how to do so
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The questioner:
The questioner asks: Honorable Shaykh, what about one who does not know how to recite, whether he is praying behind an imam or alone, among the non-Arabs, the Bedouins, and the elderly?
The Shaykh:
The imam’s recitation suffices for the one praying behind him, as mentioned before. The imam bears the responsibility for him, and praise be to Allah.
The questioner:
As for when he prays alone, if the one praying does not know how to recite al-Fatihah or the supplications.
The Shaykh:
It is according to his ability, unless he is capable of correcting it, in which case it is obligatory for him to do so. Yes.
The questioner asks: Honorable Shaykh, what about one who does not know how to recite, whether he is praying behind an imam or alone, among the non-Arabs, the Bedouins, and the elderly?
The Shaykh:
The imam’s recitation suffices for the one praying behind him, as mentioned before. The imam bears the responsibility for him, and praise be to Allah.
The questioner:
As for when he prays alone, if the one praying does not know how to recite al-Fatihah or the supplications.
The Shaykh:
It is according to his ability, unless he is capable of correcting it, in which case it is obligatory for him to do so. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، شرح زاد المستقنع (حلقات إذاعية)|39 من 194|كتاب الصّلاة|باب صلاة الجماعة|صالح الفوزان|كبار العلماء — youtube.com (6:49)
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