The Obligation of Following the Imam Even If the Ma'mum Does Not Complete the Recitation of Al-Fatihah
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, if I am in the middle of my prayer behind the imam, specifically in the third rak'ah, and the imam bows while I have not yet finished reciting Al-Fatihah, and then the imam raises his head from the bowing, and I bow after the imam has already raised his head, is my rak'ah valid or not? And what should I do? May Allah preserve you.
Answer:
Your rak'ah is not valid because it has been missed. If the imam raises his head from the bowing and you have not bowed, you have missed the rak'ah. It is obligatory for you to bow with the imam even if you have not completed Al-Fatihah. If the imam bows, it is obligatory for you to bow with those you are praying with, even if you have not completed Al-Fatihah, because it is excused for you in this case. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, if I am in the middle of my prayer behind the imam, specifically in the third rak'ah, and the imam bows while I have not yet finished reciting Al-Fatihah, and then the imam raises his head from the bowing, and I bow after the imam has already raised his head, is my rak'ah valid or not? And what should I do? May Allah preserve you.
Answer:
Your rak'ah is not valid because it has been missed. If the imam raises his head from the bowing and you have not bowed, you have missed the rak'ah. It is obligatory for you to bow with the imam even if you have not completed Al-Fatihah. If the imam bows, it is obligatory for you to bow with those you are praying with, even if you have not completed Al-Fatihah, because it is excused for you in this case. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 4172- وجوب متابعة الإمام وإن لم يكمل المأموم قراءة الفاتحة — youtube.com
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