The ruling on leaving off the recitation of al-Fatihah in prayer
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The questioner:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: Does the prayer of one who does not recite al-Fatihah in a rak'ah remain valid?
The Shaykh:
What is it that he does not do?
The questioner:
He does not recite al-Fatihah in the rak'ah.
The Shaykh:
If he is the imam or praying alone, his prayer is not valid. This is by scholarly consensus. As for if he is a ma'mum (one praying behind the imam), there is scholarly disagreement on this. It was said that the recitation of the imam is sufficient, and it was said that it is not sufficient, and it was said that if the prayer is one of loud recitation, then the recitation of the imam is sufficient, but if it is one of silent recitation, then it is not sufficient. In any case, the ma'mum should not be negligent in reciting al-Fatihah whenever he is able to do so. Yes.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: Does the prayer of one who does not recite al-Fatihah in a rak'ah remain valid?
The Shaykh:
What is it that he does not do?
The questioner:
He does not recite al-Fatihah in the rak'ah.
The Shaykh:
If he is the imam or praying alone, his prayer is not valid. This is by scholarly consensus. As for if he is a ma'mum (one praying behind the imam), there is scholarly disagreement on this. It was said that the recitation of the imam is sufficient, and it was said that it is not sufficient, and it was said that if the prayer is one of loud recitation, then the recitation of the imam is sufficient, but if it is one of silent recitation, then it is not sufficient. In any case, the ma'mum should not be negligent in reciting al-Fatihah whenever he is able to do so. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [103\ 3436] حكم ترك قراءة الفاتحة في الصلاة | الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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