The ruling on the prayer of one who is unable to recite al-Fatihah
Machine translationRead the Arabic original
Question:
A young man suffers from constant waswasah (whispers of Satan). He said that today, during the 'Asr prayer, a person praying beside him was reciting in a loud voice, which distracted him, and he was unable to recite al-Fatihah in the first and second rak'ahs. Does he have to repeat the 'Asr prayer today?
Answer:
No, there is no harm on him. If he is unable to recite al-Fatihah, he is excused, and the recitation of the imam suffices for the recitation of the ma'mum (one praying behind the imam). If the ma'mum is unable to recite al-Fatihah, the recitation of his imam suffices for him, and praise be to Allah. Yes.
A young man suffers from constant waswasah (whispers of Satan). He said that today, during the 'Asr prayer, a person praying beside him was reciting in a loud voice, which distracted him, and he was unable to recite al-Fatihah in the first and second rak'ahs. Does he have to repeat the 'Asr prayer today?
Answer:
No, there is no harm on him. If he is unable to recite al-Fatihah, he is excused, and the recitation of the imam suffices for the recitation of the ma'mum (one praying behind the imam). If the ma'mum is unable to recite al-Fatihah, the recitation of his imam suffices for him, and praise be to Allah. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل تلزم إعادة الصلاة لمن يعاني من الوسوسة باستمرار ولم يتمكن من قراءة الفاتحة في الركعة الأولى... — youtube.com
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.