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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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If you join the imam in a prayer recited quietly and he bows before you have finished al-Fatihah, do you bow?

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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A person says: I enter the prayer with the imam from the beginning, and then while I am reciting al-Fatihah in the prayer recited quietly, the imam bows and I have not finished al-Fatihah yet. What do I do? Do I bow with the imam even if I have not finished al-Fatihah, or what do I do? I know that this happens to me often.

Answer:
You bow with the imam. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
The Imam is (appointed) to be followed. So doانما جعل الامام ليؤتم به فلا
Sahih al-Bukhari 722
It is necessary that you bow with him even if you have not finished al-Fatihah. When Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) came and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was bowing, he bowed with him and had not recited al-Fatihah, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) approved of that for him. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [476 /1350] إذا دخلت مع الإمام في صلاة سرية وركع قبل أن أكمل الفاتحة فهل أركع..؟ الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com

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