If the imam forgets to recite al-Fatihah in the loud prayer, how do I notify him of his mistake? Should I say "Subhan Allah!"?
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The questioner : If the imam forgets to recite al-Fatihah in the loud prayer, and you want to start the recitation for him, it is permissible for you to start it for him to teach him, for example, by reciting Surat al-Fatihah. That is, you start reciting Surat al-Fatihah for him.
The Shaykh : If I were to be satisfied with this general question of yours, which does not suffice in place of the detailed one, I would tell you: it is permissible. But how is the recitation started here?
This is the important point in the matter, not whether it is permissible to start the recitation. Yes, it is permissible.
The questioner : Here, he started reciting a surah other than al-Fatihah.
The Shaykh : Good.
The questioner : Then you said, so I notified him, as you said: "Subhan Allah!" But he did not notice it, and he does not know what to do, so you guide him to recite Surat al-Fatihah.
The Shaykh : Tell me, my brother, what do you say?
The questioner :[Al-Fatihah 1:2] .
The Shaykh : This question, hehehe, yes, it is permissible.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : And you as well.
The questioner : But initially, anyone says to him: "Subhan Allah."
The Shaykh : That is it.
The questioner : If someone shortened the recitation!
The Shaykh : So what?
The questioner : If he started the recitation for him with[Al-Fatihah 1:2]?
The Shaykh : Initially,. This is a rule; it is not permissible to depart from the rules except due to sudden circumstances. So he says: "Subhan Allah." There is no doubt that we can imagine an imam who, upon hearing "Subhan Allah," would notice himself and return to the correct path. But if he is absorbed in his forgetfulness, and the one who is starting the recitation for him says to him: "Subhan Allah" while he is continuing his recitation, and he repeats to him: "Subhan Allah," no, you then say to him: [Al-Fatihah 1:2]. At that point, he will notice and return to the correct path. But to say to him immediately: [Al-Fatihah 1:2], no.
The questioner : Usually, our Shaykh, when we are not with the imam and we hear the imam's recitation, if he is in the middle of a surah and makes a mistake in a verse or something, we correct him.
The Shaykh : Yes, but there, he immediately grasps the matter.
The questioner : Ah.
The Shaykh : That is, it is completely clear, yes.
The Shaykh : If I were to be satisfied with this general question of yours, which does not suffice in place of the detailed one, I would tell you: it is permissible. But how is the recitation started here?
This is the important point in the matter, not whether it is permissible to start the recitation. Yes, it is permissible.
The questioner : Here, he started reciting a surah other than al-Fatihah.
The Shaykh : Good.
The questioner : Then you said, so I notified him, as you said: "Subhan Allah!" But he did not notice it, and he does not know what to do, so you guide him to recite Surat al-Fatihah.
The Shaykh : Tell me, my brother, what do you say?
The questioner :
[All] praise is [due] to Allah, Lord of the worlds -
الحمد لله رب العالمينThe Shaykh : This question, hehehe, yes, it is permissible.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : And you as well.
The questioner : But initially, anyone says to him: "Subhan Allah."
The Shaykh : That is it.
The questioner : If someone shortened the recitation!
The Shaykh : So what?
The questioner : If he started the recitation for him with
[All] praise is [due] to Allah, Lord of the worlds -
الحمد لله رب العالمينThe Shaykh : Initially,
If something overtakes a person, let him glorify Allah.
من نابَه شيءٌ فَليُسبِّحْ[All] praise is [due] to Allah, Lord of the worlds -
الحمد لله رب العالمين[All] praise is [due] to Allah, Lord of the worlds -
الحمد لله رب العالمينThe questioner : Usually, our Shaykh, when we are not with the imam and we hear the imam's recitation, if he is in the middle of a surah and makes a mistake in a verse or something, we correct him.
The Shaykh : Yes, but there, he immediately grasps the matter.
The questioner : Ah.
The Shaykh : That is, it is completely clear, yes.