If the imam forgets to recite al-Fatihah in the loud prayers and I want to remind him
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The questioner : If the imam forgets to recite al-Fatihah in the loud prayers and I want to remind him, is it permissible for you to remind him by teaching him, for example, Surat al-Fatihah; meaning, do 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 say to you: it is permissible. But how is the reminding done here? That is the important part of the matter, not whether reminding is permissible. 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 you alerted him by saying, for example: 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, yes, it is permissible.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : And beware of that.
The questioner : ... and he says to him: Subhan Allah ... .
The Shaykh : What is this?
The questioner : If ... he reminds him and says:[Al-Fatihah 1:2] ... ?
The Shaykh : From the beginning, if something occurs to him, let him glorify Allah. 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 right path. But if he is absorbed in his forgetfulness, and this is the one who is reminding him, he says to him: Subhan Allah, while he is continuing his recitation. And I repeat to him: Subhan Allah. No, you then say to him:[Al-Fatihah 1:2]. At that point, he will notice and return to the right path. But to say to him directly: [Al-Fatihah 1:2], no.
The questioner : Usually, our Shaykh, when we remind the imam and we hear the imam's reminder, it is because he is reciting a surah and made a mistake with something, so we correct him.
The Shaykh : Yes, there, but directly he grasps the matter.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Meaning, it is completely clear, yes, indeed.
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 say to you: it is permissible. But how is the reminding done here? That is the important part of the matter, not whether reminding is permissible. 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 you alerted him by saying, for example: 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, yes, it is permissible.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : And beware of that.
The questioner : ... and he says to him: Subhan Allah ... .
The Shaykh : What is this?
The questioner : If ... he reminds him and says:
[All] praise is [due] to Allah, Lord of the worlds -
الحمد لله رب العالمينThe Shaykh : From the beginning, if something occurs to him, let him glorify Allah. 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 right path. But if he is absorbed in his forgetfulness, and this is the one who is reminding him, he says to him: Subhan Allah, while he is continuing his recitation. And I repeat to him: Subhan Allah. No, you then say to him:
[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 remind the imam and we hear the imam's reminder, it is because he is reciting a surah and made a mistake with something, so we correct him.
The Shaykh : Yes, there, but directly he grasps the matter.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Meaning, it is completely clear, yes, indeed.
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