The Opening Supplication for the One Praying Behind the Imam
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If a worshiper joins the imam while he is reciting al-Fatihah, does he recite the opening supplication?
If a man joins the imam while the imam is reciting al-Fatihah, he should say the takbir and listen. When the imam finishes al-Fatihah, he recites the opening supplication and then recites al-Fatihah. However, if he joins the imam after the imam has finished al-Fatihah and is reciting the surah that follows, he recites al-Fatihah without the opening supplication. This is because there is no place for the opening supplication in this case, since if the imam is reciting, the one joining him does not recite anything while the imam is reciting except al-Fatihah. Accordingly, the detail is this: if he joins while the imam is reciting al-Fatihah, he remains silent. When the imam finishes al-Fatihah, he recites the opening supplication and then recites al-Fatihah. If he joins the imam after the imam has finished al-Fatihah and is reciting another surah, he says the takbir and then recites al-Fatihah without the opening supplication, because there is no place for the opening supplication in this case.
If a man joins the imam while the imam is reciting al-Fatihah, he should say the takbir and listen. When the imam finishes al-Fatihah, he recites the opening supplication and then recites al-Fatihah. However, if he joins the imam after the imam has finished al-Fatihah and is reciting the surah that follows, he recites al-Fatihah without the opening supplication. This is because there is no place for the opening supplication in this case, since if the imam is reciting, the one joining him does not recite anything while the imam is reciting except al-Fatihah. Accordingly, the detail is this: if he joins while the imam is reciting al-Fatihah, he remains silent. When the imam finishes al-Fatihah, he recites the opening supplication and then recites al-Fatihah. If he joins the imam after the imam has finished al-Fatihah and is reciting another surah, he says the takbir and then recites al-Fatihah without the opening supplication, because there is no place for the opening supplication in this case.