The Obligation of Reciting al-Fatihah for the Ma'mum in Both Secret and Loud Prayers
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What is the ruling regarding the recitation of al-Fatihah for the ma'mum in prayer?
The stronger position in this issue: Reciting al-Fatihah is obligatory for the imam, the one praying alone, and the ma'mum;Due to the generality of the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): (There is no prayer for one who does not recite the Opening of the Book) and nothing has been excluded from this, except in one case: if one catches the imam in bowing, then al-Fatihah is dropped from him. He says the takbirat al-ihram while standing upright, then says takbir for bowing and bows,And the evidence for this exception: The hadith of Abu Bakrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that he arrived at the mosque and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was in bowing, so he hurried and bowed before entering the row, then he entered the row,So the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to him: (May Allah increase you in eagerness, and do not do it again) and he did not order him to make up the rak'ah in which he caught the bowing. So this hadith indicates this exception for the masbuq: if he catches a rak'ah, then al-Fatihah is dropped from him.
As for the generality of the saying of Allah the Exalted: [al-A'raf: 204] This is specified by the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) when he had finished the Fajr prayer,So he said: (Do you perhaps recite behind your imam?They said: Yes.
He said: (Do not do so except with the Mother of the Qur'an, for there is no prayer for one who does not recite it) and the Fajr prayer is a loud prayer.
And there is no harm in reciting with the imam while he is reciting al-Fatihah, or after he finishes. After he finishes is better; so that your listening to your imam in the recitation of al-Fatihah, which is a pillar, is maintained. Your listening to al-Fatihah is better; because al-Fatihah is a pillar, and what follows it is a recommended practice, and listening to the pillar is more preferable.
The stronger position in this issue: Reciting al-Fatihah is obligatory for the imam, the one praying alone, and the ma'mum;Due to the generality of the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): (There is no prayer for one who does not recite the Opening of the Book) and nothing has been excluded from this, except in one case: if one catches the imam in bowing, then al-Fatihah is dropped from him. He says the takbirat al-ihram while standing upright, then says takbir for bowing and bows,And the evidence for this exception: The hadith of Abu Bakrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that he arrived at the mosque and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was in bowing, so he hurried and bowed before entering the row, then he entered the row,So the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to him: (May Allah increase you in eagerness, and do not do it again) and he did not order him to make up the rak'ah in which he caught the bowing. So this hadith indicates this exception for the masbuq: if he catches a rak'ah, then al-Fatihah is dropped from him.
As for the generality of the saying of Allah the Exalted:
So when the Qur'an is recited, then listen to it and pay attention
وَإِذَا قُرِئَ الْقُرْآنُ فَاسْتَمِعُوا لَهُ وَأَنْصِتُواHe said: (Do not do so except with the Mother of the Qur'an, for there is no prayer for one who does not recite it) and the Fajr prayer is a loud prayer.
And there is no harm in reciting with the imam while he is reciting al-Fatihah, or after he finishes. After he finishes is better; so that your listening to your imam in the recitation of al-Fatihah, which is a pillar, is maintained. Your listening to al-Fatihah is better; because al-Fatihah is a pillar, and what follows it is a recommended practice, and listening to the pillar is more preferable.