The imam prayed the eclipse prayer and did not recite anything other than al-Fatihah in the second rak'ah; is his prayer valid? I ask for clarification.
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The questioner : He says: May the Shaykh be respected, the imam prayed the eclipse prayer and did not recite anything other than al-Fatihah in the second rak'ah; is his prayer valid? I ask for clarification.
The Shaykh : Yes. His prayer is valid, because he recited the pillar, which is al-Fatihah. Know that the second bowing in every rak'ah is not obligatory, but rather it is a recommended practice (sunnah). The first bowing is the obligatory one and is the pillar. For this reason, we said that a rak'ah is not caught unless the first bowing is caught, because it is the pillar. As for the second, it is voluntary. However, how good it would be if the imams requested a course from those responsible for mosque affairs that clarifies these rulings, which are hidden from many of them.
The questioner : A question unrelated to the eclipse: He says: May the Shaykh be respected, you know what our blessed al-Aqsa has been subjected to in terms of a blatant and sinful aggression by the Jews, and you know the terrifying crimes our brothers in Palestine have suffered while defending the first of the two qiblas. What is your guidance to those who are deluded into thinking that these Jews have renounced their beliefs and their deep-seated hatred?
The Shaykh : Yes. His prayer is valid, because he recited the pillar, which is al-Fatihah. Know that the second bowing in every rak'ah is not obligatory, but rather it is a recommended practice (sunnah). The first bowing is the obligatory one and is the pillar. For this reason, we said that a rak'ah is not caught unless the first bowing is caught, because it is the pillar. As for the second, it is voluntary. However, how good it would be if the imams requested a course from those responsible for mosque affairs that clarifies these rulings, which are hidden from many of them.
The questioner : A question unrelated to the eclipse: He says: May the Shaykh be respected, you know what our blessed al-Aqsa has been subjected to in terms of a blatant and sinful aggression by the Jews, and you know the terrifying crimes our brothers in Palestine have suffered while defending the first of the two qiblas. What is your guidance to those who are deluded into thinking that these Jews have renounced their beliefs and their deep-seated hatred?