Is it obligatory for a follower in a loud prayer to recite Surat al-Fatihah, given that the imam has already finished it?
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The questioner : Shaykh, if a person joins the prayer and the imam has completed Surat al-Fatihah in the loud prayer and has started reciting the next surah, does he recite Surat al-Fatihah?
The Shaykh : Of course, you are asking about the loud prayer?
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : First, and second: he does not pause; rather, he starts reciting immediately after the Fatihah?
The questioner : I mean, Shaykh, that is another matter, the pausing.
The Shaykh : I am telling you: he does not pause.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : I am trying to recall the question to understand it, so that I can answer you. I mean, in your question, the imam starts reciting immediately after finishing the Fatihah without pausing?
The questioner : No, that was not the question, my Shaykh.
The Shaykh : I think that is how it is. May Allah guide you.
The questioner : The state of the imam.
Another questioner : No, my Shaykh, he joined the prayer and the imam had completed the Fatihah and started reciting; he began reciting the surah.
The Shaykh : Did he start reciting aloud?
The questioner : Yes, aloud, yes.
The Shaykh : Okay, then, he does not recite.
The questioner : He does not recite; he listens to the imam?
The Shaykh: Huh?
The questioner : He listens to the imam?
The Shaykh : He listens to the imam's recitation.
The Shaykh : Of course, you are asking about the loud prayer?
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : First, and second: he does not pause; rather, he starts reciting immediately after the Fatihah?
The questioner : I mean, Shaykh, that is another matter, the pausing.
The Shaykh : I am telling you: he does not pause.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : I am trying to recall the question to understand it, so that I can answer you. I mean, in your question, the imam starts reciting immediately after finishing the Fatihah without pausing?
The questioner : No, that was not the question, my Shaykh.
The Shaykh : I think that is how it is. May Allah guide you.
The questioner : The state of the imam.
Another questioner : No, my Shaykh, he joined the prayer and the imam had completed the Fatihah and started reciting; he began reciting the surah.
The Shaykh : Did he start reciting aloud?
The questioner : Yes, aloud, yes.
The Shaykh : Okay, then, he does not recite.
The questioner : He does not recite; he listens to the imam?
The Shaykh: Huh?
The questioner : He listens to the imam?
The Shaykh : He listens to the imam's recitation.
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