If the imam forgets to recite al-Fatihah and the ma'mum prompts him but he does not notice; is it permissible for the ma'mum to recite al-Fatihah aloud until the imam notices?
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The questioner: My master, now the imam stood up for the second rak'ah, and he was standing in a hurry... the second rak'ah after the surah, so he forgot al-Fatihah.
The Shaykh: He forgot al-Fatihah.
The questioner: Yes, he started reciting the surah...? The one behind him now.
The Shaykh: When did he remember, or when was he reminded?
The questioner: He started reciting the surah.
The Shaykh: When did he remember?
The questioner: At the beginning of it, the one behind him now said to him: Subhan Allah! Start with the opening. They said: Subhan Allah! He did not realize and did not know what... Can the one behind him read behind him to make him feel that he has to recite al-Fatihah; meaning the ma'mum recites aloud.
The Shaykh: He recites[Al-Fatihah 1:2] aloud.
The questioner:[Al-Fatihah 1:2] ... he does not alert him.
The Shaykh: If he did not understand the tasbih, he reads.
The questioner: In this situation, the imam performs the prostration for forgetfulness.
The Shaykh: It is obligatory, if he responded to the one reminding him and recited al-Fatihah, then continued the prayer and recited the surah after al-Fatihah, then the two prostrations are obligatory at the end.
The questioner: Meaning, I understood from you, and to confirm what I understood previously, you are saying, according to your interpretation of the hadith:.
The Shaykh: Yes, exactly, that is correct.
The questioner: What kind of forgetfulness?
The Shaykh: Any forgetfulness, even if he left a recommended practice, unlike if he left it intentionally.
The questioner: If it was general, then it is dropped.
The Shaykh: For example: He recited al-Fatihah and bowed. If he bowed while forgetting what comes after al-Fatihah, he prostrates. If he did not recite what comes after al-Fatihah as a dispensation, it is not permissible.
The questioner: According to the intention, of course. So, my master, you do not have a detailed ruling regarding the prostration for forgetfulness for every type of forgetfulness, whatever it is.
The Shaykh: As he said (peace be upon him), may Allah give us relief, may Allah reward you with good. Meaning, if you enter the books of fiqh, a person gets lost between the disagreements of the schools of jurisprudence.
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The questioner: Our Shaykh, does it mean that if an imam in a quiet prayer forgets to recite al-Fatihah, he must perform the prostration for forgetfulness... he performs the prostration for forgetfulness.
The Shaykh: No, if he forgot to recite al-Fatihah!
Another questioner : A company.
The questioner: It is not a quiet prayer, he forgot to recite al-Fatihah and recited a short surah and remembered in the same rak'ah that he had not recited al-Fatihah, and he recited al-Fatihah and recited a short surah; in this situation, the ma'mum did not feel that his imam had forgotten, so in this situation he performs the prostration for forgetfulness...
The Shaykh: He forgot al-Fatihah.
The questioner: Yes, he started reciting the surah...? The one behind him now.
The Shaykh: When did he remember, or when was he reminded?
The questioner: He started reciting the surah.
The Shaykh: When did he remember?
The questioner: At the beginning of it, the one behind him now said to him: Subhan Allah! Start with the opening. They said: Subhan Allah! He did not realize and did not know what... Can the one behind him read behind him to make him feel that he has to recite al-Fatihah; meaning the ma'mum recites aloud.
The Shaykh: He recites
[All] praise is [due] to Allah, Lord of the worlds -
الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَThe questioner:
[All] praise is [due] to Allah, Lord of the worlds -
الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَThe Shaykh: If he did not understand the tasbih, he reads.
The questioner: In this situation, the imam performs the prostration for forgetfulness.
The Shaykh: It is obligatory, if he responded to the one reminding him and recited al-Fatihah, then continued the prayer and recited the surah after al-Fatihah, then the two prostrations are obligatory at the end.
The questioner: Meaning, I understood from you, and to confirm what I understood previously, you are saying, according to your interpretation of the hadith:
That for every forgetfulness there are two prostrations
أن لكل سهو سجدتانThe Shaykh: Yes, exactly, that is correct.
The questioner: What kind of forgetfulness?
The Shaykh: Any forgetfulness, even if he left a recommended practice, unlike if he left it intentionally.
The questioner: If it was general, then it is dropped.
The Shaykh: For example: He recited al-Fatihah and bowed. If he bowed while forgetting what comes after al-Fatihah, he prostrates. If he did not recite what comes after al-Fatihah as a dispensation, it is not permissible.
The questioner: According to the intention, of course. So, my master, you do not have a detailed ruling regarding the prostration for forgetfulness for every type of forgetfulness, whatever it is.
The Shaykh: As he said (peace be upon him), may Allah give us relief, may Allah reward you with good. Meaning, if you enter the books of fiqh, a person gets lost between the disagreements of the schools of jurisprudence.
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The questioner: Our Shaykh, does it mean that if an imam in a quiet prayer forgets to recite al-Fatihah, he must perform the prostration for forgetfulness... he performs the prostration for forgetfulness.
The Shaykh: No, if he forgot to recite al-Fatihah!
Another questioner : A company.
The questioner: It is not a quiet prayer, he forgot to recite al-Fatihah and recited a short surah and remembered in the same rak'ah that he had not recited al-Fatihah, and he recited al-Fatihah and recited a short surah; in this situation, the ma'mum did not feel that his imam had forgotten, so in this situation he performs the prostration for forgetfulness...
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