How should the imam who forgets to recite al-Fatihah and remembers it during the bowing act?
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Al-Halabi : He saysThe questioner : An imam of a mosque forgot to recite al-Fatihah in a unit of prayer and did not remember it until he was bowing; how should this imam act?
The Shaykh : He cancels the bowing and stands up to the standing position, recites al-Fatihah, and then continues the prayer. He cancels the bowing, breaks off the bowing, stands up immediately, and recites al-Fatihah. Then, if he is still in the first or second unit, he recites a surah or part of a surah, then bows and continues the prayer.
The questioner : And what about the followers, O Shaykh?
The Shaykh : They do what he does. The imam is appointed only to be followed. Yes.
The Shaykh : He cancels the bowing and stands up to the standing position, recites al-Fatihah, and then continues the prayer. He cancels the bowing, breaks off the bowing, stands up immediately, and recites al-Fatihah. Then, if he is still in the first or second unit, he recites a surah or part of a surah, then bows and continues the prayer.
The questioner : And what about the followers, O Shaykh?
The Shaykh : They do what he does. The imam is appointed only to be followed. Yes.
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