Is it permissible to recite al-Fatihah while the imam is reciting, given that I started the prayer while he was reciting, or should I be content with the opening supplication?
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The questioner : Is it permissible to recite al-Fatihah while the imam is reciting, given that I started the prayer while he was reciting, or should I be content with the opening supplication?
The Shaykh : Yes. If you enter the prayer while the imam is reciting, you do not recite the opening supplication; rather, you begin with al-Fatihah. This is because the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) turned away from the Fajr prayer one day and said to his companions:Sunan Abi Dawud 823Da'if (Al-Albani) They said: Yes. He said: Jami` at-Tirmidhi 311Sahih (Darussalam) This indicates that if a person enters the prayer while the imam is reciting, he does not recite the opening supplication, but rather he seeks refuge in Allah, says the basmalah, and recites al-Fatihah.
Yes, if you enter with the imam and the imam is reciting al-Fatihah, you say the takbir and remain listening to the imam’s recitation. Once he finishes al-Fatihah, you recite the opening supplication, then seek refuge in Allah and recite al-Fatihah. You should continue with it, even if the imam has started reciting, until you complete it, due to the generality of the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him):Jami` at-Tirmidhi 247Sahih (Darussalam) . Yes.
The questioner : May Allah reward you, O honorable Shaykh, for your kindness in answering the noble listeners.
The Shaykh : Yes. If you enter the prayer while the imam is reciting, you do not recite the opening supplication; rather, you begin with al-Fatihah. This is because the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) turned away from the Fajr prayer one day and said to his companions:
Perhaps you recite behind your imam?
لعلكم تقرءون خلف إمامكم؟Do not do that, except for Umm Al-Kitab, for there is no Salat for one who does not recite it.
لا تفعلوا إلا بأم القرأن، فإنه لا صلاة لمن لم يقرأ بهاYes, if you enter with the imam and the imam is reciting al-Fatihah, you say the takbir and remain listening to the imam’s recitation. Once he finishes al-Fatihah, you recite the opening supplication, then seek refuge in Allah and recite al-Fatihah. You should continue with it, even if the imam has started reciting, until you complete it, due to the generality of the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him):
There is no Salat for the one who does not recite Fatihatil-Kitab.
لا صلاة لمن لم يقرأ بفاتحة الكتابThe questioner : May Allah reward you, O honorable Shaykh, for your kindness in answering the noble listeners.