If the imam continues the recitation after al-Fatihah, should I listen to the recitation or recite al-Fatihah?

The questioner : If the imam continues the recitation after al-Fatihah, should I listen to the recitation or recite al-Fatihah?

The Shaykh : If the imam continues the recitation with al-Fatihah, recite it even if he is reciting, because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: And in the hadith of Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him), the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Khudaj, meaning defective. It was said to Abu Hurayrah: If the imam is reciting, how do I recite? He said: Recite it to yourself. So when the imam is reciting, a person recites it to himself in secret. And in the Sunan, from the hadith of 'Ubadah ibn al-Samit (may Allah be pleased with him): أن الرسول صلى الله عليه وسلم صلى بأصحابه صلاة الصبح فلما انصرف قال ما لي أنازع القرآن لعلكم تقرؤون خلف إمامكم قالو نعم قال : لا تفعلوا إلا بأم القرآن فإنه لا صلاة لمن لم يقرأ بها وعلى هذا فنقول اقرأ القرآن ولو كان إمامك يقرأ وإذا كانت السورة التي يقرأها الإمام قصيرة ولا تتمكن من قراءة الفاتحة فلا حرج أن تقرأها ولو كان الإمام يقرأ الفاتحة . The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) prayed the Fajr prayer with his Companions. When he finished, he said: "Why am I competing with the Qur'an? Perhaps you are reciting behind your imam." They said: "Yes." He said: "Do not do so, except for the Mother of the Qur'an, for there is no prayer for one who does not recite it." Based on this, we say: Recite the Qur'an even if your imam is reciting. And if the surah the imam is reciting is short and you are unable to recite al-Fatihah, there is no blame on you if you recite it even if the imam is reciting al-Fatihah.