I notice that some imams pray quickly, to the point that I sometimes do not finish al-Fatihah. Should I complete it even if he is bowing, with the possibility that he will stand up before I finish it?
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The questioner : I notice that some imams, may Allah guide them, pray quickly, and sometimes I do not finish al-Fatihah. Should I complete al-Fatihah even if he is bowing, with the possibility that he will stand up before I finish it?
The Shaykh : First, I advise my brother imams who pray this quickly, such that those behind them are unable to perform what they should perform of dhikr and recitation, to inform them that they are trustees of those behind them and that they are accountable to Allah (Mighty and Majestic) for them. The scholars have explicitly stated that it is disliked (makruh) for the imam to pray so quickly that it prevents the ma'mum or some of the ma'mum from doing what is recommended (sunnah). How much more so if it prevents the ma'mum or some of them from doing what is obligatory (wajib)? That is more severe and more severe. It is obligatory for the imam to consider the condition of those behind him and to be deliberate enough that those behind him are able to perform what is obligatory and what is recommended, because he is a trustee.
Second: I answer this questioner's question by saying: If the imam bows before you have finished al-Fatihah, complete it and then bow, even if you fear that he will stand up before you finish it. If he stands up before you finish it, then bow and follow him. Take precaution in the second rak'ah by speeding up your recitation slightly so that you catch up with al-Fatihah before the imam bows. Yes.
The questioner : May Allah bless you.
The Shaykh : First, I advise my brother imams who pray this quickly, such that those behind them are unable to perform what they should perform of dhikr and recitation, to inform them that they are trustees of those behind them and that they are accountable to Allah (Mighty and Majestic) for them. The scholars have explicitly stated that it is disliked (makruh) for the imam to pray so quickly that it prevents the ma'mum or some of the ma'mum from doing what is recommended (sunnah). How much more so if it prevents the ma'mum or some of them from doing what is obligatory (wajib)? That is more severe and more severe. It is obligatory for the imam to consider the condition of those behind him and to be deliberate enough that those behind him are able to perform what is obligatory and what is recommended, because he is a trustee.
Second: I answer this questioner's question by saying: If the imam bows before you have finished al-Fatihah, complete it and then bow, even if you fear that he will stand up before you finish it. If he stands up before you finish it, then bow and follow him. Take precaution in the second rak'ah by speeding up your recitation slightly so that you catch up with al-Fatihah before the imam bows. Yes.
The questioner : May Allah bless you.