After the takbir of ihram, does the ma'mum begin with the istiftah or with reciting al-Fatihah in the loud prayers?
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The questioner : Shaykh, may Allah reward you. After the takbir of ihram, which is better for the ma'mum: to begin with the istiftah or to begin with reciting al-Fatihah while the imam is in his istiftah?
The Shaykh : And how?
The questioner : I mean, after the takbir of ihram, which is better for the ma'mum: to begin with al-Fatihah or to begin with the istiftah?
The Shaykh : The silent prayers?
The questioner : The ma'mum, I mean, most of them begin the prayer with the istiftah.
The Shaykh : Do I mean the silent prayers or the loud prayers?
The questioner : Yes, the loud prayers.
The Shaykh : The loud prayers. The imam said the takbir for ihram, and he said it too.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : The imam will recite the istiftah.
The questioner : And he will too.
The Shaykh : He will recite the istiftah.
The questioner : Yes, I am asking: is it better for him to begin with al-Fatihah or with the istiftah?
The Shaykh : He begins with the istiftah. How can he begin with al-Fatihah?
The questioner : The saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him):Sunan Abi Dawud 823Da'if (Al-Albani).
The Shaykh : That is what is meant by it, and the imam is reciting, meaning if he entered after the imam had started the recitation.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Reciting al-Fatihah, he does not recite the istiftah; he remains silent. When the imam finishes, he recites the istiftah and then recites al-Fatihah.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : And if he caught up with the imam after the recitation of al-Fatihah, it is no longer possible for him to do anything but recite al-Fatihah and not recite the istiftah. Is the difference clear or not?
Because if he is in al-Fatihah, the imam has a pause in which he can recite the istiftah, yes.
The Shaykh : And how?
The questioner : I mean, after the takbir of ihram, which is better for the ma'mum: to begin with al-Fatihah or to begin with the istiftah?
The Shaykh : The silent prayers?
The questioner : The ma'mum, I mean, most of them begin the prayer with the istiftah.
The Shaykh : Do I mean the silent prayers or the loud prayers?
The questioner : Yes, the loud prayers.
The Shaykh : The loud prayers. The imam said the takbir for ihram, and he said it too.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : The imam will recite the istiftah.
The questioner : And he will too.
The Shaykh : He will recite the istiftah.
The questioner : Yes, I am asking: is it better for him to begin with al-Fatihah or with the istiftah?
The Shaykh : He begins with the istiftah. How can he begin with al-Fatihah?
The questioner : The saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him):
Do not do so except when it is Fatihat al-Kitab
لا تفعلوا إلاّ بفاتحة الكتابThe Shaykh : That is what is meant by it, and the imam is reciting, meaning if he entered after the imam had started the recitation.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Reciting al-Fatihah, he does not recite the istiftah; he remains silent. When the imam finishes, he recites the istiftah and then recites al-Fatihah.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : And if he caught up with the imam after the recitation of al-Fatihah, it is no longer possible for him to do anything but recite al-Fatihah and not recite the istiftah. Is the difference clear or not?
Because if he is in al-Fatihah, the imam has a pause in which he can recite the istiftah, yes.