What is the ruling on the ma'mum reciting al-Fatihah, and is it a condition for the reciter to hear himself reciting al-Fatihah in the prayer?
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The questioner : What is the ruling on the ma'mum reciting al-Fatihah, and is it a condition for the reciter to hear himself reciting al-Fatihah in the prayer or not?
The Shaykh : He hears. He hears himself.
The questioner : Or he hears himself.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : Reciting al-Fatihah in the prayer or not?
The Shaykh : The correct view is that it is obligatory for the ma'mum to recite al-Fatihah, based on the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)Sahih Muslim 394c This is a sound, authentic hadith, and it is general; the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not exclude anything from it. Likewise, in the Sunan, from the hadith of 'Ubadah ibn al-Samit .
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : As for the reciter hearing himself, it is not obligatory according to the stronger position, provided he articulates the letters. As long as he articulates the letters and pronounces the letter completely, he has recited, and his recitation is valid, even if he does not hear himself. In fact, if he is a ma'mum and tries to hear himself, he may sometimes disturb others.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Because some people, when they say they want to hear themselves, you find that the person next to them hears them.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : And this disturbs his brothers. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) once came out to his Companions while they were praying and reciting aloud, and he said (peace and blessings be upon him)As-Sunan al-Kubra lil-Nasa'i 14:26 or he said .
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The Shaykh : He hears. He hears himself.
The questioner : Or he hears himself.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : Reciting al-Fatihah in the prayer or not?
The Shaykh : The correct view is that it is obligatory for the ma'mum to recite al-Fatihah, based on the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)
He who does not recite Umm al-Qur'an is not credited with having observed prayer.
لا صلاة لمن لم يقرأ بأم القرأنThe Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) led them in the Fajr prayer, then he turned away and said, "Perhaps you are reciting behind your imam?" They said, "Yes." He said, "Do not do so except for Umm al-Qur'an, for there is no prayer for one who does not recite it."
صلى بهم النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم صلاة الصبح ثم انصرف فقال لعلكم تقرؤون خلف إمامكم قالوا نعم قال لا تفعلوا إلا بأم القرأن فإنه لا صلاة لمن لم يقرأ بهاThe questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : As for the reciter hearing himself, it is not obligatory according to the stronger position, provided he articulates the letters. As long as he articulates the letters and pronounces the letter completely, he has recited, and his recitation is valid, even if he does not hear himself. In fact, if he is a ma'mum and tries to hear himself, he may sometimes disturb others.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Because some people, when they say they want to hear themselves, you find that the person next to them hears them.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : And this disturbs his brothers. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) once came out to his Companions while they were praying and reciting aloud, and he said (peace and blessings be upon him)
Each of you is conversing with his Lord, so let not some of you raise his voice over others in recitation
كلكم يناجي ربه فلا يجهر بعضكم على بعض في القراءةin the Qur'an
في القرأنThe questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Yes.