If the ma'mum forgets the recitation of al-Fatihah in a quiet prayer, is the rak'ah invalid for him, or does the imam bear it for him?
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The questioner : If the ma'mum forgets the recitation of al-Fatihah in a quiet prayer, is the rak'ah invalid for him, or does the imam bear it for him?
The Shaykh : This is a matter that returns to you; it is obligatory for you to know this. What do you see?
The questioner : If the recitation of al-Fatihah is a pillar.
The Shaykh : We read it; we read it in *Bulugh al-Maram*. I mean: yesterday we read it. I think I have not dried the limbs of the wudu' until now.
The questioner : Yesterday's lesson.
The Shaykh : Huh?
The questioner : Perhaps I did not attend the lesson, but...
The Shaykh : What do you say? A ma'mum forgot the recitation of al-Fatihah in one of the rak'ahs?
The student: This rak'ah is invalid.
The Shaykh : We say: This rak'ah is invalid, and the one following it takes its place. And if the imam concludes the prayer, he performs what he missed.
The Shaykh : This is a matter that returns to you; it is obligatory for you to know this. What do you see?
The questioner : If the recitation of al-Fatihah is a pillar.
The Shaykh : We read it; we read it in *Bulugh al-Maram*. I mean: yesterday we read it. I think I have not dried the limbs of the wudu' until now.
The questioner : Yesterday's lesson.
The Shaykh : Huh?
The questioner : Perhaps I did not attend the lesson, but...
The Shaykh : What do you say? A ma'mum forgot the recitation of al-Fatihah in one of the rak'ahs?
The student: This rak'ah is invalid.
The Shaykh : We say: This rak'ah is invalid, and the one following it takes its place. And if the imam concludes the prayer, he performs what he missed.