Is reciting al-Fatihah obligatory for the ma'mum?
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Question:
The correct view is that reciting al-Fatihah is an individual obligation for the ma'mum?
Answer:
Yes, the ma'mum recites it quietly, but it is obligatory for the ma'mum. If it is dropped due to ignorance or forgetfulness, it is dropped; or if he leaves it out due to ignorance or forgetfulness, or if he arrives while the imam is bowing, it is dropped from him; based on the hadith:Sunan Abi Dawud 823Da'if (Al-Albani). And in the hadith of Abu Bakrah, when he arrived while the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was bowing, he did not order him to make up the rak'ah. It is obligatory for the ma'mum, and it is dropped by ignorance and forgetfulness.
Q: Is it the same in the quiet and loud prayers?
The Shaykh: Yes, but it is dropped for the ma'mum by ignorance and forgetfulness, and by inability if he arrives while the imam is bowing.
The correct view is that reciting al-Fatihah is an individual obligation for the ma'mum?
Answer:
Yes, the ma'mum recites it quietly, but it is obligatory for the ma'mum. If it is dropped due to ignorance or forgetfulness, it is dropped; or if he leaves it out due to ignorance or forgetfulness, or if he arrives while the imam is bowing, it is dropped from him; based on the hadith:
Perhaps you recite behind your imam? We replied: Yes, it is so, Messenger of Allah. He said: Do not do so except when it is Fatihat al-Kitab, for he who does not recite it is not credited with having prayed.
لعلكم تقرؤون خلف إمامكم قلنا: نعم، قال: لا تفعلوا إلا بفاتحة الكتاب، فإنه لا صلاة لمن لم يقرأ بهاQ: Is it the same in the quiet and loud prayers?
The Shaykh: Yes, but it is dropped for the ma'mum by ignorance and forgetfulness, and by inability if he arrives while the imam is bowing.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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