Reciting al-Fatihah by the follower behind the imam

Question:
What is the ruling on the imam standing after al-Fatihah until the follower recites al-Fatihah? And if the imam does not pause for that duration, when does the follower recite al-Fatihah?

Answer:
There is no explicit evidence indicating the prescription of the imam remaining silent until the follower recites al-Fatihah in the loud prayers.
As for the follower, it is prescribed for him to recite it if his imam pauses. If that is not feasible, the follower recites it quietly, even if his imam is reciting. He then listens to his imam afterwards, based on the generality of the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): agreed upon by al-Bukhari and Muslim. And his saying (peace and blessings be upon him): narrated by Ahmad, Abu Dawud, and Ibn Hibban with a good chain of narration.
These two hadiths specify the saying of Allah : [al-A'raf: 204] and the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): This hadith was narrated by Muslim in his Sahih. However, if the follower leaves off reciting al-Fatihah out of ignorance or forgetfulness, his prayer is valid according to the more correct of the two opinions of the scholars; because reciting it is obligatory for him, not a pillar. Similarly, if the follower arrives and the imam is bowing, and he bows with him, that rak'ah suffices for him and al-Fatihah is dropped from him because its time has passed. The basis for this is the hadith of Abu Bakrah al-Thaqafi (may Allah be pleased with him) that he came to the prayer and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was bowing, so he bowed without joining the row, then he entered the row. When the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) finished the prayer, he said to him: It was narrated by al-Bukhari in his Sahih, and he did not order him to make up the rak'ah; this indicates that al-Fatihah is dropped from one who did not catch the standing with the imam, and it is the same ruling for a follower who left it off out of ignorance or forgetfulness, according to the more correct of the two opinions of the scholars as mentioned. And success is from Allah.