The Ruling on Reciting al-Fatihah in the Audible Prayers
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Question:
Is it permissible for the ma'mum (one praying behind the imam) not to recite al-Fatihah in the audible prayers?
Answer:
It is obligatory for him to recite al-Fatihah quietly with the imam in both the audible and silent prayers; this is the correct position. If he leaves it out because he is ignorant or forgetful, he owes nothing. Or if he arrives and the imam is bowing, or at the time of bowing, it is dropped from him, because it was established from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that he saw Abu Bakrah coming to the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) while he was bowing, and he bowed without joining the row, then he entered the row. When the imam finished the prayer, he said to him:Sunan Abi Dawud 683Sahih (Al-Albani) and he did not order him to make up the rak'ah. And he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Sunan Abi Dawud 823Da'if (Al-Albani) We said: Yes. He said: Sunan Abi Dawud 823Da'if (Al-Albani), and he said: Jami` at-Tirmidhi 247Sahih (Darussalam).
So it is obligatory for the ma'mum to recite al-Fatihah of the Book in both the audible and silent prayers. But if he leaves it out because he is ignorant, thinking that the imam bears it for him, as a group of scholars said, or if he is forgetful, or if he arrives at the time of bowing, it is dropped from him.
Is it permissible for the ma'mum (one praying behind the imam) not to recite al-Fatihah in the audible prayers?
Answer:
It is obligatory for him to recite al-Fatihah quietly with the imam in both the audible and silent prayers; this is the correct position. If he leaves it out because he is ignorant or forgetful, he owes nothing. Or if he arrives and the imam is bowing, or at the time of bowing, it is dropped from him, because it was established from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that he saw Abu Bakrah coming to the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) while he was bowing, and he bowed without joining the row, then he entered the row. When the imam finished the prayer, he said to him:
May Allah increase your eagerness! But do not do it again.
زادك الله حرصًا ولا تعدPerhaps you recite behind your imam?
لعلكم تقرؤون خلف إمامكم؟Do not do so except when it is Fatihat al-Kitab, for he who does not recite it is not credited with having prayed.
لا تفعلوا إلا بفاتحة الكتاب، فإنه لا صلاة لمن لم يقرأ بهاThere is no Salat for the one who does not recite Fatihatil-Kitab.
لا صلاة لمن لم يقرأ بفاتحة الكتابSo it is obligatory for the ma'mum to recite al-Fatihah of the Book in both the audible and silent prayers. But if he leaves it out because he is ignorant, thinking that the imam bears it for him, as a group of scholars said, or if he is forgetful, or if he arrives at the time of bowing, it is dropped from him.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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