When does the ma'mum recite the opening supplication in the congregational prayer?

Question:
Your Eminence, this questioner asks: When the prayer is one of loud recitation, does the ma'mum begin with the opening supplication after the takbir of ihram, or after the imam recites Surat al-Fatihah?

Answer:
He begins with the opening supplication after the takbir. If the imam pauses during his opening supplication, the ma'mum recites the opening supplication. However, if the imam does not recite the opening supplication and begins the recitation immediately after the takbir, the ma'mum remains silent and does not recite the opening supplication. He must listen attentively in the prayer of loud recitation. But if the imam pauses, the ma'mum recites the opening supplication as well. Yes.