Is it obligatory to recite al-Fatihah in every rak'ah?
Machine translationRead the Arabic original
Question:
This questioner, Yasser al-Qahtani, says in this question: Regarding the recitation of al-Fatihah in every rak'ah, is it obligatory? And does anything suffice in its place? And if the imam does not leave an opportunity to recite it, does he bear the reward for that?
Answer:
It is obligatory to recite it in every rak'ah; because of the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him):Jami` at-Tirmidhi 247Sahih (Darussalam) Sahih Muslim 394c Sunan Ibn Majah 840Hasan (Darussalam) And because he (peace and blessings be upon him) used to recite it in every rak'ah, and he said: Sahih al-Bukhari 6008.
And the ma'mum recites it, even if his imam does not pause; he recites it in every rak'ah because of his saying (peace and blessings be upon him):Sunan Abi Dawud 823Da'if (Al-Albani) We said: Yes, he said: Sunan Abi Dawud 823Da'if (Al-Albani) The ma'mum recites it, and if his imam did not pause, he recites it between himself and his Lord, then he pauses... then he listens, yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you!
This questioner, Yasser al-Qahtani, says in this question: Regarding the recitation of al-Fatihah in every rak'ah, is it obligatory? And does anything suffice in its place? And if the imam does not leave an opportunity to recite it, does he bear the reward for that?
Answer:
It is obligatory to recite it in every rak'ah; because of the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him):
There is no Salat for the one who does not recite Fatihatil-Kitab.
لا صلاة لمن لم يقرأ بفاتحة الكتابHe who does not recite Umm al-Qur'an is not credited with having observed prayer.
لا صلاة لمن لم يقرأ بأم الكتابEvery prayer in which the Ummul-Kitab (the Mother of the Book) is not recited is deficient
لا تقبل صلاة، لا يقرأ فيها بأم الكتابoffer your prayers in the way you saw me offering my prayers
صلوا كما رأيتموني أصليAnd the ma'mum recites it, even if his imam does not pause; he recites it in every rak'ah because of his saying (peace and blessings be upon him):
Perhaps 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 بهاThe presenter: May Allah reward you!
Source
binbaz.org.sa
The Arabic text is copied verbatim from the original source, without any edits.