The ruling on a prayer if one doubts about reciting al-Fatihah
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Question:
The questioner says: If a person praying doubts whether he recited al-Fatihah in the first rak'ah, and this doubt occurred in the second rak'ah, what should he do?
Answer:
If he is a ma'mum (one praying behind the imam), that does not harm him. If he is a ma'mum, that does not harm him, and praise be to Allah, the imam bears it for him. If he left it out because he was ignorant, or forgot, or doubted the matter, it does not harm him. However, it is not permissible for him to intentionally leave it out; rather, it is obligatory for him to recite it with the imam. This is the correct position.
The presenter: May Allah reward you.
The questioner says: If a person praying doubts whether he recited al-Fatihah in the first rak'ah, and this doubt occurred in the second rak'ah, what should he do?
Answer:
If he is a ma'mum (one praying behind the imam), that does not harm him. If he is a ma'mum, that does not harm him, and praise be to Allah, the imam bears it for him. If he left it out because he was ignorant, or forgot, or doubted the matter, it does not harm him. However, it is not permissible for him to intentionally leave it out; rather, it is obligatory for him to recite it with the imam. This is the correct position.
The presenter: May Allah reward you.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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