Explanation of the places where the imam pauses during the prayer
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Q420: The questioner A. S. 'A. from Riyadh asks: Is there a report that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to pause between al-Fatihah and the surah that follows it?
A420: This is not established. What is established is that he would pause after the takbir of ihram, recite the opening supplication, then pause after the recitation and before bowing, until he returned to himself, and then he would bow. As for the third pause after reciting al-Fatihah, in the case of the imam, there is no clear evidence for it; however, people do it out of juristic preference, in order to enable the ma'mums behind him to recite al-Fatihah.
A420: This is not established. What is established is that he would pause after the takbir of ihram, recite the opening supplication, then pause after the recitation and before bowing, until he returned to himself, and then he would bow. As for the third pause after reciting al-Fatihah, in the case of the imam, there is no clear evidence for it; however, people do it out of juristic preference, in order to enable the ma'mums behind him to recite al-Fatihah.
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