Sunan an-Nasai

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Reciting Umm Al-Qur'ân (Al-Fātiḥah) Behind The Imâm In Rak'ahs Where The Imâm Recites Out Loud

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Darussalam · Volume 2

11. The Book Of TheCommencement Of ThePrayer

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الجزء: 2 ¦ الصفحة: 141

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921. It was narrated that 'Ubâdah bin Aş-Şâmit said: "The Messenger of Allāh ﷻ led us in one of the prayers in which the recitation is done out loud, and he said: 'None of you should recite when I recite out loud, apart from the Umm Al-Qur'ān (Al-Fātiḥah).'" (Ṣaḥīḥ)

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٩٢٠ - أَخْبَرَنَا ‌هِشَامُ بْنُ عَمَّارٍ، عَنْ ‌صَدَقَةَ، عَنْ ‌زَيْدِ بْنِ وَاقِدٍ ، عَنْ ‌حَرَامِ بْنِ حَكِيمٍ، عَنْ ‌نَافِعِ بْنِ مَحْمُودِ بْنِ رَبِيعَةَ ، عَنْ ‌عُبَادَةَ بْنِ الصَّامِتِ قَالَ: «صَلَّى بِنَا رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بَعْضَ الصَّلَوَاتِ، الَّتِي يُجْهَرُ فِيهَا بِالْقِرَاءَةِ، فَقَالَ: لَا يَقْرَأَنَّ أَحَدٌ مِنْكُمْ إِذَا جَهَرْتُ بِالْقِرَاءَةِ، إِلَّا بِأُمِّ الْقُرْآنِ».

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In some other narrations, it is mentioned that it was the dawn prayer. The recitation proved telling upon him (the Prophet ﷺ). After having finished the prayer, he stated: you are probably reciting behind the prayer-leader. Recite nothing besides Surat Al-Fātiḥah behind the prayer-leader because prayer is not valid without it. This narration is at least of the Hasan level. (In Hadīth terminology, the Hasan is a verified Hadīth of the Prophet ﷺ, although it is not as strong as Ṣaḥīḥ: the authentic). Hence, Surat Al-Fātiḥah must be recited behind the prayer-leader in audible prayers. However, reciting in excess of it is forbidden.