QuizTime(204) Which Surah is mandatory to recite in Salah even behind Imam ?

 

QuizTime(204) Which Surah is mandatory to recite in Salah even behind Imam ?

 

Ans:  SURAH AL-FATIHAH

Allah says in the Qur’an “And We have bestowed upon thee the Seven Oft-repeated (verses) and the Grand Qur'an.” Qur’an ch 15 verse 7.

Imam Ahmad recorded that Abu Hurayrah narrated about Umm Al-Qur'an that the Prophet said,

(It is Umm Al-Qur'an, the seven repeated (verses) and the Glorious Qur'an.) Also, Abu Ja`far, Muhammad bin Jarir At-Tabari recorded Abu Hurayrah saying that the Messenger of Allah said about Al-Fatihah, (It is Umm Al-Qur'an, Al-Fatihah of the Book (the Opener of the Qur'an) and the seven repeated (verses).

 With regard to Shaykh al-Albaani (may Allah have mercy on him), his view is that recitation behind the imam was abrogated, and he quoted as evidence for that the report narrated by Abu Dawood (826), at-Tirmidhi (312), Ahmad (7270) and Ibn Hibbaan (1851) from Abu Hurayrah, according to which the Messenger of Allah (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) completed a prayer in which he recited out loud, then he said: “Was one of you reciting with me just now?” A man said: Yes, O Messenger of Allah. He said: “I was saying to myself, what is wrong with me that someone is fighting to wrest the Qur’an from me.” So the people stopped reciting with the Messenger of Allah (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) in prayers in which the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) recited out loud, when they heard that from the Messenger of Allah (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him). 

There is a big dispute between scholars regarding the topic "should the follower (muqtadi) recite surah Al fatiha even in Loud prayers behind the Imam when the Imam is reciting Loudly?" After analyzing several proofs from both sides, the sayings and jarah of muhaditheen on this topic and the sayings and fatwa of fuqaha and scholars the safest conclusion is that "Even the Muqtadi should recite Surah Al fatiha in loud prayer because the warnings given by rasool (s.a.w) for the one who doesn't recite Al fatiha in his prayer is too serious to be ignored or take a risk upon.

 He (peace be upon him) used to say: “There is no prayer for the one who does not recite Surah Faatihah”[Ref: Saheeh Bukhaari: 756 ] Ref: Sahih Bukhari Volume 1 : Book 12 : Hadith 723]

  It was narrated that Ubadah bin As-Samit said:"The Messenger of Allah (صلى الله عليه وسلم) 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 quran (Al Fatihah)

[Ref: Sunan Al Nasai, Vol. 2, Book 1, Hadith 921] [Ref: Abu-Dawud Book 002, Hadith Number 0822]

Imaam Zuhri narrates from Mahmood bin ar-Rabee, he narrates from Ubaadah bin as-Saamit (radiallah anhu) that the Messenger of Allaah (sallallaahu `alayhi wasallam) said:

"There is no prayer for the one who does not recite the Opening of the Book (i.e. Surah Faatihah) BEHIND THE Imaam"

Imaam Bayhaqi said after narrating this narration: "Its chain is Saheeh and the Ziyaadah that is in it is like the Ziyaadah found in the hadeeth of Makhool and others, and this is Authentic from Ubaadah bin as-Saamit (radiallah anhu) and FAMOUS from many other routes"
[Ref: Al-Qira'ah Khalf al-Imaam by Al-Bayhaqi (P. 47), Chain Saheeh]

A similar warning can also be read in the following ahadith :

[Ref: :-Sahih Muslim Book 4, Number 0771, 772, 773, 774, 775, 776, 777, 778, 779, 780, 781 and 782]

  Imam Al Bukhari (r.h) has compiled a whole book addressing this issue called as "Juzz Al Qir'at" {Download from this link : https://www.facebook.com/download/439242699563212/JUZZ%20UL%20QIRAT%20-%20IMAM%20BUKHARI%20ENGLISH.pdf

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