Reciting Surah Faatihah behind the imaam
Question
In salaah for Hanafi's, should they recite surah Fatiha while following an Imaam in fardh salaah?
Answer
No
And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.
- Answered by
- Mufti Zakaria Makada
- Checked & approved by
- Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
Where scholars differ, it’s safer to take the more cautious view.
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