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Mistakenly reciting bismillah behind the imaam

· 21 Shawwal 1444 AH1 min readEnglish

Question

In Asr prayer in Jamaat, when we stood up for the second Rakat, I said Bi, I had to say Bismillahirrahmanirrahim, but then I remembered that in Jamaat, we don't have to recite behind Imam, the Qira'at of Imam is enough for us, so I stopped after just saying Bi. Was my prayer broken or is it valid?

Answer

It is valid.

And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.

Answered by
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
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