Q 1: Is it permissible to offer Salah (Prayer) without
reciting Surah Al-Fatihah due to forgetting it and only remembering about it
after saying the Taslim (salutation of peace ending the Prayer) or should I
offer the Salah again?
A: If someone forgets to recite Surah Al-Fatihah in any Rak’ah
(unit of Prayer, whether while being an Imam (the one who leads congregational
Prayer) or offering the Salah individually, and remembers while they are still
praying, before starting the next Rak’ah they should go back and recite it and
then perform the Ruku’ (bowing) and then the Sujud (prostration). If they do not
remember until after starting the next Rak’ah, then the Rak’ah in which they
forgot to recite Al-Fatihah is Batil (null and void) and the Rak’ah following
it will replace it. If they do not remember until after saying the Taslim, they
should rise and offer a full Rak’ah and then perform Sujud-ul-Sahw (Prostration
of Forgetfulness), in all these cases, before saying the Taslim. If they only
remember a long time after they had said the Taslim, then they should repeat the
whole Salah. If they are Ma’mums (person being led by an Imam in Prayer), then
the Imam bears the responsibility, whether this was done out of ignorance of the
ruling or out of forgetfulness.
May Allah grant us success. May peace and blessings be upon
our Prophet Muhammad, his family and Companions.
The Permanent Committee for Scholarly Research and Ifta’
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Source: Fatwas of the Permanent Committee | Volume 6:Fiqh –
Salah 2, The first question no. 19472 | Part No.6; Page No. 7| alifta.net
