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Can I recite Surah Fatiha behind an imam in Zohr and Asr salah?

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Please let me know whether we have to recite surah fatiha behind an imam in Zohr and Asr salah.

Answer

(Fatwa: 821/821=M/1430)

Muqtadi should not recite the Quran not even Surah Fatihah behind an imam, whether the salah is silent like Zuhr and Asr or it loud:

والمؤتم لا یقرء مطلقا ولا الفاتحۃ في السریۃ اتفاقاً (درمختار(

Allah (Subhana Wa Ta’ala) knows Best

Darul Ifta,
Darul Uloom Deoband

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