Reciting the Fatiha Behind the Imam

Question

What is [the ruling on] reciting Surah al-Fatiha behind the imam? Some scholars of hadith say that Surah al-Fatiha should be recited in every prayer, silent (sirri) and audible (jahri); and some Hanafi scholars say that it should be recited in the silent [prayer] but not in the audible one. Please answer with proofs. Explain, and you will be rewarded.

Answer

The madhhab of Imam Abu Hanifa ﵀, as transmitted in the core texts (mutun) of fiqh, is that the muqtadi should remain silent behind the imam, whether the prayer is audible (jahri) or silent (sirri) — reciting neither Surah al-Fatiha nor anything else.

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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