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Learn Qur’an 101: Surah al-Fatihah

الحمد لله

من كان إماماً أو مأموماً يخطئ في قراءة الفاتحة بما يغيِّر معنى الآيات : فصلاته باطلة ؛ لأن الفاتحة ركن من أركان الصلاة ، ويجب عليه أن يصحح قراءته ، وأن يتعلم قراءة الفاتحة على الصواب ؛ إلا أن يعجز عن تعلم ذلك ، بعد اجتهاده فيه ، فلا يكلف الله نفسا إلا وسعها . لكنه إن كان إماماً فلا يصلي وراءه إلا من كان مثله أو دونه في إقامة الفاتحة .
Praise be to Allaah.

If a person who is leading the prayer or praying behind an imam makes mistakes in the recitation of al-Faatihah in such a way that he changes the meaning of the verses, then his prayer is invalid, because al-Faatihah is one of the pillars or essential parts of the prayer, so he must recite it correctly and learn to recite al-Faatihah properly, unless he is unable to do so, after trying hard, for Allaah does not burden any person beyond his scope. But if he is an imam, no one should pray behind him except those who are like him or less able than him to recite al-Faatihah properly.

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