LessonsSeeking Refuge, Basmalah, Recitation and AmeenQuiz

The follower’s Quranic recitation and saying Ameen are separate legal questions. In Hanafi doctrine the imam’s recitation covers the follower, who nevertheless says Ameen after al-Fatihah.

Shafi‘i law separately requires al-Fatihah from the follower. The source statement that the follower says Ameen is not itself proof that the follower must recite al-Fatihah independently.

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A Follower’s Quranic Recitation Versus Ameen

Seeking Refuge, Basmalah, Recitation and Ameen

The follower’s Quranic recitation and saying Ameen are separate legal questions. In Hanafi doctrine the imam’s recitation covers the follower, who nevertheless says Ameen after al-Fatihah.

Shafi‘i law separately requires al-Fatihah from the follower. The source statement that the follower says Ameen is not itself proof that the follower must recite al-Fatihah independently.