The imam and the person praying alone recite the Quran and may say ta‘awwudh quietly under the Hanafi practice. The Hanafi follower relies on the imam’s recitation, affecting the ruling when refuge is understood as attached to recitation.
A differing Maliki practice regarding opening invocations in obligatory prayer is also transmitted; the divergence concerns interpreting the prayer reports, not rejection of Quran 16:98.
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Seeking Refuge, Basmalah, Recitation and Ameen
The imam and the person praying alone recite the Quran and may say ta‘awwudh quietly under the Hanafi practice. The Hanafi follower relies on the imam’s recitation, affecting the ruling when refuge is understood as attached to recitation.
A differing Maliki practice regarding opening invocations in obligatory prayer is also transmitted; the divergence concerns interpreting the prayer reports, not rejection of Quran 16:98.