Al-Sharḥ al-MumtiʿIbn al-'Uthaymin

the follower should recite the opening supplication and seek refuge with Allah when the imam recites aloud. The apparent meaning of his words—may Allah have mercy on him—is that he does so even if he can hear the imam’s recitation. This is the view preferred by some scholars. They say: The Prophet ﷺ prohibited recitation only when the imam is reciting the Quran aloud. The opening supplication and seeking refuge with Allah are not recitation. However, this view is clearly open to objection, for the Messenger ﷺ said: “When he recites, listen attentively.” (1) This is general in meaning. Moreover, if one is commanded to listen attentively to the imam’s recitation, even to the recitation of the Quran, then non-Quranic remembrance is even more so, for we know that the Lawgiver prohibited recitation while the imam is reciting only for the sake of attentive listening, as Allah the Exalted says:

“When the Quran is recited, listen to it attentively and remain silent.” [al-A‘raf: 204]

Thus, the correct view on this issue is that he should neither recite the opening supplication nor seek refuge with Allah when the imam is reciting aloud. This is why the author of al-Rawd and others said, “unless he does not hear his imam’s recitation.” If he hears his imam’s recitation, then he remains silent; he neither recites the opening supplication nor seeks refuge with Allah. Accordingly, if you join an imam after he has finished reciting al-Fatihah and is reciting the surah after al-Fatihah, the opening supplication is waived for you. According to the stronger view, you recite al-Fatihah and seek refuge with Allah, because seeking refuge with Allah is connected to recitation.

Whoever bows or prostrates before his imam must rise so that he may perform it after him ………

His statement, “Whoever bows or prostrates before his imam must rise so that he may perform it after him.”

“Whoever” means: any follower who bows or prostrates before his imam must rise—that is, he must return from his bowing, if he is bowing, or from his prostration, if he is prostrating, so that he may perform it after him.

(1) Its source has previously been cited (3/98), in connection with the phrase: “Our Lord, and to You belongs all praise.”
المأمومَ يقرأْ الاستفتاحَ، ويقرأُ التعوُّذَ فيما يجهرُ فيه الإمامُ، وظاهرُ كلامِهِ ﵀: أنه يفعلُ ذلك، وإنْ كان يسمعُ قِراءةَ الإمامِ، وهذا اختيارُ بعضِ أهلِ العِلْم. قالوا: لأنَّ النَّبيَّ ﷺ إنما نَهَى عن القِراءةِ فيما يجهرُ فيه الإمامُ بالقرآنِ. والاستفتاحُ والتعوذُ ليس بقراءةٍ. ولكن هذا القولُ فيه نَظَرٌ ظاهرٌ، لأنَّ الرسولَ ﷺ قال: «إذا قرأَ فأنِصتُوا» (١) وهذا عامٌّ، ولأنَّه إذا أُمِرَ بالإِنصاتِ لقراءةِ الإِمامِ حتى عن قراءة القرآن، فالذِّكْرُ الذي ليس بقرآن مِن بابِ أَولى، لأننا نعلمُ أنَّ الشارعَ إنما نَهَى عن القراءةِ في حالِ قراءةِ الإمامِ مِن أجلِ الإِنصاتِ، كما قال الله تعالى: ﴿وَإِذَا قُرِئَ الْقُرْآنُ فَاسْتَمِعُوا لَهُ وَأَنْصِتُوا﴾ [الأعراف: ٢٠٤]. فالصَّوابُ في هذه المسألةِ: أنَّه لا يستفتحُ ولا يستعيذُ فيما يجهرُ فيه الإمامُ، ولهذا قال في «الرَّوضِ» وغيرِه: «ما لم يسمعْ قِراءةَ إمامِهِ» فإذا سَمِعَ قراءةَ إمامِهِ؛ فإنَّه يسكتُ لا يستفتحُ ولا يَستعيذُ. وعلى هذا؛ فإذا دخلتَ مع إمامٍ وقد انتهى مِن قراءةِ الفاتحةِ، وهو يقرأُ السُّورةَ التي بعدَ الفاتحةِ، فإنَّه يسقطُ عنك الاستفتاحُ، وتقرأُ الفاتحةَ على القولِ الرَّاجحِ وتتعوَّذُ؛ لأنَّ التعوّذَ تابعٌ للقِراءةِ. وَمَنْ رَكَعَ، أَوْ سَجَدَ قَبْلَ إِمَامِهِ فَعَلَيهِ أَنْ يَرْفَعَ لَيَأْتِي بِهِ بَعْدَهُ .......... قوله: «ومَن رَكَعَ، أو سَجَدَ قبل إمامِهِ فعليه أن يرفع ليأتي به بعده». «من» أي: أيَّ مأمومٍ رَكَعَ أو سَجَدَ قبلَ إمامِهِ فعليه أن يَرْفَعَ. أي: يرجعُ مِن رُكوعِه إنْ كان راكعاً أو سجودِه إنْ كان ساجداً ليأتيَ به بعدَه.
(١) تقدم تخريجه (٣/ ٩٨) عند قوله: (ربنا ولك الحمد).

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