Is it permissible to recite silently while the Imam is leading the congregational prayer?
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It is legislated for the congregant to recite during prayers in which the Imam recites silently. In such prayers, the congregant should recite Al-Fatihah and a surah. As for audible prayers, the congregant should only recite Al-Fatihah silently and then listen attentively, based on the hadith of 'Ubādah ibn Al-Sāmit: "Do not do so except with the Opening of the Book (Al-Fatihah), for there is no prayer for one who does not recite it." And the hadith of Jābir: "We used to recite behind the Imam in the Dhuhr and Asr prayers, in the first two rak'ahs, Al-Fatihah and a surah, and in the latter two, Al-Fatihah."
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