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I follow Imaam Hanfi(RA) In Fard Namaz if i am praying behind any Imaam i dont recite Surah Fatiha.but my friends fellow other imaams they  tell me i should recite surah fatiha. my friend tell me one hadith in which Hazrath Muhammed(SAW) said " one who not recite Surah Fatiha his namaz not complete".

So please tell why our imaam not given permision to recite surah fatiha.

And one more thing why we not break Rakat when we go Ruku. As other people who follow other Imaams do that.

please answer it.

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Surah fateha in prayer

In the name of Allah, We praise Him, seek His help and ask for His forgiveness. Whoever Allah guides none can misguide, and whoever He allows to fall astray, none can guide them aright. We bear witness that there is none worthy of worship but Allah Alone, and we bear witness that Muhammad (saws) is His slave-servant and the seal of His Messengers.

Your Question: …..I follow Imaam Hanfi(RA) In Fard Namaz if i am praying behind any Imaam i dont recite Surah Fatiha.but my friends fellow other imaams they  tell me i should recite surah fatiha. my friend tell me one hadith in which Hazrath Muhammed(SAW) said " one who not recite Surah Fatiha his namaz not complete".

So please tell why our imaam not given permision to recite surah fatiha.

It is indeed true that the Messenger of Allah (saws) declared that whoever does not recite the Surah Al-Fatihah in their prayer, their prayer is not valid…..

Sahih Al-Bukhari HadithHadith 1.723 Narrated by Ubada bin As Samit

Allah's Messenger (saws) said, "Whoever does not recite Al-Fatiha in his prayer, his prayer is invalid."

But there is an Aayah in the Glorious Quran which States that when the Quran is being recited, the believers should remain absolutely silent and listen to its recitation with full attention…..

Allah Says in the Holy Quran Chapter 7 Surah Aaraf verse 204:

When the Quran is recited to you, listen to it with attention and keep silent. It may be that you also are blessed with mercy.

The best opinion of the scholars regarding the recitation of the Quran while praying in congregation is that when the Imam is praying and recites the Surah Al-Fatihah and the Quran aloud (Fajr, and the first two rakahs of Magrib and Isha), the people should listen to the Imam’s recitation; and in the rakahs when the Imam recites the Surah Al-Fatihah and/or the Quran silently (Dhuhr, Asr, the last rakah of Magrib, and the last two rakahs of Isha), the believers should recite the Surah Al-Fatihah and/or the Quran themselves.

This way both the commands and guidance, to remain quiet when the Quran is being recited, and the recitation of Surah Fatihah in every rakah will be honored.

Your Question: ….And one more thing why we not break Rakat when we go Ruku. As other people who follow other Imaams do that.

Respected brother, we are not entirely sure what you wish to clarify in the above question….if you could kindly explain your question clearly or rephrase the question, we will strive our best to address your question in light of the Quran and the Sunnah, Insha Allah.

Abu Hurairah reports that the Messenger of Allah (saws) said: "If you come to the salah and we are in the state of ‘sajdah’, then make sajdah with us but do not count it [as a rak'ah]. And whoever 'catches' the ruku', he catches the ‘rakah’."

Related by Abu Dawud, Ibn Khuzaimah, and al-Hakim.

Whatever written of Truth and benefit is only due to Allah’s Assistance and Guidance, and whatever of error is of me alone. Allah Alone Knows Best and He is the Only Source of Strength.

Your brother and well wisher in Islam,

Burhan