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Is it mandatory to recite surah fatiha behind Imam in faraz namaz and tarawih namaz.

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Is it mandatory to recite surah fatiha behind Imam in farz namaz and tarawih namaz.

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Walikum salam

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Ruling 1441. A follower must say everything in congregational prayers except the recitation of Sūrat al-Ḥamd and the other surah; however, if the first or second rakʿah of the follower is the third or fourth rakʿah of the imam, then he must recite Sūrat al-Ḥamd and the other surah.

Congregational prayers » Rules of congregational prayers – Islamic Laws – The Official Website of the Office of His Eminence Al-Sayyid Ali Al-Husseini Al-Sistani
https://www.sistani.org/english/book/48/2254/

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