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167. Sahih Muslim, Vol. I, p. 215, no. 775.
168. Sahih Muslim, Vol. I, p. 215, no. 772.
169. Imam Shafi' and a number of other Jurists (Fuqaha) are of the
opinion that the recitation of Surah Al-Fatiha by each in-
dividual is essential in all rak'ahs of jahri (audible) and sirri
(silent) prayers. In the jahri prayers (Fajr, Maghrib and Isha)
the Imam recites audibly, and in the sirri prayers (Zuhr and
Asr) he recites inwardly. Imam Malik and Imam Ahmed b.
Hanbal are of the opinion that in jahri prayers one should
listen to the Imam attentively without reciting, as the recita-
tion of the Imam absolves the followers of the responsibility.
According to Imam Abu Hanifa, the followers need not recite
Surah Al-Fatiha, even in sirri prayers, as the recitation of the
167. Sahih Muslim, Vol. I, p. 215, no. 775.
168. Sahih Muslim, Vol. I, p. 215, no. 772.
169. Imam Shafi' and a number of other Jurists (Fuqaha) are of the
opinion that the recitation of Surah Al-Fatiha by each in-
dividual is essential in all rak'ahs of jahri (audible) and sirri
(silent) prayers. In the jahri prayers (Fajr, Maghrib and Isha)
the Imam recites audibly, and in the sirri prayers (Zuhr and
Asr) he recites inwardly. Imam Malik and Imam Ahmed b.
Hanbal are of the opinion that in jahri prayers one should
listen to the Imam attentively without reciting, as the recita-
tion of the Imam absolves the followers of the responsibility.
According to Imam Abu Hanifa, the followers need not recite
Surah Al-Fatiha, even in sirri prayers, as the recitation of the