Recitation behind the Imaam in the Loud Prayers

The Abrogation of Recitation behind the Imaam in the Loud Prayers

He has given permission for those being led by the Imaam to recite Soorah al-Fatihah in the loud prayers when once:

"he was praying Fajr and the recitation became difficult for him. When he finished he said: Perhaps you recite behind your Imaam . We said: "Yes, quickly, O Messenger of Allaah." He said: Do not do so, except for [each of you reciting] the opening chapter of the Book, for the prayer is not valid of the one who does not recite it.(1)

Later , he forbade them from reciting in the loud prayers at all when:

"He finished a prayer in which he was reciting loudly (in one narration: it was dawn prayer) and said: Were any of you reciting with me just now?! A man said : "Yes, I was, O Messenger of Allaah." He said: I say, why am I contended with ? [ Abu Hurayrah said:] So the people stopped reciting with the Messenger of Allaah ( sallahu alayki wasallam) when he was reciting loudly after hearing that from him [but they recited to themselves quietly when the Imaam was not reciting loudly.]" (2)

He also made silence during the imams recitation part of the completeness of following the Imaam , saying: The Imaam is there to be followed, so when he says takbeer, say takbeer, and when he recites, be silent(3), just as he made listening to the imaam's recitation enough to not have to recite behind him, saying: He who has an Imaam, then the recitation of the Imaam is recitation for him(4).  -  this applying in the loud prayers.

Source: the prophets prayers described  by Shaykh Albani (rahimullah) page 23

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1 Bukhaari in his pamphlet, Abu Daawood& Ahmed. Tirmidhi & Daaraqutni declared it hasan.

2 Maalik, Humaidi, Bukhaari in his pamphlet, Abu Daawood& Mahaamali (6/139/1). Tirmidhi declared it hasan; Abu Haatim ar-Raazi, Ibn Hibbaan& Ibn Qayyim declared it saheeh.

3 Ibn Abi Shaibah (1/97/1), Abu Daawood, Muslim, Abu 'Awaanah & Ruwayaani in his musnad (24/119/1). It is given in Irwaa' (332,394)

4 Ibn Abi Shaibah (1/97/1), Daaraqutni, Ibn Maajah, Tahaawi & Ahmed from numerous routes musnad and mursal. Shaikh-ul-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah declared it strong, as in al-furoo' of Ibn 'Abdul Haadi (48/2). Boosayri declared some of its isnaads saheeh. I have discussed it in detail and investigated its routes of narration in the manuscript version and then in Irwaa' al-Ghaleel (no. 500)