Reciting Sūrah al-Fātiḥa Before the Sūrah
Issue No.898- It is obligatory to recite sūrah al-fātiḥa before the sūrah, and if a person recites it intentionally after the sūrah, his prayer will be void, but if he recites it after the sūrah by mistake, and he realises his mistake before going to rukū‘, he should recite al-fātiḥa and the sūrah properly again, and in case he realises it after going to rukū‘, his prayer will be correct. Similarly, if one forgets to recite either al-fātiḥa or the sūrah or both of them after reaching rukū‘, his prayer will be valid.
