Q: During the silent prayer, if the person finishes reciting the Al Faitha and a Soorah after it, and the Imam has not yet bowed for Rukoo, should the person remain silent?
A: Shaykh Uthaymeen رŘمه الله :
“The person should not remain silent if he finishes reciting the Al Fatiha and another Soorah before the Imam bows for Rukoo; rather he should recite until the Imam bows for Rukoo. Even if he is praying the last two Rakat after the first Tashahud and he has finished reciting the Al Fatiha and the Imam has not yet bowed for Rukoo, then he should recite another Soorah until the Imam bows for Rukoo. This is because there is no silence in the prayer except while behind the Imam are listening to the recitation of the Imam”.
[Translated by Rasheed Ibn Estes Barbee]
