The second [view] is that he should not perform the opening invocation, because that would occupy him away from reciting the Fatiha, which is more important than it. Ibn Mansur said: I said to Ahmad: Sufyan was asked, does a person seek refuge behind the Imam? He said: Only one who recites seeks refuge. Ahmad said: He spoke the truth. As for one for whom recitation is recommended—who is the follower in a silent prayer—he should perform the opening invocation and seek refuge. Ahmad explicitly stated this, saying: If he is one of those who recite behind the Imam, he should seek refuge, and if he is of those who do not recite, then no. Allah the Exalted said: {So when you recite the Qur'an, seek refuge in Allah from Satan the outcast} (48).
184- Issue; He said: (The recommended action is to recite during the Imam’s pauses, and in that in which he does not recite aloud.)
This is the view of [many of] (1) the scholars. [Ibn Mas'ud, Ibn Umar, and Hisham ibn 'Amir (2) used to recite behind the Imam in what he recited silently. Ibn al-Zubayr said: If he recites aloud, then do not recite, and if he recites silently, then recite.] (3) A similar view was narrated from [Abd Allah ibn Umar, Ubayd Allah ibn Abd Allah ibn 'Utba (5), Mujahid, al-Hasan, al-Sha'bi, and] (6) Sa'id ibn al-Musayyab, Sa'id ibn Jubayr, [al-Qasim ibn Muhammad] (7), Nafi ibn Jubayr (8), al-Hakam, and al-Zuhri (9).
(48) Surah al-Nahl, 98. (1) In M: "most". (2) Hisham ibn 'Amir ibn Umayya al-Najjari al-Ansari, a Companion (sahabi), who resided in Basra and died there. See: Usd al-Ghaba, 5/403. (3) Omitted from: The original. (4) In M: "meaning". (5) Abu Abd Allah Ubayd Allah ibn Abd Allah ibn 'Utba al-Hudhali al-Madani; he was trustworthy, a jurist, possessed much hadith and knowledge, and was a poet. He died in the year 94 or 95. Tahdhib al-Tahdhib, 7/23, 24. (6) Omitted from: M, and "al-Hasan" is mentioned therein, just as Ibn Umar was mentioned previously in: M. (7) Omitted from: The original, and in its place is: "and Abu Salama ibn Abd al-Rahman". His statement will follow. (8) Abu Muhammad Nafi ibn Jubayr ibn Mut'im al-Nawfali al-Madani, a trustworthy Tabi'i, who died during the caliphate of Sulayman ibn Abd al-Malik; al-Waqidi said: in the year 99. Tahdhib al-Tahdhib, 10/405. (9) In the original: "and Urwa". Urwa's statement will follow.
