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What is the ruling on a congregational prayer in which the imam faltered and the voices of the female worshippers rose to correct the recitation, and does the female imam recite silently in an audible prayer?

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Congregants must prompt the Imam and correct his error if he pauses or makes a mistake in reciting Al-Fatiha, because the validity of the prayer depends on it, whether the Imam is a man or a woman leading other women. As for parts other than Al-Fatiha, prompting is permissible but not obligatory. If one congregant prompts the Imam, that suffices, and others should not compete in doing so, as it might confuse the Imam. However, if that happens, the prayer is not invalidated.

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