Is it permissible to suffice with reciting only Al-Fatiḥah in the first two rakʿahs of the prayer?
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If someone forgets to recite a after Al-Fatihah, the well-known position in the Maliki school is that they should perform the prostration of forgetfulness ( al-sahw) before the (salutation) if they are leading the prayer (imam) or praying alone (munfarid). As for the congregant (ma'mum), nothing is required of them.
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