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How is congregational prayer performed, and when is Surat Al-Fatiha recited during it?

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To answer how to pray and how the congregant follows the Imam, please refer to the following fatwas: 32821 (Description of Prayer), 40663 (Congregant following the Imam), 48534 (Conditions for the validity of congregational prayer), and 105989 and 78155 (Congregant reciting Al-Fatiha).

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