Is congregational prayer valid if the imam says the first salutation silently and the second aloud and does not perform the prostration of forgetfulness?
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For the Imam to say the aloud is a , not an obligation. Whoever omits saying it aloud, their prayer is valid, and no prostration of forgetfulness ( al-sahw) is required of them, because it is neither among the emphasized Sunnahs of prayer nor among its obligations. There is no prostration of forgetfulness for one who omits an unemphasized Sunnah.
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