Does one who bows with the Imam before completing the Fatiha (with two words remaining for him to complete it) have to repeat [the prayer], knowing that he adopts the view that it is permissible to bow with the Imam even if one has not completed the Fatiha?
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Following the Imam is obligatory. Whoever bows in prayer, following his Imam, before the latter completes Al-Fatiha, his prayer is valid, and he is not required to repeat it.
Summary from Ftawy's records · added here
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