Imaam reciting softly in Maghrib Salaah

Q: I was leading jamat at Maghrib. In the second standing, I forgot to recite aloud.  By the time someone said SubhanAllah, I was halfway in Fatiha. Upon realising the mistake, I recited Fatiha aloud from the start (repeating first half quiet and then loud). My question is, what portion of Fatiha can be repeated without sajdah-e sahwa becoming wajib?

A: If one recites three aayats or more softly in a jahri salaah (i.e. loud salaah), sajda-e-sahw will become waajib.

And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.

Answered by:

Mufti Zakaria Makada

Checked & Approved:

Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)