The sunnah is for him to say it as well.

does the muqtadi have to say the ista’aadha and basmallaah in the 1st rakah or does the imam cover for him? and does the muqtadi have to say the basmallaah before the imam starts fatiha in the 2nd rakah or the surah after fatiha in the 2nd rakah as well?

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