On completing Surah al-Fatihah you should say Ameen silently, regardless of whether you are alone or praying behind the Imam.

Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah radiallahu anhu narrates that Rasulullah sallallhu alaihi wa sallam said, 'When the Imam says "Ghairil Maghdhoobi Alaihim WaladhaAlleen", say Ameen. For one whose Ameen coincides with that of the angels, he will have all his past sins forgiven."[61]

Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah radiallahu anhu narrates that Rasulullah sallallhu alaihi wa sallam said, 'When the Imam says "Ghairil Maqhdhoobi Alaihim Waladhaalleen" say Ameen. And indeed the angels say Ameen and the Imam says Ameen. So one whose Ameen coincides with that of the angels, he will have his past sins forgiven."[62]

Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah relates that Rasulullah sallallhu alaihi wa sallam would teach us saying, 'Do not try to outdo the Imam. When he pronounces the takbeer, you say it also; when he recites " Waladhaalleen" then say Ameen; when he performs the ruku' you do it also; and when he says 'Sami Allahu li man Hamidah' say 'Allahumma Rabbana wa lakal Hamd.'[63]

As can be deduced from the above hadeeth the Ameen should be said silently just as 'Allahumma Rabbana lakal Hamd' is said silently. Sayyiduna Wail bin Hujr radiallahu anhu says, 'Rasulullah sallallhu alaihi wa sallam led us in salah. When he recited "Ghairil Maqhdhoobi Alaihim Waladhaalleen" he said Ameen silently. (Literally, 'He kept his voice silent.') He also placed his right hand on his left hand, and said the salam to his right and left.'[64]

Ibrahim al Nakhai says, 'There are five things which the Imam says silently: "Subhanaka Allahumma...", ta'awwudh, basmalah, Ameen, and "Allahumma Rabbana wa lakal Hamd".'[65]

Abu Wail reports that Sayyiduna Ali and Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud radiallahu anhu, would not say the basmalah, ta'awwudh or Ameen loudly.[66]

Abu Wail says that Sayyiduna Umar and Sayyiduna Ali radiallahu anhu would not say the basmalah, ta'awwudh or Ameen loudly.[67]

Ibn Jareer al Tabari says as quoted by Ibn al Turkurnam[68] that this was the practice of most of the Sahabah radiallahu anhum and Tabi'een.

Notes:
[61] Malik 196, Bukhari 749 and Muslim 410.
[62] Ahmad 7174, Darimi 1246, Nasai 927 and Ibn Hibban 1801. Imam Nimawi says that its isnad is saheeh (376).
[63] Muslim 415
[64] Abu Dawood Tayalisi 1024, Ahmad 18363, Tirmidhi 248; Tabarani in al Mu'jam al Kabeer 22/43 no 109, 22/9 no 3, & 22/45 no 112; Daruqutni 1256, Hakim 2913 and Baihaqi 2447. Hakim declared it saheeh and Dhahabi agreed.
[65] Imam Muhammad in his Kitab al Aathaar 83 (mentioning four instead of five); Abdul Razzaq 2597, and Ibn Abi Shaibah 8849. Imam Nimawi says that its isnad is saheeh (386). Muhaddith Dhafar Ahmad Uthmani says that its narrators are authentic (724).
[66] Tabarani in al Mu'jam al Kabeer as quoted by Hafidh Haithami 2/108. Hafidh Haithami says that the sanad contains Abu Sa'd al Baqqal who is authentic and a mudallis. Muhaddith Dhafar Ahmad Uthmani classifies it as saheeh 2/250.
[67] Ibn Jareer al Tabari in Tahdheeb al Aathaar as quoted by Ibn al Turkumani 2/70. Also reported by Tahawi 1/204. Muhaddith Dhafar Ahmad Uthmani says that its narrators are those of the six books of hadeeth except for Abu Sa'd al Baqqal who is authentic and a mudallis.
[68] Ibn al Turkumani 2/85.

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