Surah Al Fatiha
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Al-Fatiha is narrated in the Hadith to have been divided into two halves between Allah and His servant (the person reciting), the first three verses being His half and last three being the servant's. There is disagreement as to whether the Bismillah[disambiguation needed] is the first verse of the surah, or even a verse in the first place. The chapter begins by praising Allah with the phrase Alhamdulillah, and stating that it is Allah who has full authority over all creations (verse 1/2),that He is Ar-Rahman Ar-Rahim or the Most Gracious and Most Merciful (verse 2/3) and that He is and will be the true owner of everything and everyone on the Day of Judgement (verse 3/4). The last three verses, which comprise the servant's half, begin with the servant stating that they worship and seek only Allah's help (verse 4/5), asking Him to guide them to the Sirat al-Mustaqim (the Straight Path) of those who God has been bountiful to, and not of those who have earned His anger (verse 5-6/6-7). Narrated ‘Ubādah bin As-Sāmit that Allâh’s Messenger said: "Whoever does not recite Surat Al-Fatihah in his prayer, his prayer is invalid. [ Sahih Al-Bukhari ] Narrated Abu Hurairah: Allah’s Messenger said: "When the Imam(while in the prayer) says: ...Ghayri l-maghdūbi ‘alayhim Walad-dāl-līn (meaning: not the way of those who earned Your Anger, nor the way of those who went astray (1:7)), then you must say, آمين [Āmīn], for if one’s utterance of Āmīn coincides with that of the angels, then his past sins will be forgiven." [ Sahih Al-Bukhari ]
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Published 06/14/21