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Virtues and Topics of Sūrah al-Fātiḥah
The greatest chapter of the Quran
Sayyidunā Abū Sa’īd bin Mu’allā رَضِىَ الـلّٰـهُ عَـنْهُ was a companion of the Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم. He stated:
I was praying, and the Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم passed by and called me, but I did not go until I had completed salah. When I went, the Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم said, “What prevented you from coming?”
I replied, “I was praying.”
The Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم said, “Did Allah not say,
یٰۤاَیُّہَا الَّذِیۡنَ اٰمَنُوا اسۡتَجِیۡبُوۡا لِلّٰہِ وَ لِلرَّسُوۡلِ اِذَا دَعَاکُمۡ لِمَا یُحۡیِیۡکُمۡ ۚ
[Translation:] ‘O you who believe! Come forth to the court of Allah and His Messenger when they call you to that which gives you life.’”[1]
After reciting this verse, the Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم added, “Shall I not tell you of the most superior chapter in the Quran before I leave the masjid?” Then, he held my hand. When the Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم intended to leave the masjid, I reminded him.
He صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم stated, “اَلۡحَمۡدُ لِلّٰہِ رَبِّ الۡعٰلَمِیۡنَ [i.e. Surah al Fātiḥah]. This is the greatest chapter in the Quran; they are the seven oft-repeated verses (Sab’ al-Mathānī) which were given to me.”[2]
Obedience to the Prophet: a fundamental of faith
Dear Islamic brothers, this incident teaches us that when the Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم calls out to someone whilst they are praying, it is necessary to leave the salah and go to him immediately.
BOOK TOPIC
- Virtue of sending ṣalawāt upon the Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم
- Virtues and Topics of Sūrah al-Fātiḥah
- An important point
- Intentions of listening to Bayan
- The greatest chapter of the Quran
- Obedience to the Prophet: a fundamental of faith
- What it means for Sūrah al-Fātiḥah to be the most superior chapter?
- Facts about Sūrah al-Fātiḥah
- The devil wept
- The chapter of healing
- Cure from a scorpion’s sting
- Performing ruqyah (dam) is permissible
- Attain spiritual cure
- Sūrah al-Fātiḥah: a solution for every problem
- Dawat-e-Islami and its department for spiritual cure
- Litany for the acceptance of du’ā`
- Protection from the evil eye
- Equivalent to a third of the Quran
- Virtue of reciting Sūrah al-Fātiḥah before sleeping
- Sūrah al-Fātiḥah is a prayer
- The themes of Sūrah al Fātiḥah
- Pious deed 6
- Tips on refraining from wasting water
- Announcement
- Record of Qufl-e-Madinah
- Weekly 10 Pious Deeds
- Monthly 3 Pious Deeds
- Yearly 1 Pious Deed
- Lifelong 2 Pious Deeds
