Reciting Surat al-Fatihah is a pillar or essential part of prayer - according to the correct scholarly view - and it is obligatory upon the imam who leads the prayer, the one who prays behind an imam and the one who prays on his own. By its very content, Surah Al-Fatiha has nothing to do with the soul of the departed. It is a prayer offered by each individual for his/her own benefit. No question, thus, about it benefiting anybody else! Any intent and action diverging from the intent of the Surah and the practice of the Prophet (sws), needs to be curbed and so must we resist The popular names of this Surah are the following: Al-Fatihah (The Opening) - It is named Al-Fatihah, the Opening - because it opens the Book and by it the recitation in prayer commences.; Umm al-Quran (Mother of the Quran) - According to At-Tirmidhi on the authority of Abu Hurayrah that the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said, "The chapter commencing with] "All Surah 1, Al-Fatiha. The Beneficent, the Merciful. You (alone) we worship; You (alone) we ask for help. The path of those whom You have favoured. Not (the path) of those who earn Your anger nor of Al Fatihah is an obligatory inclusion in Islamic prayers. Every Muslim must start their prayer with this Surah for each Raka'a, for without it a prayer is incomplete and deficient. It is recited at least 17 times during the five obligatory Islamic prayers. Assalamu Alaikum!Come learn the meaning and pronunciation of Al Fatiha with your Quran teacher: Sister Gigi!InshAllah this video is used as a means to bring vmUWoNG.

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