This document summarizes a hadith from the Prophet Muhammad regarding the importance of reciting Surah al-Fatiha during prayers. The hadith relates that the Prophet said any prayer without recitation of al-Fatiha is defective. It further describes how Allah responds positively to each statement in al-Fatiha, affirming the worshipper's praise, glorification and submission to Him, and promising to answer the worshipper's supplications. The hadith emphasizes the significance of al-Fatiha in prayers and Allah's approval of those who recite it.

1. Lecture 06
HUM112
Islamic Studies

2. Surah al-Fatiha
• All the praise and thanks be to
Allah, the Lord of all Worlds.
• The Most Gracious, the Most
Merciful.
• The Only Owner of the Day of
Recompense.
• You (Alone) we worship, and
You (Alone) we ask for help.
• Guide us to the Straight Path.
• The Path of those on whom
You have bestowed Your Grace,
not of those who earned Your
Anger, nor of those who went
astray.

3. It was narrated from Abu Hurayrah that the Prophet (SAW) said: “Whoever
offers a prayer in which he does not recite Umm al-Kitaab (al-Fatihah), it is
defective” – and he repeatedly said it three times.
It was said to Abu Hurayrah: (What if) we are behind the imam? He said,
Recite it to yourself, for I heard the Messenger of Allah (SAW) say:
“Allah said: I have divided prayer between Myself and My slave into two
halves, and My slave shall have what he has asked for. When the slave says:
Al-hamdu lillahi rabbi l-alamin, Allah says: My slave has praised Me.
And when he says: Ar-Rahmaan ir-Raheem, Allah says: My slave has
extolled Me and when he says: Maaliki yawm id-deen, Allah says: My slave
has glorified Me - and on one occasion He said: My slave has submitted to My
power.
And when he says: Iyyaaka na’budu wa iyyaaka nasta’een, He says: This is
(a contract or a promise) between Me and My slave, and My slave shall have
what he is asking for.
And when he says: Ihdina’s-siraata’l- mustaqeem, siraat alladheena an’amta
alayhim ghayril-maghdoobi alayhim wa la’ d-daalleen, He says: This is for
My slave, and My slave shall have what he has asked for.”
[Sahih Muslim]
ALLAH RESPONDS TOTHEBELIEVERS