What did Ibn 'Abbas intend by his statement that reciting al-Fatihah is a sunnah?
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, what is the ruling on reciting Surat al-Fatihah in the funeral prayer? And what did Ibn 'Abbas intend by saying that it is a sunnah, meaning reciting al-Fatihah in the funeral prayer?
Answer:
He means the sunnah of the Messenger. Sunnah means recommended. That it is a sunnah means it is from the sunnah of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). And it is a pillar of the pillars of the prayer, the funeral prayer. Just as it is a pillar in the obligatory prayer and the voluntary prayer. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, what is the ruling on reciting Surat al-Fatihah in the funeral prayer? And what did Ibn 'Abbas intend by saying that it is a sunnah, meaning reciting al-Fatihah in the funeral prayer?
Answer:
He means the sunnah of the Messenger. Sunnah means recommended. That it is a sunnah means it is from the sunnah of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). And it is a pillar of the pillars of the prayer, the funeral prayer. Just as it is a pillar in the obligatory prayer and the voluntary prayer. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [3228- 4717] ما مقصود ابن عباس بقوله عن قراءة الفاتحة أنها سنة؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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