Reciting al-Fatihah ten times to fulfill needs
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The questioner:
May Allah reward you with good. This questioner says: Honorable Shaykh, what is the authenticity of reciting Surat al-Fatihah ten times to have one's needs met and fulfilled? And if this is not established, what is established from the Messenger regarding this?
The Shaykh:
Reciting al-Fatihah for the purpose of fulfilling needs is a bid'ah (religious innovation); it has no basis. One does not recite al-Fatihah, neither once nor ten times, because this is something that did not come from the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), so it is a bid'ah. Yes.
The questioner:
And the second question: What is established from the Messenger regarding fulfilling needs?
The Shaykh:
One supplicates to Allah to fulfill his need, asking Allah for the need he desires, provided it is permissible and contains no sin or severing of family ties. Yes.
May Allah reward you with good. This questioner says: Honorable Shaykh, what is the authenticity of reciting Surat al-Fatihah ten times to have one's needs met and fulfilled? And if this is not established, what is established from the Messenger regarding this?
The Shaykh:
Reciting al-Fatihah for the purpose of fulfilling needs is a bid'ah (religious innovation); it has no basis. One does not recite al-Fatihah, neither once nor ten times, because this is something that did not come from the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), so it is a bid'ah. Yes.
The questioner:
And the second question: What is established from the Messenger regarding fulfilling needs?
The Shaykh:
One supplicates to Allah to fulfill his need, asking Allah for the need he desires, provided it is permissible and contains no sin or severing of family ties. Yes.
Source
قناة «مكة و المدينة»، 03 فتاوى على الهواء - 03 02 1433هـ _ الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com (22:35)
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