Is it recommended for a person to recite Surat al-Fatihah before beginning supplication, and is there a report of this from the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him)?

Question:
May Allah reward you with good. Is it recommended for a person to recite Surat al-Fatihah before beginning supplication? Is this reported from the Messenger? And if it is not reported from the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), is there any objection to mentioning it, especially since it was revealed at the beginning of the Qur'an?

Answer:
What is prescribed in supplication is to begin it with praise of Allah and to conclude it with the sending of blessings upon the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), whether one uses the wording of al-Fatihah or otherwise. If one says , then supplicates with whatever is easy for him, he has offered praise and commendation of Allah at the beginning of his supplication. And if he uses other wording, such as saying "Praise is to Allah, and blessings and peace be upon the Messenger of Allah," then supplicates likewise, the important thing is that he begins the supplication with praise and concludes it with the sending of blessings upon the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). This is among the etiquettes of supplication. Yes.