The Meaning of the Seven Repeated Verses, the Reason for Their Name, and the Virtue of Surat al-Fatihah
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh! A questioner says: Regarding the noble verse[Al-Hijr 15:87], he asks: What are the seven repeated verses? Why are they called that? And what is the virtue of Surat al-Fatihah?
Answer:
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. All praise is due to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions. The Seven Repeated Verses, according to the well-known opinion, are Surat al-Fatihah; because it consists of seven verses, and the Great Qur'an is the rest of the Qur'an. It was also said that the Seven Repeated Verses are the seven long surahs, which are the seven long chapters at the beginning of the Qur'an. However, the well-known opinion is the first one, that it is Surat al-Fatihah. Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, mentioned it, then mentioned the Qur'an after it, in order to exalt its status and to indicate the increase in its virtue. It was named "al-Mathani" (the Repeated) because it is repeated in every unit of prayer. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
Honorable Shaykh! A questioner says: Regarding the noble verse
And We have certainly given you, [O Muhammad], seven of the often repeated [verses] and the great Qur'an.
وَلَقَدْ آتَيْنَاكَ سَبْعًا مِّنَ الْمَثَانِي وَالْقُرْآنَ الْعَظِيمَAnswer:
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. All praise is due to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions. The Seven Repeated Verses, according to the well-known opinion, are Surat al-Fatihah; because it consists of seven verses, and the Great Qur'an is the rest of the Qur'an. It was also said that the Seven Repeated Verses are the seven long surahs, which are the seven long chapters at the beginning of the Qur'an. However, the well-known opinion is the first one, that it is Surat al-Fatihah. Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, mentioned it, then mentioned the Qur'an after it, in order to exalt its status and to indicate the increase in its virtue. It was named "al-Mathani" (the Repeated) because it is repeated in every unit of prayer. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/226 — archive.org (0:57)
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