The Virtue of Surat al-Fatihah and the Verse of the Throne
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The questioner:
The hadith regarding Surat al-Fatihah is the greatest. The image and the Verse of the Throne, what does “greatest” mean, O Shaykh?
The Shaykh:
It means the best of the surahs, the best surah. Surat al-Fatihah is the best of the surahs, and the Verse of the Throne is the best of the verses.
The presenter:
In what sense?
The Shaykh:
In the sense of its preservation with Allah, meaning its reward is greater, the reward for reciting it is greater than that of the others.
The presenter:
For the one who recites it, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh:
Yes, in its recitation, its contemplation, and the great meanings it contains.
The hadith regarding Surat al-Fatihah is the greatest. The image and the Verse of the Throne, what does “greatest” mean, O Shaykh?
The Shaykh:
It means the best of the surahs, the best surah. Surat al-Fatihah is the best of the surahs, and the Verse of the Throne is the best of the verses.
The presenter:
In what sense?
The Shaykh:
In the sense of its preservation with Allah, meaning its reward is greater, the reward for reciting it is greater than that of the others.
The presenter:
For the one who recites it, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh:
Yes, in its recitation, its contemplation, and the great meanings it contains.
Source
التعليق على رياض الصالحين، تابع باب بيان كثرة طرق الخير : الأحاديث : [ 128 - 130 ] — islamhouse.com (5:31)
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