The ruling on reciting al-Fatihah without contemplation
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Question:
The questioner says: Peace be upon you, and Allah’s mercy and blessings. Reciting al-Fatihah is a pillar of the prayer, and there is no prayer for one who does not recite the Mother of the Book, meaning al-Fatihah. My question is: What is required of a person if he recites it but does not contemplate it? And if he neglects it in the prayer? And if he does not perform its recitation?
Answer:
If he recites it but does not contemplate it, then he has missed some of the virtue. It is supposed that one should contemplate the entire Qur’an when he recites any part of the Qur’an, whether al-Fatihah or otherwise. Allah the Exalted said: “Do they not then contemplate the Qur’an?” As for if he missed the contemplation, that does not harm him, if Allah wills. Yes.
The questioner says: Peace be upon you, and Allah’s mercy and blessings. Reciting al-Fatihah is a pillar of the prayer, and there is no prayer for one who does not recite the Mother of the Book, meaning al-Fatihah. My question is: What is required of a person if he recites it but does not contemplate it? And if he neglects it in the prayer? And if he does not perform its recitation?
Answer:
If he recites it but does not contemplate it, then he has missed some of the virtue. It is supposed that one should contemplate the entire Qur’an when he recites any part of the Qur’an, whether al-Fatihah or otherwise. Allah the Exalted said: “Do they not then contemplate the Qur’an?” As for if he missed the contemplation, that does not harm him, if Allah wills. Yes.
Source
شرح الدروس المهمة لعامة الأمة لابن باز [ مجموعة من المشايخ ]، فتاوى الشيخ عبد الرحمن آل فريان — islamhouse.com (16:53)
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