Reconciling the statement of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): “There is no prayer for one who does not recite al-Fatihah” with the statement of Allah the Exalted
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Reconciling the statement of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): “There is no prayer for one who does not recite al-Fatihah” and the statement of Allah the Exalted: “And when the Qur'an is recited, then listen to it and pay attention”
How can we reconcile the statement of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): “There is no prayer for one who does not recite al-Fatihah” with the statement of Allah the Exalted: [Al-A'raf: 204] and the humility in prayer?
Reconciling them is that the statement of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): “There is no prayer for one who does not recite al-Fatihah” is specific,And his statement: [Al-A'raf: 204] is general, whether mentioned by Allah the Exalted in prayer or outside of prayer, so this generality is specified by the statement of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): “There is no prayer for one who does not recite al-Fatihah” and we tell the follower, when the imam recites aloud in prayer: Recite al-Fatihah only, and you must listen to the rest. Everyone knows that general texts may be subject to specification, and for this reason it came in the hadith of 'Ubadah ibn al-Samit (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) led them in the Fajr prayer one day, then turned and said to the Companions: “Why am I competing with the Qur'an?Then he said to them: When you hear the imam, do not recite except the Mother of the Book, for there is no prayer for one who does not recite it” .
And this is in the Fajr prayer, which is a prayer of loud recitation.
How can we reconcile the statement of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): “There is no prayer for one who does not recite al-Fatihah” with the statement of Allah the Exalted:
So when the Qur'an is recited, then listen to it and pay attention
وَإِذَا قُرِئَ الْقُرْآنُ فَاسْتَمِعُوا لَهُ وَأَنْصِتُواReconciling them is that the statement of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): “There is no prayer for one who does not recite al-Fatihah” is specific,And his statement:
So when the Qur'an is recited, then listen to it and pay attention
وَإِذَا قُرِئَ الْقُرْآنُ فَاسْتَمِعُوا لَهُ وَأَنْصِتُواAnd this is in the Fajr prayer, which is a prayer of loud recitation.
