Is it permissible to recite al-Fatihah in the sermon? And when is the sermon considered legitimate?
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The questioner : Yes, there is another question.
The Shaykh : Please go ahead.
The questioner : Sometimes the issue of reciting al-Fatihah before the proposal arises; if they want to agree to the marriage, they recite al-Fatihah?
The Shaykh : Then you are confusing me with the Syrian expression. When you said al-khutbah (sermon), say al-khitbah (proposal).
The questioner : The proposal.
The Shaykh : They recite al-Fatihah.
The questioner : They recite al-Fatihah without paying any mahr (bridal gift); the mahr may or may not be determined.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : It may last for a period, and it is possible that after the marriage is finalized, during this period, another suitor may come for the girl and say that her recitation of al-Fatihah was merely a recitation.
The Shaykh : What do you mean by al-Fatihah?
The questioner : It was merely a recitation.
The Shaykh : It was merely a recitation.
The questioner : Does this have a place in Islam? Is it correct or not correct?
The Shaykh : As for us, regarding the recitation of al-Fatihah, its ruling is the same as the ruling on reciting al-Fatihah after the obligatory prayer, just as they recite it three times[Al-Ikhlas 112:1] before the prayer. This has no basis in the Sunnah, it is clear.
The questioner : Clear.
The Shaykh : Okay, but what matters to me is knowing whether al-Fatihah was recited or not, a proposal has taken place there. And there has been consent, as some jurists call it, offer and acceptance, or is it just a preamble to the actual proposal?
The questioner : A preamble to the actual proposal.
The Shaykh : Yes, that means it did not become a legitimate proposal. Therefore, if a second suitor comes, even if they had recited many al-Fatihahs for the first suitor, it has no effect as long as it is not a legitimate proposal. Is that clear?
May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : And you. Is there anything else?
The questioner : I have a son.
The Shaykh : May Allah preserve him for you.
The questioner : He asks me who was the first shahid (martyr) in Islam whose blood was shed?
The Shaykh: How so?
The questioner : The first shahid (martyr) in Islam whose blood was shed?
The Shaykh : Yes, these are partisan matters in newspapers and magazines that we do not concern ourselves with, because there is nothing behind them but partisanship; there is no knowledge behind them.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : And beware of that.
The Shaykh : Please go ahead.
The questioner : Sometimes the issue of reciting al-Fatihah before the proposal arises; if they want to agree to the marriage, they recite al-Fatihah?
The Shaykh : Then you are confusing me with the Syrian expression. When you said al-khutbah (sermon), say al-khitbah (proposal).
The questioner : The proposal.
The Shaykh : They recite al-Fatihah.
The questioner : They recite al-Fatihah without paying any mahr (bridal gift); the mahr may or may not be determined.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : It may last for a period, and it is possible that after the marriage is finalized, during this period, another suitor may come for the girl and say that her recitation of al-Fatihah was merely a recitation.
The Shaykh : What do you mean by al-Fatihah?
The questioner : It was merely a recitation.
The Shaykh : It was merely a recitation.
The questioner : Does this have a place in Islam? Is it correct or not correct?
The Shaykh : As for us, regarding the recitation of al-Fatihah, its ruling is the same as the ruling on reciting al-Fatihah after the obligatory prayer, just as they recite it three times
Say, "He is Allah, [who is] One,
قل هو الله أحدThe questioner : Clear.
The Shaykh : Okay, but what matters to me is knowing whether al-Fatihah was recited or not, a proposal has taken place there. And there has been consent, as some jurists call it, offer and acceptance, or is it just a preamble to the actual proposal?
The questioner : A preamble to the actual proposal.
The Shaykh : Yes, that means it did not become a legitimate proposal. Therefore, if a second suitor comes, even if they had recited many al-Fatihahs for the first suitor, it has no effect as long as it is not a legitimate proposal. Is that clear?
May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : And you. Is there anything else?
The questioner : I have a son.
The Shaykh : May Allah preserve him for you.
The questioner : He asks me who was the first shahid (martyr) in Islam whose blood was shed?
The Shaykh: How so?
The questioner : The first shahid (martyr) in Islam whose blood was shed?
The Shaykh : Yes, these are partisan matters in newspapers and magazines that we do not concern ourselves with, because there is nothing behind them but partisanship; there is no knowledge behind them.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : And beware of that.
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