Discussion of Surat al-Fatihah, an explanation of its virtue, the number of its verses, and whether the Basmala is one of its verses

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The Shaykh : Seven, correct?
Now, we mentioned the hadith: "The prayer was divided between Me and My servant into two halves, and it began with praise." So the first verses of al-Fatihah are , and as the brother counted them, is the first, the second, the third, the fourth, the fifth, the sixth, and the seventh.
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The Shaykh : Well done.
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The Shaykh : Yes, well done. These are seven verses. Some scholars said that the first verse is "In the name of Allah, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate." Based on this opinion, "In the name of Allah, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate" is the first, the second, the third, the fourth, the fifth, the sixth, and the seventh. Yes, but the stronger position is the first opinion, that the beginning of al-Fatihah is . This is why the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not recite the Basmala aloud in the prayers where recitation is loud, as reported in Sahih Muslim. If the Basmala were part of it, it would have the ruling of al-Fatihah, and he would have recited it aloud. Also, from the numerical perspective, if al-Fatihah is divided into two halves between Allah and the human, which verse is the half between Allah and the servant? If "You alone we worship and You alone we ask for help" is to be the half of al-Fatihah, it must be preceded by three verses and followed by three verses. This is only possible if we count the first verse as . Also, if we say that is the sixth, becomes a long verse compared to the verses before it. But if we divide it and say that , the verses are equal or close in length.
Now, in any case, this great surah is the Seven Repeated Verses, as Allah the Exalted said: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: And it is the greatest surah in the Book of Allah.