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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Benefits of the Verse: “Guide us to the straight path”

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Among the benefits of His saying:
Guide us to the straight path -إهدنا الصراط المستقيم
[Al-Fatihah 1:6]
is that a person turns to Allah (Mighty and Majestic) after seeking His help in worship, asking Him to guide him to the straight path. This is a return to Him, for worship necessarily requires sincerity, as indicated by
You alone we worship إياك نعبد
; it requires seeking help to be able to perform the worship, as indicated by His saying:
And You alone we ask for helpوإياك نستعين
; and it requires following the Shari'ah, as indicated by His saying:
Guide us to the straight path -إهدنا الصراط المستقيم
[Al-Fatihah 1:6]
. Thus, these three verses encompass the entirety of the religion: worship, seeking help, and following. For the straight path is the Shari'ah brought by the messengers. As for us, it is the Shari'ah brought by whom? By our Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him and his family). This means that we must follow the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him).
Among the benefits of this noble verse is the eloquence of the Qur'an, where the preposition was omitted from
Guide us إهدنا
. That is, it did not say: “Guide us to,” but rather said:
Guide us to the straight pathإهدنا الصراط
. The benefit of this is that it includes the request for guidance, which encompasses guidance through knowledge and guidance through success.
Source alathar.net

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