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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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The ruling on the regular practice of reciting al-Fatihah after a recitation circle

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Question:
The questioner from Sudan says: We have a circle for memorizing the Qur'an after the Fajr prayer every day, and we used to recite one part (juz') each day. After finishing the recitation, we say: al-Fatihah, and all of us raise our hands, and the shaykh makes supplications that are fine, such as: O Allah, have mercy on us, O Allah, teach us, O Allah, grant us understanding in the religion, and we say: Ameen, Ameen, and then we leave. One of the reciters says to us: This kind of action is very beautiful, and this supplication; because the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
Be beautiful in your seeking.أجملوا في الطلب
Question: Is what we do, this kind of action, prescribed after the recitation, or not? And what is the authenticity of the hadith:
Be beautiful in your seeking.أجملوا في الطلب
May Allah reward you with good?

Answer:
This is not prescribed. Reciting al-Fatihah after the end, and raising the hands for collective supplication, has no basis. Rather, if they finish the lesson, the teacher makes supplication for them: O Allah, accept from us, O Allah, have mercy on us. This is something incidental, something that is not organized; there is no harm in that. But to organize it by reciting al-Fatihah and raising the hands, this has no basis.
And the hadith
Be beautiful in your seeking.أجملوا في الطلب
this is supported by authentic hadiths.
fear Allah and be moderate in seeking a livingاتقوا الله وأجملوا في الطلب
Sunan Ibn Majah 2144Sahih (Darussalam)
So the believer strives in seeking, and is eager to seek good, and is comprehensive in that, saying: O Allah, rectify my heart and my deeds, O Allah, grant me steadfastness, O Allah, make my ending good, O Allah, guide me to what pleases You, and so on of the comprehensive supplications. Yes. O Allah, You are the Pardoner, You love pardon, so pardon me. Yes.

The presenter : May Allah reward you with good.
Source binbaz.org.sa

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