Fatawaa

Subject : Ruling on having Doubt about not Reciting Al-Ftiha or Part of it
Fatwa Number : 1905
Date : 07-08-2011
Classified : How to Pray
Fatwa Type : Search Fatawaa

Question :

What is the ruling on having doubt or forgetting having recited Surat Al-Fatiha (Chapter of the opening) during a prayer. Should I perform the whole prayer again or it suffices that I offer the prostration of forgetfulness? This is knowing that this doubt recurs in every prayer.



The Answer :

All perfect praise be to AllahThe Lord of The Worlds, and may His peace and blessings be upon our Prophet Muhammad and upon all of his family and companions.


Al-Fatiha is a pillar without which prayer is invalidated,and whoever has doubt about having recited it or not takes one of the following rulings depending on their situation:


First: If a person doubted not having recited it at all, then he is obliged to recite it all over again.


Second: If he, before having completed its recitation, doubted having forgotten some verses, then he is obliged to recite it all over again.


Third: If a person, after having completed its recitation, doubted not having recited part of it, then he is free from liability.


In this regard, Al-Imam Al-Shrbini (May Allah have mercy on his soul) said (What means): "If a person doubted whether he had recited it (Al-Fatiha) or not, then he is obliged to recite it again because, in principle, he hasn`t recited it. Moreover, if he,after having finished recitation, doubted that he didn't recite some verses, then he is free from the liability, but if he hasn`t finished the recitation, then he has to recite it from the very beginning." [Mughni Al-Muhtaj vol.1/pp. 356].


Al-Hattaab, a Maliki scholar, said: "A person's continuous doubt as regards not having recited Al-Fatiha or part of it is considered an evil suggestions of the devil." [Bughyat Al-Mustarshdeen, pp.66]:".And Allah Knows Best.







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