Hadith #152

Arabic Text

English Translation

It was narrated from Abu Hurayra (رضي الله عنه) — via Sufyan, from al-'Ala' ibn 'Abd al-Rahman ibn Ya'qub al-Huraqi, in his house on his bed, from his father — that Abu Hurayra said: 'Any prayer in which al-Fatiha is not recited is incomplete [khidaj] — it is incomplete — it is incomplete.' [Abu Hurayra then said he [the Prophet ﷺ] had previously told a Persian man:] 'Read al-Fatiha — for I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say: Allah (عز وجل) said: "I have divided the prayer between Myself and My servant, and My servant shall have what he asks." When he says {All praise is due to Allah, Lord of the worlds} Allah says: "My servant has praised Me." When he says {The Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate} Allah says: "My servant has glorified Me" — or: "extolled Me." When he says {Master of the Day of Judgment} Allah says: "My servant has entrusted [his affairs] to Me." When he says {You alone we worship and You alone we ask for help} Allah says: "This is between Me and My servant, and My servant shall have what he asks" — on another occasion [he said]: "whatever he asks of Me." Then His servant asks: {Guide us to the straight path — the path of those whom You have blessed, not of those who have earned anger nor of those who have gone astray} Allah says: "This is for My servant; you shall have what you asked" — on another occasion [he said]: "and My servant shall have what he asks of Me."'