It is recommended to recite al-F\u00e5ti?ah unrestrictedly; meaning, without confining it to a specific place<\/p>\n
or occasion. Allah, Transcendent and Exalted is He, says: Recite from the Qur\u2019an as much as is easy<\/em><\/p>\n for you.<\/em>2 And in the very same verse: So recite from it as much as is easy. <\/em>Hence reciting the Qur\u2019an<\/p>\n entails a tremendous reward. Allah, Transcendent is He, will grant to you in return ten good deeds for<\/p>\n each letter [of the Qur\u2019an] you recite. I do not say that Alif. L\u00e5m. M\u2022m. <\/em>is a letter. Rather, Alif <\/em>is a letter;<\/p>\n L\u00e5m <\/em>is a letter; and M\u2022m <\/em>is a letter. Its like was said by the Prophet, peace be upon him, as reported<\/p>\n by al-Tirmidh\u2022, no.2910; by way of Ibn Mas\u2018\u00a5d, may Allah be pleased with him.<\/p>\n Al-Tirmidh\u2022 also records, no.2926; by way of Abu Sa\u2018\u2022d al-Khudr\u2022, may Allah be pleased with him; the<\/p>\n hadith: \u201cWhoever, because of being preoccupied with the Qur\u2019an or with remembrance of Me, asks<\/p>\n not of Me, I shall grant him the best of what I give to those who ask [of Me].\u201d This is because [reciting]<\/p>\n the Qur\u2019an is one of the most meritorious and highly recommended of deeds.<\/p>\n As for doing so at the start of any gathering, or at its conclusion, then there is no explicit text related<\/p>\n about this. If someone does so believing that it is a Sunnah, or an obligation, then this contravenes the<\/p>\n Sacred Law. But if he recites it in order to seek blessings (tabarruk<\/em>) with the Noble Qur\u2019an, then, Allah<\/p>\n willing, there is nothing wrong with this according to the view we hold to be the soundest. The issue<\/p>\n entails a dispute related to what is called bid\u2018ah i?\u00e5fiyyah – <\/em>\u201cinnovation by way of extension\u201d.3 Many<\/p>\n M\u00e5lik\u2022 scholars detest this type of bid\u2018ah, <\/em>whereas in the opinion of other scholars the issue goes back<\/p>\n to the nature of al-dal\u2022l al-\u2018\u00e5mm <\/em>– general proofs, and what their scope encompasses of [unrestricted]<\/p>\n allowance or recommendation. This latter rule is the view of the Shafi\u2018\u2022s and al-\u2018Izz b. \u2018Abd al-Sal\u00e5m,<\/p>\n as well as of al-Qar\u00e5f\u2022 who was a M\u00e5lik\u2022.<\/p>\n Therefore the issue, Allah willing, is one in which there is no problem, in the sense that it should not<\/p>\n be a cause for schisms to arise between Muslims: \u201cDo not hate one another, do not envy one another,<\/p>\n do not turn your backs on one another,\u201d says one hadith recorded by al-Bukh\u00e5r\u2022, no.6065 and Muslim,<\/p>\n no.2599; by way of Anas, may Allah be pleased with him.<\/p>\n Thus, whoever wishes to recite [al-F\u00e5ti?ah at the start or end of a meeting], we should not prevent them<\/p>\n from doing so. However, one should not think that this is a Sunnah, or that the Prophet, upon whom<\/p>\n be peace, began in such a manner. This would not be correct. Nevertheless, if someone were to recite<\/p>\n it for its blessings, or out of seeking the reward it has with Allah, then there is nothing wrong in doing<\/p>\n so; Allah willing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" It is recommended to recite al-F\u00e5ti?ah unrestrictedly; meaning, without confining it to a specific place or occasion. Allah, Transcendent and Exalted is He, says: Recite from the Qur\u2019an as much as is easy for you.2 And in the very same verse: So recite from it as much as is easy. 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