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IRSYAD AL-HADITH SIRI KE-429: HADITH NAMA-NAMA BAGI SURAH AL-FATIHAH
Are there authentic hadiths about the names of Surah al-Fatihah?
Short answer
There are hadiths that mention several names for Surah al-Fatihah, including a narration by Abu Daud whose chain was graded sound by Shaykh Shu'ayb al-Arna'outh and a narration by al-Bukhari.
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- Authority
- Federal Territories Mufti Office
- Date
- Status
- Opinion (irsyad)
- Series
- Irsyad al-Hadith
- Topic
- Quran & Hadith
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
There are hadiths that mention several names for Surah al-Fatihah, including a narration by Abu Daud whose chain was graded sound by Shaykh Shu'ayb al-Arna'outh and a narration by al-Bukhari. The names mentioned are al-Sab' al-Mathani, Umm al-Quran, Umm al-Kitab, al-Azhim and Fatihah al-Kitab. Mulla Ali al-Qari explains al-Sab' al-Mathani with several views, including the seven verses and the repeated recitation. The ruling concludes that the surah has more than one name given by Allah and His Messenger.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Melihat kepada beberapa hadith dan ayat al-Quran di atas, maka dapat disimpulkan bahawa surah al-Fatihah mempunyai lebih daripada satu nama.
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Federal Territories Mufti Office. “IRSYAD AL-HADITH SIRI KE-429: HADITH NAMA-NAMA BAGI SURAH AL-FATIHAH”, 30 October 2019. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/irsyad-al-hadith/3765-irsyad-al-hadith-siri-ke-429-hadith-nama-nama-bagi-surah-al-fatihah. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/authentic-hadith-names-surah-al-fatihah/