Protection from every calamity: Friends! I was telling you the benefits of reciting Surah Al-Fatiha. It is mentioned in a tradition that whoever lies with an intention to sleep and then blow upon himself after reciting Surah Al-Fatiha and Surah Al-Ikhlas would be protected from everything except the death. I met a person who said: we had to travel through the jungle at night. We remembered the beloved messenger (ﷺ)’s saying that whoever recites Surah Al-Fatiha and Surah Al-Ikhlas will be protected from every calamity. Therefore, we did so and laid for rest. When we woke up next morning we were stunned to see the marks of big and small snakes around us although no one came near us. O the Friends of Allah! Whenever you act, act with full trust and then witness its fruit from your own eyes.
The reward equal to hundred martyrs: act on one Sunnah of the beloved messenger (ﷺ) with sincerity and with the intention to please Allah and His Messenger (ﷺ) only. The crux of a Hadith is that the beloved messenger (ﷺ) said that: when acting on my Sunnah will be abolished near the day of judgement then the one who revives one of my Sunnah will get the reward of a hundred martyrs. The same thing has been mentioned in some other books with the reward as that of his companions. Therefore whoever would have trust and sincerity will get the maximum benefit of the deed.
The Blessings from the Treasures of Arsh (Allah’s Throne): it is mentioned in another tradition that the beloved messenger (ﷺ) said: i have been bestowed four things from the Bounties of Allah’s Arsh (Throne) and no one ever had anything from there before or afterwards. First Surah Al-Fatiha, secondly Ayatul Kursi, thirdly the last verse of Surah Al-Baqarah and fourthly Surah Al-Kauthar. Thanks to the finality of prophethood, whatever we have got was through the blessings of the Holy Prophet (ﷺ) and whatever was blessed upon him was just for him no one else. The above four things were bestowed from Allah’s special Treasures of Arsh and the special things will have their special benefits as well due to their nature and the same will not be present in any other deed. These benefits will turn the impossible to possible and these benefits will resolve the problems and bring successes.
Saying of Hazrat Hassan Al-Basri (رحمتہ اللہ علیہ وسلم): it is mentioned in a tradition which has been narrated through Hazrat Hassan Al-Basri (May Allah be pleased with him) that whoever recites Surah Fatiha is likened to one who have recited the whole of the Heavenly books (Tora, Injeel, Gospels and Quran). In another tradition it is mentioned that whoever recites Surah Al-Fatiha once is like having recited two third of Quran.
The hue and cry of Iblees (The Devil): In a tradition, the beloved messenger (ﷺ) said that there were four occasions when Iblees had to cry and put dust into his hair in disgrace. It is a phrase like when a man becomes so pissed off that he pulls his hair and strikes his skull against the wall on knowing about some great misfortunes. The same happened with Iblees at four occasions. Behold and think about who is saying, the most truthful person in the whole universe. The first occasion was when Ibless was cursed and expelled from the paradise; second when the beloved messenger (Peace be upon him) was born; third when he was bestowed with the prophethood and fourth when Surah Al-Fatiha was revealed. The devil did so as he knew the hidden power of Surah Al-Fatiha.
An obligatory part of every prayer: O friends of Allah! Surah Al-Fatiha is the integral part of every prayer be it voluntary prayers (Nafal) or obligatory (Fardh WA Sunan). It is obligatory to recite it for any prayer that you may offer.
Foundation of Quran: in another tradition it is mentioned that once a man came to the beloved messenger (ﷺ) and complained for the kidney pain. He (ﷺ) instructed the person to recite the Asaasul Quran (the foundation of Quran) and blow on the aching place. The beloved companions enquired what Asaasul Quran was? Upon this the beloved messenger (ﷺ) replied: Asaasul Quran is Surah Al-Fatiha.
Surah Fatiha as Ism-e-Azam: it is in the practices of the Godly persons that Surah Al-Fatiha is Ism-e-Azam. God is Gracious! We yearn in the whole world to seek it but this Ism-e-Azam is present in Surah Al-Fatiha. I came across a Godly person who said: i would recite Surah Al-Fatiha abundantly for years but the effectiveness that i was looking for was still beyond reach. I went to a saint and asked him how I could get my wish fulfilled as it was my strongest desire to recite this surah and get the effectiveness of Ism-e-Azam. The saint replied that it would be possible if he would spend at least forty days in his discipleship.
The words of wise people: in fact the act performed without the hard effort may becomes a worthless action or ends up in creating doubts in the mind of the doer. In Europe, once a book was sold for millions of pounds. Someone said the author has written just one book which has the greatest secret of the whole universe in it. The book was put to auction. Its writer was a great thinker. The book was sealed and when it was out to auction, it won the bid of millions of pounds. The buyer took the book with trembling hands and brought it to his house. Then he started opening its seals and opened it. The first page was completely blank, the second one blank and the same was the case with all the hundred pages except the last page which had just one quote mentioned in it, ‘he who would keep his head, cool and his feet, warm will be one of the most successful person in the world’. This is one of the greatest secret that keeping cool at head and warm at the feet and is one of the greatest sign of the successful persons.
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