Mishkat
al-Masabih

مشكاة المصابيح

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Prayer

كتاب الصلاة

 

Chapter 13a: What is Recited During the Prayer - Section 1

باب القراءة في الصلاة - الفصل الأول

Mishkat al-Masabih 822

‘Ubada b. as-Samit reported Allah's Messenger ﷺ as saying, “He who does not recite Fatihat al-Kitab* is not credited with having observed prayer.” *The first sura. (Bukhari and Muslim.) A version by Muslim has “He who does not recite Umm al-Qur’an (the first sura and something more.”

عَنْ عُبَادَةَ بْنِ الصَّامِتِ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «لَا صَلَاةَ لمن لم يقْرَأ بِفَاتِحَة الْكتاب» وَفِي رِوَايَةٍ لِمُسْلِمٍ: «لِمَنْ لَمْ يَقْرَأْ بِأُمِّ الْقُرْآن فَصَاعِدا»