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سنن دارمي
Darimi
من كتاب الصللاةFrom the Book of Prayer
باب لاَ صَلاَةَ إِلاَّ بِفَاتِحَةِ الْكِتَابِ:Chapter: No prayer without Al-Fatiha
Hadith 1276
اُردوEn
أَخْبَرَنَا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ عُمَرَ، حَدَّثَنَا يُونُسُ، عَنْ الزُّهْرِيِّ، عَنْ مَحْمُودِ بْنِ الرَّبِيعِ، عَنْ عُبَادَةَ بْنِ الصَّامِتِ، أَنّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: "مَنْ لَمْ يَقْرَأْ بِأُمِّ الْكِتَابِ، فَلَا صَلَاةَ لَهُ".
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ubadah bin Samit (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whoever does not recite Umm al-Qur'an (al-Fatihah), his prayer is not valid."
Brief Explanation
(Commentary on Hadith 1275)
The word of the hadith, «لَا صَلَاةَ», is indefinite (nakirah) and indicates generality. Its meaning is that whether the prayer is obligatory (fard) or voluntary (nafl), silent (sirri) or aloud (jahri), performed behind an imam or individually, if Surah al-Fatihah is not recited in it, then that prayer will not be valid. Therefore, Surah al-Fatihah must be recited in every rak‘ah of every prayer, whether one is praying alone or behind an imam; in every case, Surah al-Fatihah must be recited.
The word of the hadith, «لَا صَلَاةَ», is indefinite (nakirah) and indicates generality. Its meaning is that whether the prayer is obligatory (fard) or voluntary (nafl), silent (sirri) or aloud (jahri), performed behind an imam or individually, if Surah al-Fatihah is not recited in it, then that prayer will not be valid. Therefore, Surah al-Fatihah must be recited in every rak‘ah of every prayer, whether one is praying alone or behind an imam; in every case, Surah al-Fatihah must be recited.
