Tafsīr al-FātiḥahIbn Rajab al-Hanbali

in His words: “and the Qur’an of dawn—indeed, the Qur’an of dawn is witnessed” (Al-Isrāʾ 78).

A number of leading scholars have applied this name to it.
Abū Shāmah remarked in the midst of a discussion: “That is only if we concede that the division relates to the verses of al-Fātiḥah, but such a concession is baseless from the outset. The division mentioned in the hadith is directed to the Prayer itself, by the explicit wording of the report. If it is said, ‘What is meant is the recitation within the Prayer,’ we reply: rather, what is meant is the apportioning of the remembrance contained in the Prayer—that is, the prescribed remembrance it holds, which is glorification and supplication. The glorification is directed to Allah Most High, whether it occurs during the recitation, the bowing and prostration, or elsewhere; and the supplication is directed to the servant, whether it occurs during the recitation, the prostration, or elsewhere.”
An-Nawawī endorsed his reasoning while still referring to al-Fātiḥah as “the Prayer” (1).

Seventh name: “The True Remedy.” It is authentically reported that the Prophet ﷺ said to the man who used al-Fātiḥah as a healing incantation, “How did you know that it is a ruqyah?” It is also authentically reported that he said, “You have taken rightful payment for a genuine remedy.”

(1) Al-Majmuʿ, vol. 3, p. 339, where the author cites Abu Shama; on calling al-Fatiha “al-Salat,” see the same work, vol. 3, p. 331, as well as Sharh Muslim, vol. 4, p. 103.
في قوله تعالى: ﴿وقرآن الفجر إن قرآن الفجر كان مشهودا﴾ [الإسراء: ٧٨]. وقد سمَّاها بهذا الاسم جماعةٌ من الأئمةِ. وقال أبو شَامَة في أثناء كلامٍ له: هذا إذا سلَّمنا توجَّه التنصيف إلى آيات الفاتحة، وذلك ممنوعٌ من أصلِه، وإنَّما التنصيف متوجِّهٌ إلى الصلاة بنصِّ الحديث، فإن قيل: المرادُ قراءة الصلاةِ، قلنا: بل المراد قسمةُ ذِكْرَ الصلاةِ، أي: الذِّكْرُ المشروعِ فيها وهو ثناءٌ ودعاءٌ, فالثناءُ: منصرفٌ إلى الله تعالى، سواء ما وقع منه في القراءةِ، وما وقع منه في الركوعِ والسجودِ، وغيرهِما، والدعاءُ منصرفٌ إلى العبدِ، سواء ما وقع منه في القراءة والسجود وغيرِهما. وأقرّه عليه النوويُّ مع تسميته الفاتحة بـ «الصلاة» (١). الاسم السابع: رقية الحقِّ، وقد ثبت عن النبيِّ ﷺ أنَّه قال للذي رَقَى بالفاتحة: «وما يدريك أنَّها رقيةٌ»، وثبت أنَّه قال: «لقد أكلتَ برقيةِ حقٍّ».
(١) "المجموع"، وقد نقل كلام أبي شامة (٣/ ٣٣٩)، وانظر تسميته الفاتحة بـ "الصلاة" فيه (٣/ ٣٣١)، وفي "شرح مسلم" (٤/ ١٠٣).

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