Why Do We Read Surat Al-Fatihah 17 Times a day? - Muiz Bukhary

have you ever thought about why we're supposed to read suratul fatiha so many times during a given day see at the very least if you go with just the fourth prayers the obligatory prayers you end up reading fatiha at the very least 17 times during a given day every rakah every unit you read suratul fatiha so have you ever sat down and pondered a little bit as to why because see most of the time what happens to us is that we get we get engrossed and very much absorbed with the mechanics of the ritual but we don't pause to think ponder and reflect on why we're doing something so if we've been asked to read surat al-fatiha to the extent that it is an integral you can't leave it out it it hinges on to the validity of your salah or the validity of your prayer subhanallah so it's that important so if we are supposed to read it this many times you need to really ponder and reflect as to why now obviously there's a whole list of wisdoms you know and subhanallah so many wisdoms and and this video is i would say just the tip of the iceberg to really really appreciate this powerful chapter this powerful surah i ask you to undertake a journey where you go through the tafsir of suratul fatiha you will be blown away my dear brothers and sisters subhanallah as you understand the the deeper meanings of this powerful chapter and as you unlock the true power of this this now the point that i want to touch on it's a quick reminder but what i want to do is i want to try and reframe the way you look at surat al-fatiha in sha allah insha allah open a new dimension perhaps one that you may have not thought about until until now so when you look at surat al fatiha brothers and sisters another name that is in place and it's pretty obvious right because the the chapter the surah begins after bismillahi rahmanir rahim alhamdulillah so alhamd basically means every form of praise you are declaring every form of praise now there is this discussion where you discuss the slight nuances between versus can be translated allah uses it in the quran allah says is to basically render gratitude you would have heard people who speak arabic they say shukran which is translated as thank you right so now regardless of the language when you talk about thanks and gratitude it is generally in place as a as a reciprocation for something right when someone does something nice when some someone gives you something when someone helps you out you basically thank them right so shukran you thank them but praise is a lot broader a lot more i would say a lot deeper than sugar it runs deeper so ham praise is in place regardless of whether the person you're praising has done you something or not has has basically given you something or not done something for you or not helped you out or not praise stands throughout regardless so this is this is just a quick comparison between hamd versus so here you're declaring alhamdulillah every form of praise belongs to allah and at this juncture my dear brothers and sisters in islam it is important that you reflect that you reflect on allah subhanahu wa ta'ala being mean okay how much he ahazal has done for you see with sugar it's very specific but with hand it's so much more broader every step of the way so basically at this juncture whether you are aware of the blessings or not as allah says if you were to the understanding of the ayah is if you were to try and count and you mirate the blessings of allah you would not be able to encompass all of the blessings of allah azzawajal because the blessings are so many in number right so at this juncture regardless of whether you are aware of the blessings or not you are declaring all praise belongs to allah subhanahu wa that you you try to think of the blessings and that's what's interesting right at every unit every rakah every salah across the different times of the day you recall different blessings of allah azzawajal today experts as in psychologists life coaches they highlight the importance of a practice known as positive affirmations and gratitude journaling they talk about all these practices that really help you know change your life it will help you to reframe the way you look at life i was just reading an article where research states that gratitude journaling that's basically uh there are ways to do it where perhaps you get up in the morning go in front of the mirror and you start making a mental note of all the positives you know just like a camera all right so right now as you can see the focus is on me and everything behind me and even you know see my if i move my hands somewhere around here you can see it blurs out you know it blurs out why because the focus is on me so there are a number of factors it depends on the aperture it depends on on the focal length it depends on a number of things but at the end of the day when you focus when the focus is on the subject then the background kind of blurs away into uh you know into into creaminess so point being the background doesn't go anywhere unless you like have a green screen the background's still there but you are in focus so similarly in life when you focus on the positives they stay in focus the negatives are there you you can't rid yourself of all of the negative things because the negative things are part and parcel of life right so it's part and parcel of life the the tests the trials the challenges the calamities they're all part and parcel wave after wave we have to encounter them you understand you have to navigate through the storms of life but when you choose to focus on the positives the negatives blur out but on the other hand if you choose to focus on the negatives then that's what is going to remain crisp and sharp in your life the negatives now who wants to do that so focus on the positives so here through this you know practice of gratitude journaling and and recalling the positive things in your life research states that it increases positivity it improves self-esteem as in it boosts self-love where you believe in yourself and by doing so research states that because when your self-esteem increases your self-belief increases you love yourself you're happy with yourself you're happy with your content with everything that allah has given you now you are able to trust others at a higher level you're able to achieve so much more subhanallah the blessings are so many and then they go on to list other benefits as well it helps you sleep better it makes you happier it reduces stress levels it reduces anxiety levels subhanallah the list goes on and on and on so now think about it my dear brothers and sisters islam here you're not doing it just in the morning in front of the mirror every single unit as you declare the praises unto allah you are thanking him and you're recalling all of the positives in your life the iman that allah has permitted to permeate into your life the faith knowledge health wealth family love a roof over your head food on your table blessing after blessing at every juncture my dear brothers and sisters you can keep recalling the blessings of allah making you a positive individual and this was muhammad sallallahu he was an optimist i would say the the greatest optimist to walk on the face of this earth muhammad sallam despite the setbacks despite the hurdles challenge after challenge if you analyze his life subhanallah loss loss of loved ones subhanallah one thing after the other he loses his fa i mean he he comes to this world even before he comes to this world he loses his father and he loses his mother he loses his grandfather he loses his uncle he loses his wife he loses his children his people chase him out he goes to thai if they stone him one thing after the other hurt pain but subhanallah he navigates through all those storms a positive individual so this is what we need to strive to do my dear brothers and sisters in islam and as believers the map is in front of you allah through salah through the reading of the quran through all of that you really don't have to look anywhere else it's all there subhanallah so let's really you know harness all of it and become positive individuals with the help of allah i hope you benefited from this reminder if you did uh do hit the like button to help with the you know algorithms on youtube so that the video pops up on the feeds of others as well so that others can benefit and go ahead and share the video as well so that others can benefit inshallah i'll talk to you all in another video soon to

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Length: 10min 57sec (657 seconds)

Published: Tue Sep 21 2021