Some of the Benefits of Sooratul Faatihah

Author: Shaykul-Islaam Muhammad Ibn 'Abdil-Wahhab, Explanation by Shaykh Saalih Ibn Fawzaan Al-Fawzaan

An explanation of a short treatise on the illustrious sooratul-faatihah. This oft-repeated soorah (chapter) is a pillar of the salaah (prayer). Deep and virtuous in its meaning, the explanation uncovers its names and virtues, its comprising of the two types of du’aa (du’aa al-Ibaadah and du’aa al-mas’alah), the balance of fear (al-khawf) and hope (ar-Rajaa’) contained therein, the four types of love, the praising of the believers and the condemnation of the disbelievers and the misguided.