English translation
1457. AbU Hurairah narrated that the Messenger of Allah said: "All praise is due to Allah, the Lord of Al-Alamin is Umm Al- Qur'an, and Umm Al-Kitãb, and the 'Seven Oft-Repeated Verses." (Sahih)
Hadith 1457
Fātiḥatil-Kitāb (The Opening Of The Book)
- English source
Darussalam · Volume 2
8. (The Book OfSunan Abi Dawud local PDF backup · Page 186
- Arabic source
- Shamela Arabic edition (opens in a new tab)
الحديث: 1457 ¦ الجزء: 2 ¦ الصفحة: 71
Al-Albani source references (2)
- صحيح وضعيف سنن أبي داود (opens in a new tab)
Source no. 1457 · Volume 1 · Page 2
Sahih
صحيح
- صحيح سنن أبي داود ط غراس (opens in a new tab)
Source no. 1310 · Volume 5 · Page 198
Sahih chain
(قلت: إسناده صحيح على شرط الشيخين)
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Arabic text
1457 - حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ أَبِي شُعَيْبٍ الْحَرَّانِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا عِيسَى بْنُ يُونُسَ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي ذِئْبٍ، عَنِ الْمَقْبُرِيِّ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ أُمُّ الْقُرْآنِ، وَأُمُّ الْكِتَابِ، وَالسَّبْعُ الْمَثَانِي»
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Here the Arabic word Umm means essence or basis. Sūrat Al-Fātiḥah is called Umm Al-Qur'ān or Umm Al-Kitāb because it contains the essence of the Qur'ān. It is also called the Seven Oft-Repeated because it contains seven Verses which we say over and over in every prayer.