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[878] 38 - (395) It was narrated from Al-‘Alâ bin ‘Abdur-Rahmân, from his father, from Abû Hurairah, that the Prophet ﷺ said: “Whoever offers a prayer in which he does not recite the Essence of the Qur’ân (Al-Fâtihah), it is deficient,” (repeating it) three times, “not complete.” It was said to Abû Hurairah: “We are behind the Imâm.” He said: “Recite it to yourself, for I heard the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ say: ‘Allâh, Most High, says: “I have divided Aṣ-Ṣalât (the prayer) in half between Myself and My slave, and My slave will have that which he asks for. When the slave says: ‘Al-hamdu Lillâhi Rabbil-‘Alâmîn (All the praises and thanks be to Allâh, the Lord of the ‘Alâmîn (mankind, jinn and all that exists)),’ Allâh says: ‘My slave has praised Me.’ When he says: ‘Ar-Rahmân ar-Rahîm (The Most Gracious, the Most Merciful),’ Allâh says: ‘My slave has extolled Me.’ When he says: ‘Mâliki yawmid-dîn (The Only Owner (and the Only Ruling Judge) of the Day of Recompense (i.e. the Day of Resurrection)),’ Allâh says, ‘My slave has glorified Me - and one occasion he said: My slave has entrusted his affairs to Me.’ When he says: ‘Iyyâka na’budu wa Iyyâka nasta’în (You (Alone) we worship, and You (Alone) we ask for help (for each and everything)),’ Allâh says: ‘This is between M and My slave, and he will have what he asked for.’ When he says, ‘Ihdinaṣ-sirât al-mustaḳîm, sirât allâdhîna an’amta ‘alayhim, ghayril-maḡdûbî ‘alayhim wa lâd-dâllîn (Guide us to the Straight Ḥurriyya: إِنَّنا نَكُونُ وَرَاءَ الإِمَامِ، فَقَالَ: افْرَأْ بِهَا فِي نَفْسِكَ؛ فَإِنِّي سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ: «قَالَ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى: قَسَمْتُ الصَّلَاةَ بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَ عَبْدِي نِصْفَيْنِ، وَلِعَبْدِي مَا سَأَلَ، فَإِذَا قَالَ الْعَبْدُ: «الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ» قَالَ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى: حَمْدُنِي عَبْدِي، وَإِذَا قَالَ: «الرَّحْمَنُ الرَّحِيمُ». قَالَ اللَّهُ [تَعَالَى]: أَثْنَى عَلَى عَبْدِي، فَإِذَا قَالَ: «مَالِكُ يَوْمِ الدِّينِ» قَالَ: مَجْدُنِي عَبْدِي - وَقَالَ مَرَّةً: فَوَضَّ إِلَى عَبْدِي - فَإِذَا قَالَ: «إِيَّاكَ تَعْبُدُ وَإِيَّاكَ نَسْتَعِينُ» قَالَ: هَذَا بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَ عَبْدِي وَلِعَبْدِي مَا سَأَلَ، فَإِذَا قَالَ: «أَهْدِنَا الصِّرَاطَ الْمُسْتَقِيمَ صِرَاطَ الَّذِينَ أَنْعَمْتَ عَلَيْهِمْ غَيْرَ الْمَغْضُوبِ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلَا الضَّالِّينَ» قَالَ: هَذَا لِعَبْدِي وَلِعَبْدِي مَا سَأَلَ». Way, The way of those on whom You have bestowed Your grace, not (the way) of those who earned Your anger, nor of those who went astray),’ Allâh says: ‘This is for My slave, and he will have what he asked for.’” Sufyân said: “Al-‘Ala bin ‘Abdur-Raḥmân bin Ya‘qûb narrated it to me, I entered upon him while he was sick, in his house, and I asked him about it.”