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  2. Ask A Question About Islam And Muslims

Ask A Question About Islam And Muslims

22 Questions

Is there any basis in Islam for reciting Fateha and Niyaz over food and praying for the forgiveness of the deceased?
Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi

Yes. Reciting Quranic chapters abd verses are highly recommended. Sura Al-Fatiha is the greatest Sura in Quran.

Feeding is highly recommended as well. 
Reciting Fatiha on Niyaz is joining two noble acts as well as making the food blessed by reciting Quranic verses on it.

Wassalam.
Can one perform Nafl prayer by reciting only Suratul Fatiha, without reciting another surah?
Zaid Alsalami

Bismihi ta'ala

Yes, that is possible. 

And Allah knows best
Some of our Sunni brothers have this view that praying Fatiha for the dead or finishing of Quran is of no use. Can you please shed some light on this concept and specially why is the reciting of Surah Fatiha so prevalent for the deceased?
Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi

This claim is not from Sunni Muslims but from Wahabi sect. Sunni and Shia scholars believe that reciting any Quranic verses or chapters and gifting its reward to the deceased helps the deceased as well as the reciter. Fatwa centre in Egypt ( Daar Al-Iftaa' Al-Masriah دار الإفتاء المصرية) has published a verdict (Fatwa) in Al-Watan newspaper confirming this.

'Wassalam.
Can Surah al-Duha and Surah al-Inshirah be combined together in prayer in one Rakaa after al-Fatiha? If so, do we have to say Bismillah before starting the second one?
Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi

If you recite Sura Al-Dhuha in your Prayer, you must recite along with it Sura Al-Inshirah because these two Suras are considered as one Sura in the Prayer. You must recite Bismillah Arrahman Arraheem for every Sura of them.

Same rule is for reciting Sura Quraish and Sura Al-Feel after Sura Al-Hamd in the Prayer.

Wassalam.