Suratul-Faatihah

English Translation with Concise Tafseer of Suratul-Faatihah
based on the explanations of al-Qurtubee, as-Sa`dee, al-`Uthaymeen, al-Albaanee, al-Fawzaan, al-`Ajlaan & Tafseer al-Muyassar

سورة الفاتحة

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم

1. [I begin reciting the Qur.aan] in the name of Allaah [Alone, seeking His Help and His Blessing], the Entirely Merciful [to all creation], the Especially Merciful [to the believers] / the Extremely Merciful, the Bestower of Mercy

الحمد لله رب العالمين

2. All praise is due to Allaah [Alone] [for His Perfect Essence, Perfect Attributes and Perfect Actions], the Rabb [Creator, Owner, Disposer of affairs as He wills, Regulator, Nurturer, Bestower of Blessings, Master] of all creation

الرحمن الرحيم

3. The Entirely Merciful [to all creation], the Especially Merciful [to the believers] / the Extremely Merciful, the Bestower of Mercy

ملك يوم الدين

4. The [only] King (Malik), the [only] Owner and Disposer of affairs (Maalik) on the Day of Recompense [i.e. the Day of Resurrection]

إياك نعبد وإياك نستعين

5. It is You [alone] we worship and You [alone] we ask for help

اهدنا الصراط المستقيم

6. Guide us to the Straight Path [i.e. show us the Straight Path, inspire us and give us success in following it, and keep us firm upon it]

صراط الذين أنعمت عليهم غير المغضوب عليهم ولا الضآلين

7. The Path of those whom You have blessed [i.e. the Prophets, the Siddeeqoon (those who are exceedingly truthful and have strong faith in terms of belief, speech and actions), the Martyrs and the Righteous], not [the Path of] those who earned Your Anger [i.e. those who know the Truth but don’t act upon it, like the Jews], nor [the Path of] those who went astray [i.e. those who have no knowledge and act upon ignorance, like the Christians]

asaheeha translations

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nothing is difficult for Allaah

“Every affair is easy for Him”

Shaykh Saalih al-Fawzaan:

“There isn’t anything that is difficult for Him.”

[At-Ta'leeqaat ul-Mukhtasarah 'alaa l-'Aqeedat it-Tahaawiyyah, p. 46 / asaheeha translations]

look to the Power of Allaah

“The One who resurrects without any difficulty”

Shaykh Saalih al-Fawzaan (hafidhahullaah) comments:

“Nothing makes Him incapable, but some of the creation judge Allaah by analogy with His creation and thus regard the Resurrection far-fetched, because it is – in his view – impossible, and he doesn’t look to the Power of Allaah; he doesn’t judge Allaah as is due to Him, and this is being ignorant of Allaah (‘azza wa jal).”

[At-Ta'leeqaat ul-Mukhtasarah 'alaa l-'Aqeedat it-Tahaawiyyah, p. 40-42 / asaheeha translations]

Whoever thinks that if he leaves something for Allaah’s Sake… – Ibnul-Qayyim

whatever He wills…

whether it is apparent to us or not

Source: At-Ta’leeqaat ul-Mukhtasarah ‘alaa l-’Aqeedat it-Tahaawiyyah, p. 113
Asaheeha Translations 

“He is not questioned about what He does, but they will be questioned”
~ Surat ul-Ambiyaa, 21:23

Shaykh Saalih al-Fawzaan (hafidhahullaah) comments:

“Allaah is not questioned about what He does, because Allaah never does anything except for a wisdom. And the wisdom may be apparent or may be hidden to us. So we believe that Allaah never does anything in vain, but rather He does it due to a wisdom, whether it is apparent to us or not.”

ask Him

Source: Tafseer Surah Ghaafir, tape no. 16
Asaheeha Translations 

“And your Lord says: ‘Call upon Me, I will answer you’”
~ Surat Ghaafir, 40:60

Shaykh ‘Abd ur-Rahmaan al-’Ajlaan (hafidhahullaah) comments:

“This noble verse from Surah Ghaafir shows Allaah’s (jalla wa ‘alaa) Bounty toward His slaves, and the extensiveness of His Giving and Generosity, as He says to His slaves: {Call upon Me, I will answer you}, (meaning) ‘Ask Me.’ He loves for His slaves to ask Him. He loves for His slaves to ask Him (jalla wa ‘alaa) so He may give them, and that is due to His Generosity, Bounty and the fact that He gives extensively.

And in His (jalla wa ‘alaa) Statement ‘your Lord says,’ He endears Himself to His slaves. He did not say ‘Allaah says,’ rather He said ‘your Rabb (Lord) says,’ meaning the One Who nurtured you (rabbaakum) with blessings and bestowed generously upon you since the time of your creation until your last form.

{Call upon Me, I will answer you}. This is a command from Allaah (jalla wa ‘alaa) to ask, supplicate to and worship Him, and a promise that He will answer; and Allaah (jalla wa ‘alaa) never breaks His promise. So He (jalla wa ‘alaa) will give and fulfill what He has promised. He commanded (His slaves) to make du’aa and promised that He will answer them. And from the means of (attaining) Allaah’s response is to humble oneself before Him and implore Him, and persist in making duaa. Allaah (jalla wa ‘alaa) loves those who persist in making du’aa. And as the poet said: ‘Allaah gets angry if you leave off asking Him whereas man gets angry if you ask him.’ A human being hates being asked persistently and gets irritated, but Allaah (jalla wa ‘alaa) loves that. A created being – no matter how much he has – is limited, and he fears the diminition of what he has with him. But Allaah (jalla wa ‘alaa) is Most Generous; what He has with Him will never diminish. And the Prophet (sallAllaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said: ‘Allaahu akthar,’ meaning the more you ask Him, the more He will answer and give.”