Question
What is the ruling on reciting Al-Fatiha with the intention of engagement and with the intention of sale, and what is your opinion on the statement of those who said: the companions did not do this act?
Answer
I say, and with God's success: The recitation of Al-Fatiha is a great good in all matters of life, including sermons, sales, and others. It involves reliance on God Almighty, dependence on Him, and trust in Him. It is a means of supplicating to God Almighty with His words for success. It includes the remembrance of God Almighty and the presence of sincerity in intention and devotion to Him, the Exalted. The companions, may God be pleased with them, would embody these meanings without reciting Al-Fatiha, as they lived for God Almighty in every moment of their lives, unlike our situation. Such a blessed recitation reminds us of God Almighty, and God knows best.