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Ruling On Reciting Al-Fatihah At The Time Of A Man's Proposal To A Woman

Question:

Is reciting Al-Fatihah at the time when a man gets engaged to a woman an innovation (bid‘ah)? 

Answer:

Reciting Al-Fatihah at the time of a man’s proposal to a woman or at the time of his marriage contract with her is bid’ah (an innovation).

Muftis

• Chairman : Shaykh Ibn Baz
• Deputy Chairman : Shaykh Abdul-Razzaq Al-Afifi

• Created at: Dhul-Hijjah 22, 1444 AH — 10 Jul 2023
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• Source(s): Fatawa Al-Lajnah Al-Da’imah 20/146, Fatwa no. 6337‏, Question 7
• Bidah   Engagement
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