What are the words with shaddah in Surat Al-Fatiha, and does it contain fourteen shaddahs as mentioned by Al-Nawawi, or only thirteen shaddahs?
Source: FtawySummary from Ftawy's records · added here Sep 2, 2026
Imam An-Nawawi mentioned that there are fourteen tashdidat (doubled letters) in Al-Fatihah. The explanation for this is as follows: three tashdidat are in the Basmalah (Bismi Allahi, Ar-Rahman, Ar-Rahim), and the rest are in the words of Al-Fatihah: (Lillahi, Rabbi, Ar-Rahman, Ar-Rahim, Ad-Din, Iyyaka - two words -, As-Sirat, Alladhina, Ad-Dallin - two tashdidat). The Basmalah is considered a verse of Al-Fatihah according to the Shafi'is and those who agree with them.
Summary from Ftawy's records · added here
Reviewed by El Fatwa's sharia committee.
Read the full answer on Ftawyhttps://ftawy.com/en/questions/127808
Where this answer came from
- Source platform
- Ftawy
- Original fatwa ID
- 127808
- Added here
- . This is when the answer was added to El Fatwa, not the fatwa's date.
- Text
- Summary from Ftawy's records, reviewed by El Fatwa's sharia committee.
- Read the full ruling
- Read the full answer on Ftawy