Is it permissible to recite Surat Al-Fatihah 313 times for healing, based on it being the number of the companions of Talut and the number of fighters in the Battle of Badr?
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Specifying the recitation of Al-Fatiha a specific number of times (41 times) for healing from illnesses has no evidence from the Qur'an or Sunnah. The fundamental principle concerning acts of worship is cessation (tawaqquf), meaning Allah is not worshipped except in the manner He has legislated.
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