Are the circulating sayings regarding the virtue of reciting Surat Al-Fatihah a specific number of times at specific times, such as reciting it forty times between Fajr and its supererogatory prayer for forty mornings to achieve aspirations, or reciting it 21 times after Fajr, 22 after Dhuhr, 23 after Asr, 24 after Maghrib, and 10 after Isha to achieve a wish or a supplication, authentic? And does a woman's inability to pray for forty consecutive days affect acting upon the first saying?
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Surat Al-Fatihah is the greatest in the Quran. The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, mentioned that it is "Al-Hamdulillah Rabbil-Alameen (All praise is due to Allah, Lord of the worlds), it is the seven oft-repeated verses and the Grand Quran which I was given." As for reciting it a specific number of times before or after prayers with the intention of having prayers answered and wishes fulfilled, there is no evidence for this in the Book (Quran) or the .
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