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Hadith on Prayer: Virtue of Surat al-Fatihah, Allah's response

https://www.abuaminaelias.com/dailyhadithonline/2012/07/10/surat-al-fatihah-allah-responds/

Abu Huraira reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Allah Almighty said: I have divided prayer between Myself and My servant into two halves, and My servant shall have what he has asked for.

1. When the servant says, ‘All praise is due to Allah the Lord of the worlds,’ Allah says: My servant has praised Me. --Quran/1/2
2. When he says, ‘The Gracious, the Merciful,’ Allah says: My servant has exalted Me. --Quran/1/3
3. When he says, ‘The Master of the Day of Judgment,’ Allah says: My servant has glorified Me and my servant has submitted to Me. [1] --Quran/1/4
4. When he says, ‘You alone we worship, You alone we ask for help,’ Allah says: This is between Me and My servant, and My servant will have what he has asked for. --Quran/1/5
5. When he says, ‘Guide us to the straight path, the path of those whom you have favored, not those who went astray,’ Allah says: This is for My servant, and My servant will have what he has asked for.”

Source: Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 395 | Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Muslim | [2]

Number 4 and 5 might imply that 'Everyone Has Been Created with a Unique Purpose "Each [person] is directed to a goal, so race toward all that is good." — Qur’an 2:148 | Surah Al-Baqarah

Hence why Allah shifts to "This is between Me and my abd."

1. The covenant (7:172): Am I not your Rabb? We all answered "bala" at various levels of sincerity. Hence the believers say Alhamdulillahi rabbil alameen at least 17x/day. Listen to How to Survive the Biggest Trial of Life Subtle Kindness Oct 3, 2025 [3] on how the challenge is in understanding the khilafa and not follow Satan.
2. Allah tests that claim: Surah Al-Ankabut (29:2): The Quran asks, "Do people think that they will be left to say, 'We believe,' and they will not be tested?"
3. You ask for guidance to the straight path (1:6).
4. 15:97 - 16:1
   1. And We certainly know that your heart is truly distressed by what they say.
   2. So glorify the praises of your Lord and be one of those who ˹always˺ pray,
      • Synonyms: Quran/18/46, Quran/17/79 and dhikr
   3. and worship your Lord until the inevitable / yaqeen comes your way.
      • Synonyms: Quran/102 and dhikr
   4. Allah's command has already been issued (and everything has already been written), so do not rush it.
5. You are created to worship Allah (51:56).
   1. You begin with a unique fitrah and direction (2:148).
   2. “I have directed my face (my purpose, focus) to Allah” (Qur’an 6:79)
   3. And to your Lord direct [your] longing. (Wa-ila rabbika farghab) —94:8
6. And you're only rewarded for what you strive to do with sincerity (53:39).

Links

1. https://www.notequran.com/#/t1/ar-allah/t2/en-khattab/t3/en-transliteration/t4/ha-gumi/t5/en-sahih