Tafsir Surat al-Fatihah 17: Path of the Prophets & the Righteous ~ Dr. Yasir Qadhi | 23rd July 2014

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The standard doctrine of Sunni Islam is that we respect all the Companions of the Prophet (ṣallallāhu ‘alayhi wa sallam) & hold them with the highest honour and that Abu Bakr (raḍyAllāhu ‘anhu) was the first rightly guided Khalifah of the Muslims.

The famous Scholar Imam Fakhr ad-Din ar-Razi (raḥimahullāh) from Herat (modern day Afghanistan) commented that the final verse in Surat al-Fātiĥah "The path of those upon whom You have bestowed favor" is a proof of the legitimate Khilafah of the best of this Ummah - Abu Bakr as-Siddik (raḍyAllāhu ‘anhu)!

In today's special Ramadan series episode of the Tafsir of Surat al-Fātiĥah Shaykh Dr. Yasir Qadhi discusses how the verse Şirāţa Al-Ladhīna 'An`amta `Alayhim (The path of those upon whom You have bestowed favor) proves the Khilafah of Abu Bakr (raḍyAllāhu ‘anhu) along with a discussion of...

• How many paths lead to God

• The concept of Hidaya (Guidance)

• Why does a Muslim need to ask for Hidaya while we are already guided to the truth

• The different levels of Hidaya

• The greatest blessing of Islam

Learn and benefit from this great series and transform your prayer so that it's never the same again, in sha Allah!

Recorded 23rd July 2014