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layout: post
title: "Ruling On Reciting Al-Fatihah At The Time Of A Man's Proposal To A Woman"
publisher: "alsalafiyyah@icloud.com"
source: "Fatawa Al-Lajnah Al-Da’imah 20/146, Fatwa no. 6337‏, Question 7"
hijri: Dhul-Hijjah 22, 1444 AH
lang: en
note: false
category: [bidah,engagement]
excerpt: "Reciting Al-Fatihah at the time of a man's proposal to a woman or at the time of his marriage contract with her is bid'ah."
muftis:
  chairman: 
    - name: Shaykh Ibn Baz
      url: /biography/binbaz/
  deputy_chairman:
    - name: Shaykh Abdul-Razzaq Al-Afifi
      url: /biography/afifi/
---

Question: 

Is reciting Al-Fatihah at the time when a man gets engaged to a woman an innovation (bid‘ah)? 

Answer: 

Reciting Al-Fatihah at the time of a man's proposal to a woman or at the time of his marriage contract with her is bid'ah (an innovation).