28-54 The Astarabadi interpreter Muhammad ibn Al-Qasim - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Yusuf ibn Muhammad ibn Ziyad and Ali ibn Muhammad ibn Say’yar quoted on the authority of their fathers, on the authority of Al-Hassan ibn Ali (al-Askari) صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم, on the authority of Ali ibn Muhammad صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم, on the authority of his father Muhammad ibn Ali صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم, on the authority of his father Al-Ridha Ali ibn Musa صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم, on the authority of his father Musa ibn Ja’far صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم, on the authority of his father Ja’far ibn Muhammad صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم, on the authority of his father Muhammad ibn Ali صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم, on the authority of his father Ali ibn Al-Hussein صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم, on the authority of his father Al-Hussein ibn Ali صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم, on the authority of his father Ali ibn Abi Talib صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم, on the authority of God’s Prophet صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم that the Honorable the Exalted God said, “I have divided the Opening of the Book (Chapter ‘Al-Fatiha) between Me and My servant. Half of it is Mine and the other half belongs to My servant. My servant can get whatever he asks for. When the servant says, ‘In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful’ God the Exalted the Magnificent will say, ‘My servant started in My Name. It is incumbent upon Me to perfect his affair and Bless his conditions. When he says, ‘Praise be to Allah, the Cherisher and Sustainer of the worlds’ God - the Exalted the Magnificent - says, ‘My servant expressed My Praise and recognized that the blessings that he possesses are from Me and that the calamities which have been fended off from him have been fended off by My Power. I take you as witnesses that I will add the Blessings of the Hereafter to his worldly blessings, and will fend off the Calamities of the Hereafter from him just as I fended off the worldly calamities from him.’ When he says, ‘Most Gracious, Most Merciful.’ God -the Exalted the Magnificent- will say, ‘My servant testified that I am Gracious and Merciful. I take you to witness that I will increase his share of My Mercy and expand hisshare of My Grace.’ When he says, ‘Master of the Day of Judgment’ God the Exalted the Magnificent will say, ‘I take you as witnesses that as he has testified that I am the Master of the Day of Judgment, I will make his reckoning easy on the Reckoning Day and I will forgive his bad deeds.’ When he says, ‘Thee do we worship…’ God the Honorable the Exalted will say, ‘My servant is right. He only worships Me. Bear witness that I will grant him such a reward for this worshipping that whoever opposes him in this worship will envy him.’ When he says, ‘…and Thine aid we seek’ God the Honorable the Exalted will say, ‘My servant is seeking My Help and is taking refuge in Me. I take you to witness that I will assist him in his affairs and will support him in times of difficulty, and rescue him on days of hardship.’ When he says, ‘Show us the straight way. The way of those on whom Thou hast bestowed Thy Grace, those whose (portion) is not wrath, and who go not astray’ God the Honorable the Exalted will say, ‘This is My servant. What My servant wants is fulfilled and whatever he wills, will be done. I will protect him against what he fears.’”Imam Al-Hassan ibn Ali Al-Askari صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم added, “And the Commander of the Faithful صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم was asked, ‘O Commander of the Faithful! Please let us know if ‘In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful’ is from the Opening of the Book.’ The Commander of the Faithful صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم replied, ‘Yes. God’s Prophet صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم recited it and considered it to be a part of that verse. God’s Prophet صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم said that the Opening of the Book is the Seven Oft-repeated (verses).’”