What is the ruling on the basmalah before beginning the opening of the Book?
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The questioner:
What is the ruling on the basmalah before beginning the opening of the Book?
The Shaykh:
The basmalah at the beginning of the surahs, al-Fatihah or otherwise, is a recommended practice (sunnah), except for al-Bara'ah, which does not begin with Bismillah. As for the other surahs, it is a recommended practice (sunnah) that they begin with Bismillah al-Rahman al-Rahim. Yes.
The questioner:
And is it recited aloud in the loud prayers?
The Shaykh:
No, the recommended practice (sunnah) is that he keeps it quiet and does not recite it aloud, because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and his Companions did not recite it aloud except for Al-Hamdu lillahi Rabbil 'Alamin.
What is the ruling on the basmalah before beginning the opening of the Book?
The Shaykh:
The basmalah at the beginning of the surahs, al-Fatihah or otherwise, is a recommended practice (sunnah), except for al-Bara'ah, which does not begin with Bismillah. As for the other surahs, it is a recommended practice (sunnah) that they begin with Bismillah al-Rahman al-Rahim. Yes.
The questioner:
And is it recited aloud in the loud prayers?
The Shaykh:
No, the recommended practice (sunnah) is that he keeps it quiet and does not recite it aloud, because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and his Companions did not recite it aloud except for Al-Hamdu lillahi Rabbil 'Alamin.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم البسملة قبل البدء في فاتحة الكتاب؟ للشيخ الفوزان — youtube.com
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