What is the ruling on reciting the Basmalah aloud in the Tarawih prayer and other prayers?
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Question:
Is the ruling on reciting the Basmalah aloud before al-Fatihah, and the ruling on not doing so, the same as the ruling on reciting it aloud between the surahs in the Tarawih prayer?
Answer:
It is the same, yes. However, al-Fatihah has a special status because some scholars hold that "Bismillah al-Rahman al-Rahim" is a verse of al-Fatihah, as Imam al-Shafi'i holds that it is a verse of al-Fatihah, while the majority hold that it is an independent verse and not part of al-Fatihah. As for "Bismillah al-Rahman al-Rahim" in the other surahs, it is agreed upon that it is not part of the surah, except in Surat al-Naml.
Is the ruling on reciting the Basmalah aloud before al-Fatihah, and the ruling on not doing so, the same as the ruling on reciting it aloud between the surahs in the Tarawih prayer?
Answer:
It is the same, yes. However, al-Fatihah has a special status because some scholars hold that "Bismillah al-Rahman al-Rahim" is a verse of al-Fatihah, as Imam al-Shafi'i holds that it is a verse of al-Fatihah, while the majority hold that it is an independent verse and not part of al-Fatihah. As for "Bismillah al-Rahman al-Rahim" in the other surahs, it is agreed upon that it is not part of the surah, except in Surat al-Naml.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم الجهر بالبسملة في صلاة التراويح وغيرها؟ للشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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