The reason for not writing the Basmala in Surat al-Tawbah
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Question:
The questioner, Abu Khalid, says: Shaykh, why is the Basmala not recited in Surat al-Tawbah?
Answer:
Because it was not revealed before it. Every surah, the first thing revealed of it is Bismillah al-Rahman al-Rahim, except Surat al-Tawbah, which is a declaration of disavowal from Allah and His Messenger to those of the mushrikin (those who associate partners with Allah) with whom you made a covenant. This was not revealed before it. It was said that it completes the surah before it, which is Surat al-Anfal. And it was said otherwise, but the important thing is that it was not revealed before it, so it was not written before it. Yes.
The questioner, Abu Khalid, says: Shaykh, why is the Basmala not recited in Surat al-Tawbah?
Answer:
Because it was not revealed before it. Every surah, the first thing revealed of it is Bismillah al-Rahman al-Rahim, except Surat al-Tawbah, which is a declaration of disavowal from Allah and His Messenger to those of the mushrikin (those who associate partners with Allah) with whom you made a covenant. This was not revealed before it. It was said that it completes the surah before it, which is Surat al-Anfal. And it was said otherwise, but the important thing is that it was not revealed before it, so it was not written before it. Yes.
Source
قناة «إذاعة القرآن الكريم»، نور على الدرب مع فضيلة الشيخ صالح الفوزان ح7450 — youtube.com (6:03)
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