If I lead a congregation that is accustomed to reciting the Basmala aloud, should I recite it aloud or not?
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, he says: If I lead a congregation that is accustomed to reciting the Basmala aloud, should I recite it aloud or not?
The Shaykh:
No, do not recite it aloud, as long as the Sunnah is to recite it quietly. You recite it quietly in order to teach them that the Sunnah is to recite it quietly. This is a time when clarification is needed. Yes.
The presenter:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success.
The Shaykh:
If you fear fitnah (trial, discord or temptation), because some people are fanatical about their school of jurisprudence, fitnah may occur. So if you fear fitnah, recite it aloud. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, he says: If I lead a congregation that is accustomed to reciting the Basmala aloud, should I recite it aloud or not?
The Shaykh:
No, do not recite it aloud, as long as the Sunnah is to recite it quietly. You recite it quietly in order to teach them that the Sunnah is to recite it quietly. This is a time when clarification is needed. Yes.
The presenter:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success.
The Shaykh:
If you fear fitnah (trial, discord or temptation), because some people are fanatical about their school of jurisprudence, fitnah may occur. So if you fear fitnah, recite it aloud. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [352 -582] لو صليت إمامًا بقوم اعتادوا الجهر بالبسملة فهل أجهر بها أو لا؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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