Is it recommended to begin every matter with the basmalah?
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Question:
This questioner, Abu 'Abdullah, says: Shaykh, I have memorized the saying of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him): "Every important matter that is not begun with the name of Allah is cut off." Does this mean, Shaykh Salih, that it is prescribed for me to say "Bismillah" in every action I undertake, whether it relates to acts of worship or to customary matters?
Answer:
Every important matter, meaning every significant matter, it is recommended to begin it with "Bismillah" when starting it, as a means of seeking help from Allah for the action one intends, and as a means of seeking blessing by seeking blessing from Allah the Exalted and Majestic. So it is recommended to begin with "Bismillah" in important matters, in important matters such as eating, drinking, taking, entering the mosque, and leaving the mosque, and the most important of these is also reciting the Qur'an,[An-Nahl 16:98]. So one begins with "Bismillah" in important matters of religion and matters of this world. Yes.
This questioner, Abu 'Abdullah, says: Shaykh, I have memorized the saying of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him): "Every important matter that is not begun with the name of Allah is cut off." Does this mean, Shaykh Salih, that it is prescribed for me to say "Bismillah" in every action I undertake, whether it relates to acts of worship or to customary matters?
Answer:
Every important matter, meaning every significant matter, it is recommended to begin it with "Bismillah" when starting it, as a means of seeking help from Allah for the action one intends, and as a means of seeking blessing by seeking blessing from Allah the Exalted and Majestic. So it is recommended to begin with "Bismillah" in important matters, in important matters such as eating, drinking, taking, entering the mosque, and leaving the mosque, and the most important of these is also reciting the Qur'an,
So when you recite the Qur'an, [first] seek refuge in Allah from Satan, the expelled [from His mercy].
فإذا قرأت القرآن فاستعذ بالله من الشيطان الرجيم
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 2361 - هل تستحب البسملة في بداية كل أمر؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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