Is seeking refuge and the basmalah prescribed when reading from the middle of a surah?

Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: Do I seek refuge and recite the basmalah if I start from the middle of a surah, knowing that I am starting from a new topic in the surah?

Answer:
Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) said: and you begin with seeking refuge as Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) commanded. As for the basmalah, if this is at the beginning of the surah, then you recite the basmalah at the beginning of the surah, because Allah revealed "In the name of Allah, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate" to separate between every two surahs, except al-Bara'ah and al-Anfal. So you recite the basmalah at the beginning of the surah. As for seeking refuge, you do it at the beginning of the surah and in the middle of the surah when you want to read.