The Ruling on the Basmala and Whether It Is Part of al-Fatihah
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Question:
This is Abu Salim. He says: Shaykh, regarding the Basmala, is it connected to Surat al-Fatihah and considered a verse of al-Fatihah?
Answer:
The Basmala is an independent verse of the Qur'an; it is not part of al-Fatihah or any other surah. It was revealed at the beginning of the surahs. When al-Fatihah was revealed, they knew that a surah of the Qur'an would begin and the one before it would end, so it serves as the marker for that. It is an independent verse. Yes.
This is Abu Salim. He says: Shaykh, regarding the Basmala, is it connected to Surat al-Fatihah and considered a verse of al-Fatihah?
Answer:
The Basmala is an independent verse of the Qur'an; it is not part of al-Fatihah or any other surah. It was revealed at the beginning of the surahs. When al-Fatihah was revealed, they knew that a surah of the Qur'an would begin and the one before it would end, so it serves as the marker for that. It is an independent verse. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، برنامج (فتاوى) (169) لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان بتاريخ [1440-01-09] - كبار العلماء — youtube.com (7:49)
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