The Ruling on Reciting the Basmala in al-Fatihah
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The questioner:
May Allah bless you. One of the brothers asks: What is the ruling on reciting the Basmala in al-Fatihah? I have read that it is a verse from the verses of al-Fatihah, but I do not hear anyone reciting it?
The Shaykh:
It is recited silently, not aloud. This is the sunnah (recommended practice): to recite the Basmala in al-Fatihah silently. Yes.
The questioner:
And is it a verse?
The Shaykh:
Yes, it is a verse from the Qur'an.
May Allah bless you. One of the brothers asks: What is the ruling on reciting the Basmala in al-Fatihah? I have read that it is a verse from the verses of al-Fatihah, but I do not hear anyone reciting it?
The Shaykh:
It is recited silently, not aloud. This is the sunnah (recommended practice): to recite the Basmala in al-Fatihah silently. Yes.
The questioner:
And is it a verse?
The Shaykh:
Yes, it is a verse from the Qur'an.
Source
قناة «إذاعة القرآن الكريم»، نورعلى الدرب مع معالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان ح7519 — youtube.com (2:31)
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