The Basmala: Is it a verse of al-Fatihah?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: I did not know that the basmalah is a verse of Surat al-Fatihah until recently, and that the prayer is not valid without the basmalah. He asks: What should I do about the previous prayers?
Answer:
It is not correct that the basmalah is a verse of the Qur'an by consensus. It is not from Surat al-Fatihah or any other surah, but rather it is an independent verse, a standalone verse that is not part of Surat al-Fatihah or any other surah. So if you recite Surat al-Fatihah and do not recite the basmalah, your prayer is valid.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: I did not know that the basmalah is a verse of Surat al-Fatihah until recently, and that the prayer is not valid without the basmalah. He asks: What should I do about the previous prayers?
Answer:
It is not correct that the basmalah is a verse of the Qur'an by consensus. It is not from Surat al-Fatihah or any other surah, but rather it is an independent verse, a standalone verse that is not part of Surat al-Fatihah or any other surah. So if you recite Surat al-Fatihah and do not recite the basmalah, your prayer is valid.
Source
المنتقى من أخبار سيد المرسلين 13-04-1437هـ — alfawzan.live (56:15)
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