The reason for the absence of the basmalah at the beginning of Surat al-Tawbah
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Question:
A questioner says: Is the reason that the basmalah, "In the name of Allah, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate," does not appear at the beginning of Surat al-Tawbah because it is a mercy from Allah, and the reason it is not mentioned is that the surah mentions the polytheists, and there is no mercy for the polytheists? That is what he says.
Answer:
My brother, Surat al-Tawbah was not revealed with the basmalah before it, unlike the other surahs, which were revealed with the basmalah before them. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh,
A questioner says: Is the reason that the basmalah, "In the name of Allah, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate," does not appear at the beginning of Surat al-Tawbah because it is a mercy from Allah, and the reason it is not mentioned is that the surah mentions the polytheists, and there is no mercy for the polytheists? That is what he says.
Answer:
My brother, Surat al-Tawbah was not revealed with the basmalah before it, unlike the other surahs, which were revealed with the basmalah before them. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh,
Source
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