The Basmala: Is it a verse of al-Fatihah?
Machine translationRead the Arabic original
Question:
We say: Is the Muslim in Surat al-Fatihah a verse? And if it is a verse, why is it not permissible to use it?
Answer:
It is correct that it is not from Surat al-Fatihah nor from any other surah, but rather it is an independent verse brought to separate the surahs. Reciting it before Surat al-Fatihah is a recommended practice (sunnah), and if one does not recite it, his prayer is valid, because it is not part of Surat al-Fatihah according to the majority. Yes.
We say: Is the Muslim in Surat al-Fatihah a verse? And if it is a verse, why is it not permissible to use it?
Answer:
It is correct that it is not from Surat al-Fatihah nor from any other surah, but rather it is an independent verse brought to separate the surahs. Reciting it before Surat al-Fatihah is a recommended practice (sunnah), and if one does not recite it, his prayer is valid, because it is not part of Surat al-Fatihah according to the majority. Yes.
Source
75-لقاءات مع الشيخ صالح الفوزان - 07- — archive.org (36:59)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.