The ruling on the imam reciting the basmalah aloud
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Question:
This questioner asks, Shaykh, and says: What is the ruling on the imam reciting the basmalah aloud?
Answer:
There is nothing wrong with it sometimes, but making it a habit is not prescribed and is not recommended, because the authentic hadith states that the Prophet Sahih al-Bukhari 743 However, if he recites it aloud sometimes, there is nothing wrong with it. Yes.
This questioner asks, Shaykh, and says: What is the ruling on the imam reciting the basmalah aloud?
Answer:
There is nothing wrong with it sometimes, but making it a habit is not prescribed and is not recommended, because the authentic hadith states that the Prophet
(peace and blessings be upon him), Abu Bakr, 'Umar, and 'Uthman did not recite "In the name of Allah, the Most Merciful, the Bestower of Mercy" aloud,
صلى الله عليه وسلم وأبا بكر وعمر وعثمان ما كانوا يجهرون ببسم الله الرحمن الرحيم،The Prophet, Abu Bakr and `Umar used to start the prayer with "Al hamdu li l-lahi Rabbi l-`alamin (All praise is but to Allah, Lord of the Worlds).
إنما كانوا يبدؤون الصلاة بالحمد لله رب العالمين،
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 02/276 — archive.org (9:18)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.