Writing the Basmala in Correspondence
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Question:
The Shaykh says: In our written correspondence from one person to another, do we write the basmalah?
Answer:
There is nothing wrong with that, as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to write it, and as Sulayman (peace be upon him) wrote it, but only in permissible and decent letters that do not contain any forbidden speech. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good and bless you.
The Shaykh says: In our written correspondence from one person to another, do we write the basmalah?
Answer:
There is nothing wrong with that, as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to write it, and as Sulayman (peace be upon him) wrote it, but only in permissible and decent letters that do not contain any forbidden speech. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good and bless you.
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/146 — archive.org (17:05)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.