The ruling on the imam forgetting to recite the Basmalah in prayer
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Question:
If the imam forgets to recite the Basmalah in prayer, is the prayer invalid?
Answer:
No, the correct view is that the prayer is not invalidated; because the Basmala is not part of al-Fatihah, and it is not obligatory to recite it, but rather reciting it is a recommended practice (sunnah). Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
If the imam forgets to recite the Basmalah in prayer, is the prayer invalid?
Answer:
No, the correct view is that the prayer is not invalidated; because the Basmala is not part of al-Fatihah, and it is not obligatory to recite it, but rather reciting it is a recommended practice (sunnah). Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/197 — archive.org (10:57)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.