The Reason for the Absence of the Basmala in Surat al-Tawbah
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Question:
The questioner says: Shaykh, the verse "In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful," why was it not mentioned, or why do we not recite it in Surat al-Tawbah?
Answer:
Because it was not revealed before it. All the surahs were revealed with "In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful" before them, except for Surat al-Tawbah, which was not revealed with it before it. Yes.
The questioner says: Shaykh, the verse "In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful," why was it not mentioned, or why do we not recite it in Surat al-Tawbah?
Answer:
Because it was not revealed before it. All the surahs were revealed with "In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful" before them, except for Surat al-Tawbah, which was not revealed with it before it. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، برنامج (فتاوى) (189) لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان بتاريخ [1440-08-20] - كبار العلماء — youtube.com (24:06)
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