The Basmala: Is it a verse of al-Fatihah, and what is the ruling on reciting it in prayer?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: Is the Basmala a verse of al-Fatihah? And is it obligatory to recite it in prayer?
Answer:
There is scholarly disagreement on this. The Shafi'is hold that it is part of al-Fatihah, while the majority hold that it is an independent verse, belonging neither to al-Fatihah nor to any other surah.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: Is the Basmala a verse of al-Fatihah? And is it obligatory to recite it in prayer?
Answer:
There is scholarly disagreement on this. The Shafi'is hold that it is part of al-Fatihah, while the majority hold that it is an independent verse, belonging neither to al-Fatihah nor to any other surah.
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، فصل والفلاسفة لا تختص بأمة من الأمم بل هم موجودون في سائر الأمم — islamhouse.com (1:13:57)
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