Reciting the Basmalah quietly in the loud prayers
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Question:
May Allah reward you with good, and may He do you good. Is it obligatory to recite the Basmalah aloud in the loud prayers?
Answer:
The correct view, and the position of the majority, is that the Basmalah is recited quietly in the prayer and not aloud. This is because the authentic hadith indicates that the ProphetBulugh al-Maram 2:162 indicated that the Basmalah is not to be recited aloud. The Basmalah is a recommended practice (sunnah), not obligatory, according to the majority of scholars. Reciting it is a recommended verbal practice of the prayer, so it is not recited aloud. If one recites it aloud on some occasions, there is no harm in that. However, making it a habit to do so is not prescribed according to the majority. Yes.
May Allah reward you with good, and may He do you good. Is it obligatory to recite the Basmalah aloud in the loud prayers?
Answer:
The correct view, and the position of the majority, is that the Basmalah is recited quietly in the prayer and not aloud. This is because the authentic hadith indicates that the Prophet
The Prophet (ﷺ), Abu Bakr and 'Umar used to begin the Salat (prayer) with Al-hamdu lillahi Rabbil-'alamin.
صلى الله عليه وسلم وأبا بكر وعمر كانوا يستفتحون الصلاة بالحمد لله رب العالمين،
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 4267- الإسرار بالبسملة في الصلاة الجهرية - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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