Is the Basmala considered part of every surah? If so, and a person forgets to recite it in al-Fatihah during his prayer, is his prayer valid?
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Question:
May Allah reward you with good, and may He do you good. Is the Basmala considered part of every surah, meaning it is a verse of it? If that is the case, and a person forgets to recite it in al-Fatihah during his prayer, is his prayer valid?
Answer:
The correct view is that the Basmala is an independent verse; it is not part of al-Fatihah nor any other surah, except in Surat al-Naml in the saying of Allah the Exalted:[An-Naml 27:29-30] In that case, it is part of a verse of Surat al-Naml. As for in any other place, it is an independent verse, not part of al-Fatihah nor any other surah. It was revealed in the writing of the surahs and is written at the beginning of the surahs in the Noble Mushaf, except between al-Bara'ah and al-Anfal, where it is not written because it was not revealed in that place. Yes.
May Allah reward you with good, and may He do you good. Is the Basmala considered part of every surah, meaning it is a verse of it? If that is the case, and a person forgets to recite it in al-Fatihah during his prayer, is his prayer valid?
Answer:
The correct view is that the Basmala is an independent verse; it is not part of al-Fatihah nor any other surah, except in Surat al-Naml in the saying of Allah the Exalted:
to me has been delivered a noble letter. (30) Indeed, it is from Solomon, and indeed, it reads: 'In the name of Allah, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful,
أُلْقِيَ إِلَيَّ كِتَابٌ كَرِيمٌ إِنَّهُ مِن سُلَيْمَانَ وَإِنَّهُ بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ
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قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل البسملة تعتبر جزءا من كل سورة وإذا كان كذلك ونسي شخص قراءتها في الفاتحة في صلاته، هل صلاته صحيحة؟ — youtube.com
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