Is the basmalah a verse of Surat al-Fatihah?
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Question:
May Allah reward you. This questioner says: Bismillah al-Rahman al-Rahim, is it a verse of Surat al-Fatihah or not?
Answer:
Bismillah al-Rahman al-Rahim is a verse of the Qur'an, which Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) revealed to distinguish between the surahs, and it is part of a verse in Surat al-Naml[An-Naml 27:30].
As for whether it is from Surat al-Fatihah, the correct view is that it is not from Surat al-Fatihah, based on the authentic hadiths that the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), Abu Bakr, and 'Umar used to begin the prayer with Alhamdulillah Rabb al-'Alamin.
And they did not say they began it with Bismillah al-Rahman al-Rahim, which indicates that they recited Bismillah al-Rahman al-Rahim quietly; because it is not from al-Fatihah, whereas they recited the first verse of al-Fatihah aloud, which is Alhamdulillah Rabb al-'Alamin. This is the correct view. Yes.
May Allah reward you. This questioner says: Bismillah al-Rahman al-Rahim, is it a verse of Surat al-Fatihah or not?
Answer:
Bismillah al-Rahman al-Rahim is a verse of the Qur'an, which Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) revealed to distinguish between the surahs, and it is part of a verse in Surat al-Naml
Indeed, it is from Solomon, and indeed, it reads: 'In the name of Allah, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful,
إِنَّهُ مِن سُلَيْمَانَ وَإِنَّهُ بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِAs for whether it is from Surat al-Fatihah, the correct view is that it is not from Surat al-Fatihah, based on the authentic hadiths that the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), Abu Bakr, and 'Umar used to begin the prayer with Alhamdulillah Rabb al-'Alamin.
And they did not say they began it with Bismillah al-Rahman al-Rahim, which indicates that they recited Bismillah al-Rahman al-Rahim quietly; because it is not from al-Fatihah, whereas they recited the first verse of al-Fatihah aloud, which is Alhamdulillah Rabb al-'Alamin. This is the correct view. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [163] هل البسملة آية من سورة الفاتحة؟ - صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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