The reason for the absence of the Basmala in Surat al-Tawbah
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Question:
A listener sent a question in which he says: Why is there no Basmala in Surat al-Tawbah? This Basmala is present in the surahs of the Qur'an except for Surat al-Tawbah. If you could clarify that, may Allah bless you.
Answer:
It was said that it is a completion of Surat al-Anfal. It was also said that it was not revealed. This is the correct answer: it was not revealed before it. The custom was that the Basmala was revealed before the surah, but it was not revealed before Surat al-Tawbah. Therefore, they did not write it before it. Yes.
A listener sent a question in which he says: Why is there no Basmala in Surat al-Tawbah? This Basmala is present in the surahs of the Qur'an except for Surat al-Tawbah. If you could clarify that, may Allah bless you.
Answer:
It was said that it is a completion of Surat al-Anfal. It was also said that it was not revealed. This is the correct answer: it was not revealed before it. The custom was that the Basmala was revealed before the surah, but it was not revealed before Surat al-Tawbah. Therefore, they did not write it before it. Yes.
Source
قناة «إذاعة القرآن الكريم»، نور على الدرب مع معالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان ح7591 — youtube.com (15:21)
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