The Basmala: Is it a verse of al-Fatihah or not?
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Your Eminence! Is the Basmala a verse of al-Fatihah?
The Basmala is not a verse of al-Fatihah, nor of any other surah. Rather, it is an independent verse. It is numbered in the mushaf as part of al-Fatihah, but that is the weaker opinion.And the correct view is: The beginning of al-Fatihah is: [al-Fatihah:2] As is authentic in the hadith of Abu Hurayrah from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that Allah said: "I divided the prayer between Me and My servant into two halves" He mentioned al-Fatihah and did not mention the Basmala.
The Basmala is not a verse of al-Fatihah, nor of any other surah. Rather, it is an independent verse. It is numbered in the mushaf as part of al-Fatihah, but that is the weaker opinion.And the correct view is: The beginning of al-Fatihah is: