What is the ruling on reciting the Basmalah aloud in the loud prayers?
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The questioner : What is the ruling on reciting the Basmalah aloud in the loud prayers?
The Shaykh : That is, do you say: In the loud prayers, is the Basmalah recited aloud?
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : The correct view is that it is not recited aloud, and some scholars hold that it is recited aloud. This is based on: Is the Basmalah part of al-Fatihah or not? If we say it is part of al-Fatihah?
The questioner : It is recited aloud.
The Shaykh : It is recited aloud. And if we say it is not, it is not recited aloud. The correct view is that it is not part of al-Fatihah and that it is not recited aloud.
The Shaykh : That is, do you say: In the loud prayers, is the Basmalah recited aloud?
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : The correct view is that it is not recited aloud, and some scholars hold that it is recited aloud. This is based on: Is the Basmalah part of al-Fatihah or not? If we say it is part of al-Fatihah?
The questioner : It is recited aloud.
The Shaykh : It is recited aloud. And if we say it is not, it is not recited aloud. The correct view is that it is not part of al-Fatihah and that it is not recited aloud.