A question about a hadith that may be cited as evidence for the validity of the claim that the basmalah is a verse of al-Fatihah?
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The questioner : About a hadith that may be cited as evidence for the validity of the claim that the basmalah is a verse of al-Fatihah?
The Shaykh : As long as the hadith is weak, it suffices for us. Whoever has an authentic hadith should consider it part of al-Fatihah. However, the fact that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) sometimes recited it quietly and sometimes aloud indicates that it is not part of al-Fatihah, because if it were part of al-Fatihah, he would have recited it aloud always. But is the hadith authentic with many routes? I say it is authentic, but did he recite it aloud and not quietly? His reciting it quietly at times indicates that it is not part of al-Fatihah, because if it were part of it, he would have recited it aloud always, just as he recites al-Fatihah aloud. This is one point. A second point is that reciting it aloud indicates that it is part of it, which is a possibility. But the hadith of Abu Hurayrah:Jami` at-Tirmidhi 2953Sahih (Darussalam) leaves no room for doubt.
The Shaykh : As long as the hadith is weak, it suffices for us. Whoever has an authentic hadith should consider it part of al-Fatihah. However, the fact that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) sometimes recited it quietly and sometimes aloud indicates that it is not part of al-Fatihah, because if it were part of al-Fatihah, he would have recited it aloud always. But is the hadith authentic with many routes? I say it is authentic, but did he recite it aloud and not quietly? His reciting it quietly at times indicates that it is not part of al-Fatihah, because if it were part of it, he would have recited it aloud always, just as he recites al-Fatihah aloud. This is one point. A second point is that reciting it aloud indicates that it is part of it, which is a possibility. But the hadith of Abu Hurayrah: