Is starting the sermon with the basmalah a religious innovation?
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The questioner : May Allah reward you. Some people, in these sermons, especially other than the Friday sermons, start with the basmalah. Is this something that is said? Does it contradict the Sunnah?
The Shaykh : Yes, the one who starts the sermon with the basmalah is forbidden from doing so; it is forbidden to do it.
The questioner : Not the Friday sermon.
The Shaykh : Ah?
The questioner : A regular sermon, a speech.
The Shaykh : Yes, it is better to start with the praise; it is better to start with the praise. Yes.
The Shaykh : Yes, the one who starts the sermon with the basmalah is forbidden from doing so; it is forbidden to do it.
The questioner : Not the Friday sermon.
The Shaykh : Ah?
The questioner : A regular sermon, a speech.
The Shaykh : Yes, it is better to start with the praise; it is better to start with the praise. Yes.