The ruling on reciting the Basmala aloud in the Tarawih prayer
Machine translationRead the Arabic original
Question:
The brother A. S. H. from al-Hufuf says in his question: I have noticed that some imams recite the Basmala aloud at the beginning of the surahs during the Tarawih prayer or the night prayer, while others do not. What is the ruling on this action, and does the ruling differ if the prayer is an obligatory prayer or a voluntary one?
Answer:
The Sunnah is to recite the seeking of refuge and the Basmala quietly in the loud prayers, whether they are obligatory or voluntary. This is based on the statement of Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) : “I prayed with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and with Abu Bakr and Umar, and they used to recite Bismillah al-Rahman al-Rahim quietly.” In another wording, it says: “I did not hear any of them recite Bismillah al-Rahman al-Rahim.” And success is from Allah.
The brother A. S. H. from al-Hufuf says in his question: I have noticed that some imams recite the Basmala aloud at the beginning of the surahs during the Tarawih prayer or the night prayer, while others do not. What is the ruling on this action, and does the ruling differ if the prayer is an obligatory prayer or a voluntary one?
Answer:
The Sunnah is to recite the seeking of refuge and the Basmala quietly in the loud prayers, whether they are obligatory or voluntary. This is based on the statement of Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) : “I prayed with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and with Abu Bakr and Umar, and they used to recite Bismillah al-Rahman al-Rahim quietly.” In another wording, it says: “I did not hear any of them recite Bismillah al-Rahman al-Rahim.” And success is from Allah.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
The Arabic text is copied verbatim from the original source, without any edits.