The Ruling on Whispering the Seeking of Refuge and the Basmalah in Prayer
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Question:
A message was sent by the listener Bashir Hasan Abdullah, a Sudanese resident of Al-Afiyah in the village of Khasibiyyah, it seems. The brother says: If I want to seek refuge and recite the Basmalah in prayer, should I say it aloud, or should it be whispered? May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
The Sunnah is to whisper it, whether one is the imam, praying alone, or a follower. The follower should recite the seeking of refuge and the Basmalah in a whisper; this is what is best. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good.
A message was sent by the listener Bashir Hasan Abdullah, a Sudanese resident of Al-Afiyah in the village of Khasibiyyah, it seems. The brother says: If I want to seek refuge and recite the Basmalah in prayer, should I say it aloud, or should it be whispered? May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
The Sunnah is to whisper it, whether one is the imam, praying alone, or a follower. The follower should recite the seeking of refuge and the Basmalah in a whisper; this is what is best. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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