The ruling on reciting the Basmalah quietly in the loud prayers
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Question:
Your Eminence, is it the Sunnah to recite the Basmalah aloud in the loud prayers, or quietly? With the evidence?
Answer:
The Sunnah is to recite it quietly. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to recite it quietly, as is established from him (peace and blessings be upon him). This is also the case with the Companion al-Siddiq, and with 'Umar, who would begin the prayer with the takbir and the recitation with al-Hamd, and would not recite the Basmalah aloud, nor the seeking of refuge (ta'awwudh). This is the best: not to recite the seeking of refuge aloud, and not to recite the Basmalah aloud. Yes.
Your Eminence, is it the Sunnah to recite the Basmalah aloud in the loud prayers, or quietly? With the evidence?
Answer:
The Sunnah is to recite it quietly. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to recite it quietly, as is established from him (peace and blessings be upon him). This is also the case with the Companion al-Siddiq, and with 'Umar, who would begin the prayer with the takbir and the recitation with al-Hamd, and would not recite the Basmalah aloud, nor the seeking of refuge (ta'awwudh). This is the best: not to recite the seeking of refuge aloud, and not to recite the Basmalah aloud. Yes.
Source
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