The ruling on reciting the Basmalah quietly during recitation in the loud prayers
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From the Arab Republic of Egypt, a message sent by one of the brothers from there, who indicated his name with the letters: (N. H. 'A). Our brother has three questions.
In his first question, he says: I hear some people in the loud prayer start directly with al-Fatihah without naming, meaning: they did not mention the Basmalah. What is the guidance in this?
Answer: It is prescribed for the believing man and woman to begin with seeking refuge, then the naming, then the recitation. So when he says the takbir for the prayer first, he opens with what Allah has prescribed of the opening supplications that are established from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), among which is: and it is the most concise of them:Jami` at-Tirmidhi 243Hasan (Darussalam) And among them is: Sunan an-Nasa'i 60Sahih (Darussalam) And there are other opening supplications established from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), so it is better that he opens with one of them; this is the best. And if he leaves that, there is no blame on him.
Then he says: I seek refuge in Allah from the accursed Shaytan, or I seek refuge in Allah, the All-Hearing, the All-Knowing, from the accursed Shaytan, then he says: Then he recites al-Fatihah. This is what is prescribed. If he recites without an opening supplication, without seeking refuge, and without naming, the recitation is valid; because the naming is a recommended practice, seeking refuge is a recommended practice, and the opening supplication is a recommended practice. But it is better for him, and it is the recommended practice for him, to come with these matters: he opens, then he seeks refuge, then he names, then he recites. This is what is prescribed, and this is the perfection. Yes.
The presenter: Our brother asks about the loud prayer, O Your Eminence the Shaykh. He says: I did not hear them mention "Bismillah al-Rahman al-Rahim" in the loud prayers?
The Shaykh: The recommended practice in the loud prayers is not to raise the voice; he recites the naming and seeking refuge but quietly. This is the best; because the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) used to recite them quietly, and so did his righteous successors: al-Siddiq, 'Umar, 'Uthman, and 'Ali, they used to recite them quietly. So the recommended practice is to recite them quietly.
And it has been reported from Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) what indicates that the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) sometimes raised his voice with it on some occasions. So if a person raises his voice with it on some occasions for the sake of clarification and teaching, there is no blame in that. But it is better that the predominant habit for him is to recite it quietly, following the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) in that.
In his first question, he says: I hear some people in the loud prayer start directly with al-Fatihah without naming, meaning: they did not mention the Basmalah. What is the guidance in this?
Answer: It is prescribed for the believing man and woman to begin with seeking refuge, then the naming, then the recitation. So when he says the takbir for the prayer first, he opens with what Allah has prescribed of the opening supplications that are established from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), among which is: and it is the most concise of them:
Glorious You are O Allah, and with Your praise, and blessed is Your Name, and exalted is Your majesty, and none has the right to be worshipped but You.
سبحانك اللهم وبحمدك، وتبارك اسمك، وتعالى جدك، ولا إله غيركAllahumma ba'id baini was baina khatayaya kama ba'adta baina al-mashriq wal-maghrib; Allahumma naqqini min khatayaya kama yunaqqath-thawb al-abyad min ad-danas; Allahummaghsilni min khatayaya bith-thalji wal-ma'i wal-barad (O Allah, out a great distance between me and my sins, as great as the distance You have made between the East and the West; O Allah, cleanse me of of sin as a white garment is cleansed from filth; Wash away my sins with snow, water, and hail)
اللهم باعد بيني وبين خطاياي كما باعدت بين المشرق والمغرب، اللهم نقني من خطاياي كما ينقى الثوب الأبيض من الدنس، اللهم اغسلني من خطاياي بالثلج والماء والبردThen he says: I seek refuge in Allah from the accursed Shaytan, or I seek refuge in Allah, the All-Hearing, the All-Knowing, from the accursed Shaytan, then he says:
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الْرَّحمَنِ الْرَّحَيمِThe presenter: Our brother asks about the loud prayer, O Your Eminence the Shaykh. He says: I did not hear them mention "Bismillah al-Rahman al-Rahim" in the loud prayers?
The Shaykh: The recommended practice in the loud prayers is not to raise the voice; he recites the naming and seeking refuge but quietly. This is the best; because the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) used to recite them quietly, and so did his righteous successors: al-Siddiq, 'Umar, 'Uthman, and 'Ali, they used to recite them quietly. So the recommended practice is to recite them quietly.
And it has been reported from Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) what indicates that the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) sometimes raised his voice with it on some occasions. So if a person raises his voice with it on some occasions for the sake of clarification and teaching, there is no blame in that. But it is better that the predominant habit for him is to recite it quietly, following the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) in that.
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