The ruling on reciting the seeking of refuge and the basmalah before the takbir of ihram

This is a female questioner, the mother of Usamah, residing in Jeddah, who says: When I begin the prayer, and before I say the takbir, I seek refuge in Allah from the accursed Shaytan, then I recite the basmalah, then I say the takbir. I repeat this seeking of refuge and basmalah after the takbir and the supplication of opening. Is this valid from me, or is this method incorrect?
Answer: The Sunnah is to suffice with the seeking of refuge and the basmalah after the takbir, after the opening, at the beginning of the recitation.
As for reciting the seeking of refuge and the basmalah at the very beginning of the prayer, there is no evidence for it. But if you say the takbir and recite the opening: (Subhanaka Allahumma wa bihamdika wa tabarakasmuka wa ta'ala jadduka wa la ilaha ghayruk) or with any other opening from the authentic openings, then after that you say: I seek refuge in Allah from the accursed Shaytan, In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful, then you recite al-Fatihah, this is what is prescribed. As for reciting it before the takbir, it has no basis. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good.