Is it permissible for the ma'mum to leave if the imam recites the basmalah aloud?
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Question:
Also regarding reciting the basmalah aloud, we received this message from 'Ayd Muhammad al-Yamani. 'Ayd says in this message: I led the prayer in a mosque in a farm, and we were among the workers, and with us were— he says— Saudis, Yemenis, and a Pakistani. After I recited the basmalah aloud, the Saudi left and exited the row, and did not pray with us in congregation. We ask— if there is something in the basmalah, or in reciting it aloud, that deviates from the correct practice— to issue a ruling on that, and may Allah guide you.
Answer:
It is permissible to recite the basmalah aloud, and it is better to recite it quietly. It is established from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that he used to recite it quietly, and so did al-Siddiq, 'Umar, and 'Uthman (may Allah be pleased with them). So the sunnah is to recite it quietly, to read it silently between you and yourself, before al-Fatihah, and before every surah, and not to recite it aloud. But if the imam recites it aloud, there is no harm, and it is not appropriate to leave because of that. The one who left the prayer because of that made a mistake; he does not have insight. Reciting the basmalah aloud does not harm the prayer, and there is no harm in it, but it is contrary to what is better. The better is to recite it quietly. Yes.
The presenter: But should the ma'mum act in this manner, when he did not verify in...?
The Shaykh: No, this is not appropriate. It is a mistake. For him to leave the prayer because of this is a mistake due to his ignorance. Yes.
Also regarding reciting the basmalah aloud, we received this message from 'Ayd Muhammad al-Yamani. 'Ayd says in this message: I led the prayer in a mosque in a farm, and we were among the workers, and with us were— he says— Saudis, Yemenis, and a Pakistani. After I recited the basmalah aloud, the Saudi left and exited the row, and did not pray with us in congregation. We ask— if there is something in the basmalah, or in reciting it aloud, that deviates from the correct practice— to issue a ruling on that, and may Allah guide you.
Answer:
It is permissible to recite the basmalah aloud, and it is better to recite it quietly. It is established from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that he used to recite it quietly, and so did al-Siddiq, 'Umar, and 'Uthman (may Allah be pleased with them). So the sunnah is to recite it quietly, to read it silently between you and yourself, before al-Fatihah, and before every surah, and not to recite it aloud. But if the imam recites it aloud, there is no harm, and it is not appropriate to leave because of that. The one who left the prayer because of that made a mistake; he does not have insight. Reciting the basmalah aloud does not harm the prayer, and there is no harm in it, but it is contrary to what is better. The better is to recite it quietly. Yes.
The presenter: But should the ma'mum act in this manner, when he did not verify in...?
The Shaykh: No, this is not appropriate. It is a mistake. For him to leave the prayer because of this is a mistake due to his ignorance. Yes.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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