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Reciting Bismillah in Salaah

· 29 Rabiʻ II 1435 AH1 min readEnglish

Question

When I perform Salaah alone, should I recite Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem before Surah Fatiha in every rakaat of Salaah? Also, should I recite Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem after saying Aameen and before I start another Surah?

Answer

Yes.

Yes.

And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.

References (Arabic / Urdu sources)

( سمى ) غير المؤتم بلفظ البسلمة لا مطلق الذكر كما في ذبيحة ووضوء ( سرا في ) أول ( كل ركعة ) ولو جهرية ( لا ) تسن ( بين الفاتحة والسورة مطلقا ) ولو سرية ولا تكره اتفاقا (الدر المختار 1/ 490)

قال الشامي : قوله ( لا تسن ) مقتضى كلام المتن أن يقال لا يسمى لكنه عدل عنه لإبهامه الكراهة بخلاف نفي السنية ثم إن هذا قولهما وصححه في البدائع وقال محمد تسن إن خافت لا إن جهر بحر (رد المحتار 1/ 490)

Answered by
Mufti Zakaria Makada
Checked & approved by
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
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