What is the decree about saying bismillahi… before reading? Is it necessary to say bismillahi… before reading or mentioning a verse and to end it by saying Amin?
Dear Brother / Sister,
Audhubillahiminashshaytanirrajim and bismillahirrahmanirrahim… are said before reading a chapter. According to the majority of scholars, only audhu… is said before reading a verse; it is not necessary to say bismillahi.… For instance, one does not have to say bismillahi… before reading ayatul-kursiyy, amanarrasulu and huwallahulladhi. It is enough to say only audhu… One can also say bismillahi… after it.
It is wajib to say audhu… before starting reading a chapter or a verse. It is sunnah to say bismillahi… before starting reading a chapter.
It is sunnah to say bismillahi… before al-Fatiha in prayer and it is wajib to say bismillahi… before al-Fatiha outside prayer. According to Shafii madhhab, it is always fard to say bismillahi… before reading al-Fatiha.
However, if you read the chapters and verses that you know by heart with the intention of prayer (dua), you do not have to say audhu… bismillahi… before reading them.
It is sunnah to say Amin after al-Fatiha in prayer. It is better to say bismillahi… before starting a dua but it is not compulsory.
Questions on Islam
- Is it necessary to listen when the sermon (on Friday) is read and not to say amin? They say it is necessary not to utter salawat even if the name of the Prophet is mentioned. Is it true?
- Is it enough to say bismillah before reading a chapter in prayer or is it necessary to say audhu billahi…?
- Is it necessary to utter “basmala” while reading the Quran or while reading some verses by heart?
- What is the decree about saying bismillah before reading al-Fatiha in prayer? Do the people in congregation following the imam read subhanaka? Do they need to read anything else?
- How to perform the noon (zuhr) prayer (The First Sunnah)
- How to perform the noon (zuhr) prayer (Fard)
- How to perform the noon (zuhr) prayer (The Last Sunnah)
- Is it definitely necessary to read the chapter of al-Fatiha after someone utters "al-Fatiha"? When al-Fatiha is uttered after a prayer (dua), some people read other things. What should be read exactly?
- What should a person who reads other verses before the chapter of al-Fatiha in prayer do?
- What are the meanings of the deeds done in prayer, supplications (dua) and glorifications (tasbihat) in and outside prayer? Is it permissible to say / read them more or fewer times?
