Before what deeds should I say bismillah?

- It is said that one should say bismillah before every deed. What kind of deeds are they?
- Please explain in detail

Dear Brother / Sister,

According to a narration, the Prophet (pbuh) states the following regarding the issue:

“Any meaningful word or deed that does not begin with the Bismillah (remembrance of Allah) is unblessed and fruitless.” (Ibn Hanbal, Musnad, 2/360)

It is haram to say Bismillah at the beginning of haram-sinful deeds. In all other deeds, it is either sunnah or wajib to say Bismillah because “Saying Bismillah means referring to/addressing Allah”.

The word “Bismillahirrahmanirrahim” has manifestations on the universe, earth and man. Badiuzzaman Said Nursi explains it as follows: I saw one manifestation of “Bismillahirrahmanirrahim (In the Name of God, the Merciful, the Compassionate)” as follows:

On the face of the universe, the face of the earth, and the face of man are three stamps of dominicality one within the other and each showing samples of the others.

The First is the great stamp of Godhead, which is manifested through the mutual assistance, co-operation, and embracing and corresponding to one another of beings in the totality of the universe. This looks to “In the Name of God”.

The Second is the great stamp of divine mercifulness, which is manifested through the mutual resemblance and proportion, order, harmony, favor and compassion in the disposal, raising, and administration of plants and animals on the face of the earth. This looks to “In the Name of God, the Merciful”.

Then is the exalted stamp of divine compassionateness, which is manifested through the subtleties of divine beneficence, fine points of divine clemency, and rays of divine compassion on the face of man’s comprehensive nature. This looks to “the Compassionate” in “In the Name of God, the Merciful, the Compassionate.”

That is to say, “In the Name of God, the Merciful, the Compassionate” is the sacred title of three stamps of divine oneness, which form a luminous line on the page of the world, and a strong cord, and shining filament. That is, by being revealed from above, the tip of “In the Name of God, the Merciful, the Compassionate” rests on man, the fruit of the universe and miniature copy of the world; it binds the lower world to the divine throne; it is a way for man to ascend to the human throne. (Lemalar, pp. 96-97)

This determination of Badiuzzaman Said Nursi is confirmed by the famous “Golden Ratio”:

The mathematical ratio of the Golden Ratio: 1.618

The abjad value of “Bismillahirrahmanirrahim”: (Bismillah) represents one because Allah is one, and the letter Alif at the beginning points to Him as one. The abjad value of the names ar-rahman, ar-rahim is 618.

So, just like the mathematical ratio of the golden ratio is 1.618, the abjad value Bismillah is 1.618 according to the calculation we have given.

Praise be to Allah, who shows us the verses of the Quran and the universe, as many times as the number of signs of the universe and the book of the Quran. Amin.

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