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The basmalah after Surat ul-Faatihah
Q: “After reciting Surat ul-Faatihah in prayer, do we say the basmalah1 before the next surah?”
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Shaikh al-Albaani:
“If the one who is praying finishes reciting Surat ul-Faatihah and starts another surah from its beginning, he initially recites the basmalah because it is part of the surah, except Surat Baraa.ah (i.e. Surat ut-Tawbah) as is known; and he recites the basmalah quietly. But if he starts the recitation from the middle or end of the surah, there is no basmalah.”
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Q: “If he recites more than one surah, does he recite the basmalah quietly for each time?”
Shaikh al-Albaani:
“Each time. Reciting the basmalah loudly is not correct.”
1 i.e. bismillaah ir-Rahmaan ir-Raheem
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