Darulifta Ahlesunnat
(Dawateislami)
Question
What do the scholars of Islam say regarding the following matter: can tasmiyyah, i.e., بِسْمِ اللّٰهِ
الرَّحْمٰن الرَّحِيم, be recited at the start of every unit in salah?
Also, is it wājib to recite tasmiyyah
before the additional sūrah?
بِسْمِ اللہِ الرَّحْمٰنِ
الرَّحِیْمِ
اَلْجَوَابُ بِعَوْنِ الْمَلِکِ
الْوَھَّابِ اَللّٰھُمَّ ھِدَایَۃَ الْحَقِّ وَالصَّوَابِ
It is sunnah to recite بِسْمِ اللّٰهِ الرَّحْمٰن الرَّحِيم
after thanāˈ and taꜤawwudh
in the first unit of salah, and at the start of each subsequent unit prior to
beginning recitation of the Quran. This applies to the imam and the one praying
alone. Likewise, this is also sunnah for the latecomer (masbūq)
when he makes up the units he missed. According to the preferred opinion upon
which fatwā is given, it is recommended (mustaḥabb) to recite tasmiyyah
before starting the sūrah after Sūrat al-Fātiḥah;
it is not wājib or sunnah.
وَاللہُ اَعْلَمُ عَزَّوَجَلَّ وَرَسُوْلُہ
اَعْلَم صَلَّی اللّٰہُ تَعَالٰی عَلَیْہِ
وَاٰلِہٖ وَسَلَّم
Answered By: Mufti
Muhammad Qasim Attari
Ref No: FSD-8015
Date: 09 Ṣafar al-Muzaffar 1444 AH/06th September 2022