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IRSYAD HUKUM SIRI KE-415: BOLEHKAH MEMBACA BASMALAH KETIKA MEMBACA SURAH AL-TAUBAH
Why does Surah al-Taubah not begin with the Basmalah, and is it permissible to recite the Basmalah when reading this surah?
Short answer
Scholars differ on why Surah al-Taubah does not begin with the Basmalah, and Imam al-Qurtubi concludes that the sound view is that the revelation from Jibril AS did not bring the phrase with this surah.
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- Authority
- Federal Territories Mufti Office
- Date
- Status
- Opinion (irsyad)
- Series
- Irsyad al-Hukum (Umum)
- Topic
- Quran & Hadith
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
Scholars differ on why Surah al-Taubah does not begin with the Basmalah, and Imam al-Qurtubi concludes that the sound view is that the revelation from Jibril AS did not bring the phrase with this surah. On reciting it, scholars also differ: Imam Nawawi excludes Surah Bara'ah from the recommendation to recite the Basmalah, Ibn Hajar and al-Khatib al-Syirbini consider it prohibited at the start and disliked in the middle, while al-Ramli considers it disliked at the start and recommended in the middle. The fatwa concludes that reciting the Basmalah at the start of Surah al-Taubah is not required by the Shariah.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Justeru, Imam Qurtubi menyimpulkan di dalam tafsirnya bahawa mengikut pandangan yang sahih, sesungguhnya tidak ditulis lafaz Basmalah pada surah al-Taubah kerana wahyu daripada Jibri AS tidak di datangkan lafaz Basmalah ketika ayat ini diturunkan.
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Federal Territories Mufti Office. “IRSYAD HUKUM SIRI KE-415: BOLEHKAH MEMBACA BASMALAH KETIKA MEMBACA SURAH AL-TAUBAH”, 11 February 2020. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/irsyad-hukum/umum/4160-irsyad-al-fatwa-siri-ke-415-bolehkah-membaca-basmalah-ketika-membaca-surah-al-taubah. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/can-basmalah-be-recited-surah-al-tawbah/