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AL-KAFI #1904: CARA-CARA MEMBACA PERMULAAN SURAH AL-TAUBAH
How should one begin reciting Surah al-Taubah, which has no basmalah?
Short answer
Surah al-Taubah does not begin with the basmalah, but its recitation may be started in two ways.
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
- Al-Kafi li al-Fatawi
- Topic
- Quran & Hadith
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
Surah al-Taubah does not begin with the basmalah, but its recitation may be started in two ways. The first is to recite the isti‘azah at the start of the surah, either stopping after the isti‘azah or joining it directly to the first verse, without the basmalah. The second is to recite the end of Surah al-Anfal together with the start of al-Taubah, using one of three modes: stopping, saktah (a brief pause without taking a breath) or joining, again without the basmalah.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Kaedah untuk memulakan bacaan surah al-Taubah boleh dibaca dengan dua kaedah iaitu melalui bacaan lafaz isti'azah pada permulaan surah atau melalui kaedah bacaan akhir surah al-Anfal.
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How to cite
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Federal Territories Mufti Office. “AL-KAFI #1904: CARA-CARA MEMBACA PERMULAAN SURAH AL-TAUBAH”, 7 December 2022. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/al-kafi-li-al-fatawi/5469-al-kafi-1904-cara-cara-membaca-permulaan-surah-al-taubah. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/how-to-begin-reciting-surah-al-taubah/