refuge and Saying the “Basmalah”
“asking for refuge, or protection” When the reader says:
1. If the reader is reading silently, he then seeks refuge silently, or if he is alone.
2. If one is about to pray the seeking refuge is also done silently.
3. If one is reading aloud, and others are present that will hear, the seeking refuge is done out loud.
4. If the reading is done by turns (as in a classroom situation), the first reader seeks refuge out loud and the rest do it silently.
5. If the reading is cut off by coughing, sneezing, or by talk referring to the reading or meaning of the verses, then there is no need for repeating the seeking refuge.
6. If the reading is cut off by work or normal conversation, or by eating, then the seeking refuge should be repeated before beginning to read the Qur’an again.
who says "bismillah"
has said the basmalah. The proper
way to say the basmalah
It is necessary to
read it before the beginning of every surah of the Qur'an with the exception
which is also called “Baraa’ah.”
of Seeking refuge when starting recitation with the basmalah and with the
beginning of a surah
If the reader wishes to start his reading at the beginning of a surah, he needs to seek refuge, say the basmalah and then start reciting the surah. There are four ways of doing this.
Cutting all three
off from each other.
all three with each other.
the basmalah and the beginning of the surah.
seeking refuge with the basmalah.