RECITING BASMALA IN OBLIGATORY PRAYERS

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As prompted by your question @Maaji_MK (although I have had the interest to do this for a while), here is a thread that explains this issue.

Firstly, may Allah reward Sharif Ibrahim, he has compiled the solution to this perplexing problem in 2 minutes.
I am only writing this to fulfil the obligation.

This thread contains
- Prelude
- Where the problem lies
- Overview of the stance of Qurra'u
- Conclusion from various Ahadith
- Companions' stance
- View of Fuqaha'
- Conclusion


PRELUDE:

Before you continue, digest these;

1. Recitation of al Fatiha is COMPULSORY in fard prayers
2. This compulsion is binding over ALL the verses of Fatiha
3. Scholars differ over this issue
4. There is no room to negate one scholar's view with a fellow scholar's view.
THE PROBLEM

Recitation of al Fatiha is compulsory in obligatory prayers as there is no prayer without al Fatiha (Bukhari 723, Muslim 394).
Fatiha contains 7 ayat (see Tafsir of Q15v87).

The issue arises from whether or not Basmala is an ayyah in Suratul Fatiha.
VIEW OF SCHOLARS OF QIRA'A

The scholars of recitation unanimously agree that basmala is recited in the beginning of each Surah except for bara'a, but they differ as to whether or not Basmala is COUNTED and treated as an individual verse in the beginning of each Surah.
In the riwaya of Ibn Kathir, basmala is counted as the 1st ayah in each Surah.

In other riwayât, basmala is counted as 1st verse in Fatiha alone.

But there are scholars who maintain that it is not a part of Fatiha due to the hadith of division of Fatiha btw Allah & the servant.
THE AHADITH

There are sound ahadith supporting both views. This shows there's a possibility that the Prophet (s) sometimes recited Basmala aloud and sometimes silently to himself; and it is difficult to say which he did more often.
THE COMPANIONS (RTAM) ALSO DIFFERED:

Abubakar, Umar, Uthman, Sufyan athThawri, Abdullahi bn Mubarak etc. we're reported to not have recited Basmala.

Ibn 'Abbas, Ibn' Umar, Abu Hurairah, Ibn Zubayr, 'Ammar, 'Ali bn Abu Talib etc were reported to recite basmala.
VIEW OF SCHOLARS OF FIQH

Shaf'is and some Hanbalis say it is compulsory to recite the Basmala and deliberately omitting it may vitiate one's prayers.

Hanafis and some Hanbalis say it is desirable to recite it.

Some Malikis say it is disliked, others say it is Mubah.
CONCLUSION:

Some scholars are of the opinion that saying it vitiates the prayer, but NO scholar is of the opinion that saying it vitiates the prayer and this latter view is the majority view. This led some scholars to recite it just to be on the "safer side".
I have seen people who don't pray behind fellow Muslims or avoid certain Mosques, JUST because of this issue. It's part of why I decided to write this thread.

Normalize both practices please as they're both based on scholarly evidences.

AlhamduliLlah
**Some scholars are of the opinion that NOT saying it vitiates the prayer and all scholar agree that saying it doesn't vitiate the prayer and the former view is the majority view.***

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