TAJWEED COURSE LECTURE NOTES. LECTURE 4- AL ISTIADHA AND BASMALAH PART 3

 BASMALA

Is basmala a verse in the Quran?
Yes it is a verse in suurah NAMLI(Chapter 27:30)

An-Naml 27:30

إِنَّهُۥ مِن سُلَيۡمَٰنَ وَإِنَّهُۥ بِسۡمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ 

English - Sahih International
Indeed, it is from Solomon, and indeed, it is [i.e., reads]: 'In the name of Allāh, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful,

Is BASMALA a verse in each and every Surah? 

But the scjolars have differed as to whether it (BASMALA) is an Ayah in Suratul Fatih or not.
As for those who hold the view that it is the first verse of Suratul Faatih in which majority if them are from Makka and Kuufa, so they add  Al-Fatihah 1:7 (صِرَٰطَ ٱلَّذِينَ أَنۡعَمۡتَ عَلَيۡهِمۡ ) as part of the seventh verse and they do not cout it as a separate verse on its own.

As for those who hold the view that BASMALA is not an Aya in suratul Fatih, in which majority of them are from Madina and Basra,  they count (صِرَٰطَ ٱلَّذِينَ أَنۡعَمۡتَ عَلَيۡهِمۡ as a separte Ayah, making it 7 verse.

Note: the famous scholars who hold the first view are Imam Shafia and Imaam Hambal
As for the second view, it is held by Imaam Abu Hanifa with a very strong view with an authentic Hadith from Abu Huraira from the prophet were he said, Allah has divided prayer between him and his servant.

What's the ruling of saying the Basmala when starting recitation?

1. When starting the recitation at the beginning of the surah 
2. When starting at the middle of a surah 
3. When combining two surahs

 When starting the recitation at the beginning of the surah 

 

When starting at the middle of a surah 

  

When combining two surahs

 

 FIRST WAY

 

SECOND WAY

 

THIRD WAY 

 

NOTE:
1. The reader cannot finishing reading the last surah and then read al-basmalah in one breath, then stop and then start the next surah. This is because al-basmalah is said at the beginning of the surah and not at the end.
2. The above mentioned 3 ways are permissible for ending the
recitation of one surah and beginning another, whether the two surahs are consequent such as surat Al-Imran followed by Surat An-Nisa, or not consequent such as Surat Al-Fatiha and then reading surat Yasin.
3. If the two surahs being read are not in order such as reading Surat Al-Mulk and then Surah Yasin , then only two ways are allowed: Cutting all three off each other and joining al-
basmalah with the beginning of the next surah.
4. As for Surat At-Taubh, the following applies:If the the surah that has been read is before surat At- Taubah then the reader wants to read Surat At-Taubh, one of the following ways should be adopted:
First Way: To stop t the end of the last surah before Surat At-Taubh, then take a breath with the intention of continuing the recitation. Then strating with Surat At- Taubh. It is also possible to stop with one of the following methods where applicable: as-sukoon al-madd, ar-rawm or ishmaam (all will be studied later on so don‟t worry about what they are now).

Second Way: As-Sakit : Stop at the end of the last surah for a few seconds without taking a breath, then start Surat At-Taubh. It is also possible to stop with one of the following methods where applicable: as-sukoon al-mahidh, ar- rawm or ishmaam (all will be studied later on so don‟t worry about what they are now).

Third Way: Joining the previous surah with Surat At- Taubh, without a pause and applying the iglb rule between the end of the last surah and the beginning of Surat At- Taubh.
If the the surah that has been read is after surat At- Taubah (according to the order of the surahs in the Quraan) then the reader wants to read Surat At-Taubh, one way applies here. To finish the last surah, then stopping, then start reading Surat At-Taubh, without saying al- basmalah. It is not permissible to join the two surahs no is it to apply the second way mentioned above (as-sakit). If the reader wanted to read Surat At-Taubh, a number of times then he should not join it with its beginning nor should he apply as-sakit.

 

ISTI'ADHA 

 Notes On Isti'adha