At sige basmala højt?

[Idris]

Al-Salam 'alaykom.

Hvad er reglen omkring at recitere "Bismillahi rahmani rahim" højt under bønnen?

[Idris]

Svar fra Egyptens Fatwa Hus:
Spørgsmålet om at recitere Bismillahi Rahman Rahim højt er et emne, hvorom de lærde er uenige. Shafi'i lærde mener at det er religiøst sanktioneret, hvorimod andre mener at det er bedst at recitere det stille. Dette emne bliver talt som en af de mindre elementer i bønnen, handlinger der ikke opnår status som etablerede sunnahs (Sunan M'akkadah); så forskellen er lille og emnet er åbent. Det er etabliseret i religionen at man ikke bør undlade handlinger, hvorom der er konsensus om at de bør udføres, ligesom man skal undladede at udføre handlinger hvorom der er konsensus om deres forbud. Men ikke når der er uenighed. Så hvis man reciterer Bismillahi-rahmani-rahim højt har man gjort godt, og hvis man reciterer det stille har man gjort godt.

Og Allah ved bedst.

The issue of reciting bismillahi-r-rahmani-r-rahim audibly is an issue where there is variance among the scholars. Shafi‘i jurists consider reciting it audibly to be religiously sanctioned; other jurists consider it best to recite to oneself. This issue is counted among the lesser characteristics of prayer (Ar. hay’at), actions which do not reach the level of being confirmed sunnahs (Ar. sunnan mu’akkadah); so, really, the difference is slight while the matter is wide open. It is established in the religion that one is censured for omitting matters about which there is agreement to perform, and for performing matters about which there is agreement to omit – but one is not censured concerning matters where there is variance. Thus, someone who audibly recites bismillahi-r-rahmani-r-rahim has done well; and someone who recites bismillahi-r-rahmani-r-rahim silently has, too, done well.