{"_id":"6834b60a57bef5e41b68f4f2","title":"{\"format\":\"prosemirror\",\"schemaVersion\":1,\"doc\":{\"type\":\"doc\",\"content\":[{\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"attrs\":{\"quillBlock\":{},\"quillNewline\":{},\"quillTerminated\":true,\"direction\":null},\"content\":[{\"type\":\"text\",\"text\":\"Should you say the Basmallah if you start reciting from the middle of a Surah?\"}]}]}}","question":"{\"format\":\"prosemirror\",\"schemaVersion\":1,\"doc\":{\"type\":\"doc\",\"content\":[{\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"attrs\":{\"quillBlock\":{},\"quillNewline\":{},\"quillTerminated\":true,\"direction\":null},\"content\":[{\"type\":\"text\",\"text\":\"When starting the recitation in the middle of a surah, should we say the Basmallah? Does that differ inside and outside prayer?\"}]}]}}","answer":"{\"format\":\"prosemirror\",\"schemaVersion\":1,\"doc\":{\"type\":\"doc\",\"content\":[{\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"attrs\":{\"quillBlock\":{},\"quillNewline\":{},\"quillTerminated\":true,\"direction\":null},\"content\":[{\"type\":\"text\",\"text\":\"If one begins reciting from the middle of a sūrah during prayer, it is not recommended to recite the basmalah. That said, it is preferable to recite an entire sūrah whenever possible.\"}]},{\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"attrs\":{\"quillBlock\":{},\"quillNewline\":{},\"quillTerminated\":true,\"direction\":null}},{\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"attrs\":{\"quillBlock\":{},\"quillNewline\":{},\"quillTerminated\":true,\"direction\":null},\"content\":[{\"type\":\"text\",\"text\":\"Outside of prayer, however, it is recommended to begin with the basmalah, even when starting from the middle of a sūrah.\"}]},{\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"attrs\":{\"quillBlock\":{},\"quillNewline\":{},\"quillTerminated\":true,\"direction\":null}},{\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"attrs\":{\"quillBlock\":{},\"quillNewline\":{},\"quillTerminated\":true,\"direction\":null},\"content\":[{\"type\":\"text\",\"text\":\"This does not apply to Sūrat al-Tawbah. At its beginning, reciting the basmalah is either ḥarām or makrūh - two valid opinions. As for reciting it in the middle of the sūrah, there are also two opinions: either that it is makrūh or that it is sunnah (outside of salah).\"}]},{\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"attrs\":{\"quillBlock\":{},\"quillNewline\":{},\"quillTerminated\":true,\"direction\":null}},{\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"attrs\":{\"quillBlock\":{},\"quillNewline\":{},\"quillTerminated\":true,\"direction\":null},\"content\":[{\"type\":\"text\",\"text\":\"And Allah knows best.\"}]}]}}","tags":[{"_id":"668d9fe30b76658b4c23281e","tag":"Salah: Other","count":159},{"_id":"668d9fdf0b76658b4c232798","tag":"Quran: Etiquettes","count":71},{"_id":"668d9fef0b76658b4c23298d","tag":"Basmalla","count":2}],"createdOn":"2025-05-26T18:42:18.500Z"}