The ruling on the tasmiya between al-Fatiha and the surah

Question

What is [the ruling on] reciting the tasmiya (bismillah) between Surah al-Fatiha and the surah? If it is recited, what will be [the case] according to the Hanafis? Please also explain [separately] for the audible and the silent [prayers]. Concerning this, the author of al-Durr al-Mukhtar writes: [ar]لا تُسَنُّ بين الفاتحة والسورة مطلقًا ولو سِرِّيَّةً، ولا تُكْرَهُ اتفاقًا[/ar] “It is not a sunna between al-Fatiha and the surah at all, even in a silent [prayer], and it is not makruh, by agreement” (chapter “The…

Answer

The tashih (declaring the position correct) and the fatwa are mentioned in Radd al-Muhtar (vol. 1, p. 457) and in Sharh Maraqi al-Falah; it is also mentioned in al-Bahr (vol. 1, p. 312) — please refer [to them].

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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