Islamic Studies: Beneficial Guidance in the Tajweed Science Part 2

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Adapted from
Beneficial Guidance in the Tajweed Science
(Part 2)

 

By
Ash Shaikh Muhammad Al Mahmood
Famously known as Abee Reemah

Reviewed in checked by
Ash Shaikh Ahmad Muhammad Shaakir

Translated by
Abu ‘Abdis Salaam Siddiq Al Juyaanee
 

The Rules of reciting the Isti’aathah[1] and Basmalah[2]
 
 
 
 

 

Q: How many different ways and variations are there for reciting the Isti’aathah and Basmalah at the beginning of a Surah? 

A: There are four different ways and variations for reciting the Isti’aathah and Basmalah at the beginning of a Surah.
 
1) To pause between the Isti’aathah, Basmalah, and first verse of the Surah. 

2) To pause after the Isti’aathah while connecting the Basmalah and first verse of the Surah. 

3) To recite the Isti’aathah and Basmalah together without pausing, and then pause before reciting the first verse.  

4) To recite all of them together without pausing.
 

Q: How many different ways and variations are there for reciting the last verse of a Surah, the Basmalah and the first verse of the next Surah? 

A: There are four different ways, three of which are permissible while the fourth is forbidden. 

As far as the three which are permissible they are as follows: 

1) To pause between the last verse of a Surah, the Basmalah and the first verse of the next Surah. 

2) To pause after the last verse of a Surah, and then connect the Basmalah and the first verse of the next Surah. 

3) To recite all of them together without pausing. 

As far as the fourth which is forbidden it is as follows: 

4) To connect the last verse of a Surah and the Basmalah, and then pause before the fist verse of the next Surah.  The reason that this is forbidden is because it may be misunderstood by the one listening that the Basmalah is in fact the last verse of the Surah.  
 
 

[1] The Isti’aathah is say أعوذ با الله من الشيطان الرجيم “I seek refuge in Allah from the accursed Shaytaan.” 

[2] The Basmalah is to say بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم “In the Name of Allah the Most Gracious The Most Merciful.”

 

 

 


Abu Abdis Salaam Al Juyaanee
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