Maliki Salah and Bismillah before Suras

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Assalaamu alaikum.
Can anyone explain this to me? I was a little surprised because I thought that in the Maliki school, Bismillah is discouraged.

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Q# 3096

	Quote:

				Question#:

3096

Question Date:

5/5/1998

Topic :

Basmalah:

Question:

Since my childhood I have been tought by my parents and my madressa
teachers that before you recite any surah from the quran you must
always start with bismillah-irahman-iraheem. All the surah is the
entire quran start with Bismillah-irahman-iraheem, EXCEPT surah
al-tauba, This is ofcourse the will of Allah (s.w.t) that he has made
is wajib on us to start all the surahs with Bismillah-irahman-iraheem
and not al tuba. My question to you learned people is then why is salat
the first surh is started with Bismillah and the second surah is not
started with bismillah-irahman-iraheem? I am very puzzled with this
hipocracy as I believe that untill surah al-tauba is recited in our
salats we must start every surah with Bismilla-irahman-iraheem. PLEASE
explain me why this practise is taking place when throught out the qurn
the surhs are started with an opening phrase except one. I would
appreciate a prompt response to this matter. Thankyou very much. And my
allah (s.w.t) guide you and us all to his right path.

Answer:

Dear Br. s. As-salaamu alaykum. The Imams do read the Basmalah
after they finish the Fatiha (except for Surah at-Taubah where it is
specifically prohibited to do so). However the difference between Imams
lies in whether to read it loudly or silently. According to the Hanafi,
the Maliki, and the Hanbali schools of thought, it is read
silently while according to the Shafii school, it is read aloud. Hope
this clarifies the issue to you. Thank you for asking and God knows
best.

Reference:

IslamiCity

Edited by Mahmud200 - 09 August 2009 at 3:28am