Evening
أَعُوذُ بِاللَّهِ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ الرَّجِيمِ
اللَّهُ لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ الْحَيُّ الْقَيُّومُ ۚ لَا تَأْخُذُهُ سِنَةٌ وَلَا نَوْمٌ ۚ لَّهُ مَا فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَمَا فِي الْأَرْضِ ۗ مَن ذَا الَّذِي يَشْفَعُ عِندَهُ إِلَّا بِإِذْنِهِ ۚ يَعْلَمُ مَا بَيْنَ أَيْدِيهِمْ وَمَا خَلْفَهُمْ ۖ وَلَا يُحِيطُونَ بِشَيْءٍ مِّنْ عِلْمِهِ إِلَّا بِمَا شَاءَ ۚ وَسِعَ كُرْسِيُّهُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضَ ۖ وَلَا يَئُودُهُ حِفْظُهُمَا ۚ وَهُوَ الْعَلِيُّ الْعَظِيمُ. [آيَةُ الْكُرْسِيِّ - الْبَقَرَةُ 255].I seek refuge in Allah from Satan, the accursed.
Allah—there is no deity except Him, the Ever-Living, the Sustainer of all. Neither drowsiness nor sleep overtakes Him. To Him belongs all that is in the heavens and all that is on earth. Who can intercede with Him except by His permission? He knows what is before them and what is behind them, and they encompass nothing of His knowledge except what He wills. His Footstool extends over the heavens and the earth, and preserving them does not tire Him. He is the Most High, the Magnificent. [Ayat al-Kursi—Al-Baqarah 2:255]
Allah—there is no deity except Him, the Ever-Living, the Sustainer of all. Neither drowsiness nor sleep overtakes Him. To Him belongs all that is in the heavens and all that is on earth. Who can intercede with Him except by His permission? He knows what is before them and what is behind them, and they encompass nothing of His knowledge except what He wills. His Footstool extends over the heavens and the earth, and preserving them does not tire Him. He is the Most High, the Magnificent. [Ayat al-Kursi—Al-Baqarah 2:255]
مَنْ قَالَهَا حِينَ يُصْبِحُ أُجِيرَ مِنَ الْجِنِّ حَتَّى يُمْسِيَ وَمَنْ قَالَهَا حِينَ يُمْسِي أُجِيرَ مِنَ الْجِنِّ حَتَّى يُصْبِحَ.
Whoever recites it in the morning is protected from the jinn until evening, and whoever recites it in the evening is protected from the jinn until morning.
Explanation & source
هَلْ مِنَ الْوَاجِبِ أَنْ يَبْدَأَ مَنْ أَرَادَ قِرَاءَةَ الْقُرْآنِ بِقَوْلِ: (بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ) حَتَّى إِذَا كَانَ مِنْ وَسَطِ السُّورَةِ، وَأَحْيَانًا يُرِيدُ الْوَاحِدُ مِنَّا أَنْ يُرَدِّدَ بَعْضَ السُّوَرِ ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ، هَلْ عَلَيْهِ أَنْ يَقُولَ فِي كُلِّ مَرَّةٍ: ( بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ)، أَمْ مَرَّةٌ وَاحِدَةٌ تَكْفِي؟
السُّنَّةُ لِلْمُؤْمِنِ وَالْمُؤْمِنَةِ الْبَدَاءَةُ بِالْبَسْمَلَةِ فِي أَوَّلِ كُلِّ سُورَةٍ وَإِنْ كَرَّرَهَا ذَلِكَ يُكَرِّرُ التَّسْمِيَةَ ، بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ فِي أَوَّلِ كُلِّ سُورَةٍ، كَانَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِذَا قَرَأَ السُّورَةَ بَدَأَهَا بِبِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ، وَقَدْ أَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ ذَلِكَ مَعَ كُلِّ سُورَةٍ، كُلُّ سُورَةٍ نَزَلَ مَعَهَا بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ إِلَّا سُورَةَ بَرَاءَةَ، فَإِنَّهُ تَوَقَّفَ عُثْمَانُ وَالصَّحَابَةُ لَمَّا جَمَعُوا الْقُرْآنَ هَلْ هِيَ سُورَةٌ وَاحِدَةٌ مَعَ الْأَنْفَالِ، أَوْ مُنْفَصِلَةٌ؟، فَلِهَذَا لَمْ يَكْتُبُوا بَيْنَهُمَا آيَةَ التَّسْمِيَةِ، وَأَمَّا مَا سِوَاهَا مِنَ السُّوَرِ، فَالْمَشْرُوعُ لِلْقَارِئِ أَنْ يَقْرَأَ التَّسْمِيَةَ، وَإِذَا كَرَّرَ السُّوَرَ يُكَرِّرُ التَّسْمِيَةَ، أَمَّا إِذَا كَانَتِ الْبَدَاءَةُ أَثْنَاءَ السُّورَةِ فَإِنَّهُ يَبْدَأُ بِالتَّعَوُّذِ يَقُولُ : أَعُوذُ بِاللَّهِ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ الرَّجِيمِ يَكْفِي، وَإِنْ سَمَّى فَلَا بَأْسَ لَكِنْ يَكْفِي التَّعَوُّذُ؛ لِقَوْلِ اللَّهِ جَلَّ وَعَلَا { فَإِذَا قَرَأْتَ الْقُرْآنَ فَاسْتَعِذْ بِاللَّهِ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ الرَّجِيمِ } [سُورَةُ النَّحْلِ - 98]، فَإِذَا كَانَتِ الْبِدَايَةُ مِنْ أَثْنَاءِ السُّورَةِ يَتَعَوَّذُ وَيَكْفِي، أَمَّا مِنْ أَوَّلِهَا، فَإِنَّهُ يَتَعَوَّذُ وَيُسَمِّي جَمِيعًا، وَإِذَا أَعَادَهَا أَعَادَ التَّسْمِيَةَ فَقَطْ، وَلَا يُعِيدُ التَّعَوُّذَ يَكْفِيهِ إِعَادَةُ التَّسْمِيَةِ فَقَطْ.
السُّنَّةُ لِلْمُؤْمِنِ وَالْمُؤْمِنَةِ الْبَدَاءَةُ بِالْبَسْمَلَةِ فِي أَوَّلِ كُلِّ سُورَةٍ وَإِنْ كَرَّرَهَا ذَلِكَ يُكَرِّرُ التَّسْمِيَةَ ، بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ فِي أَوَّلِ كُلِّ سُورَةٍ، كَانَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِذَا قَرَأَ السُّورَةَ بَدَأَهَا بِبِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ، وَقَدْ أَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ ذَلِكَ مَعَ كُلِّ سُورَةٍ، كُلُّ سُورَةٍ نَزَلَ مَعَهَا بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ إِلَّا سُورَةَ بَرَاءَةَ، فَإِنَّهُ تَوَقَّفَ عُثْمَانُ وَالصَّحَابَةُ لَمَّا جَمَعُوا الْقُرْآنَ هَلْ هِيَ سُورَةٌ وَاحِدَةٌ مَعَ الْأَنْفَالِ، أَوْ مُنْفَصِلَةٌ؟، فَلِهَذَا لَمْ يَكْتُبُوا بَيْنَهُمَا آيَةَ التَّسْمِيَةِ، وَأَمَّا مَا سِوَاهَا مِنَ السُّوَرِ، فَالْمَشْرُوعُ لِلْقَارِئِ أَنْ يَقْرَأَ التَّسْمِيَةَ، وَإِذَا كَرَّرَ السُّوَرَ يُكَرِّرُ التَّسْمِيَةَ، أَمَّا إِذَا كَانَتِ الْبَدَاءَةُ أَثْنَاءَ السُّورَةِ فَإِنَّهُ يَبْدَأُ بِالتَّعَوُّذِ يَقُولُ : أَعُوذُ بِاللَّهِ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ الرَّجِيمِ يَكْفِي، وَإِنْ سَمَّى فَلَا بَأْسَ لَكِنْ يَكْفِي التَّعَوُّذُ؛ لِقَوْلِ اللَّهِ جَلَّ وَعَلَا { فَإِذَا قَرَأْتَ الْقُرْآنَ فَاسْتَعِذْ بِاللَّهِ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ الرَّجِيمِ } [سُورَةُ النَّحْلِ - 98]، فَإِذَا كَانَتِ الْبِدَايَةُ مِنْ أَثْنَاءِ السُّورَةِ يَتَعَوَّذُ وَيَكْفِي، أَمَّا مِنْ أَوَّلِهَا، فَإِنَّهُ يَتَعَوَّذُ وَيُسَمِّي جَمِيعًا، وَإِذَا أَعَادَهَا أَعَادَ التَّسْمِيَةَ فَقَطْ، وَلَا يُعِيدُ التَّعَوُّذَ يَكْفِيهِ إِعَادَةُ التَّسْمِيَةِ فَقَطْ.
Must someone who wishes to read the Quran begin with ‘In the name of Allah, the Most Compassionate, the Most Merciful,’ even when starting in the middle of a surah? If someone repeats certain surahs three times, must the basmalah be said each time, or is once enough?
The Sunnah for believing men and women is to begin each surah with the basmalah. If a surah is repeated, its basmalah is repeated as well. When the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, recited a surah, he began it with ‘In the name of Allah, the Most Compassionate, the Most Merciful.’ Allah revealed it with each surah, except Surah Bara’ah (At-Tawbah). When Uthman and the Companions compiled the Quran, they paused over whether it formed one surah with Al-Anfal or was separate; they therefore did not write the basmalah between them.
For the other surahs, the reader is prescribed to recite the basmalah and to repeat it when repeating the surah. When beginning in the middle of a surah, saying ‘I seek refuge in Allah from Satan, the accursed’ is sufficient. There is no harm in also saying the basmalah, but seeking refuge alone suffices, as Allah says: ‘When you recite the Quran, seek refuge in Allah from Satan, the accursed.’ [An-Nahl 16:98]
Thus, when starting in the middle of a surah, seeking refuge suffices. When starting at its beginning, say both the isti‘adhah and the basmalah. When repeating it, repeat only the basmalah; the isti‘adhah need not be repeated.
The Sunnah for believing men and women is to begin each surah with the basmalah. If a surah is repeated, its basmalah is repeated as well. When the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, recited a surah, he began it with ‘In the name of Allah, the Most Compassionate, the Most Merciful.’ Allah revealed it with each surah, except Surah Bara’ah (At-Tawbah). When Uthman and the Companions compiled the Quran, they paused over whether it formed one surah with Al-Anfal or was separate; they therefore did not write the basmalah between them.
For the other surahs, the reader is prescribed to recite the basmalah and to repeat it when repeating the surah. When beginning in the middle of a surah, saying ‘I seek refuge in Allah from Satan, the accursed’ is sufficient. There is no harm in also saying the basmalah, but seeking refuge alone suffices, as Allah says: ‘When you recite the Quran, seek refuge in Allah from Satan, the accursed.’ [An-Nahl 16:98]
Thus, when starting in the middle of a surah, seeking refuge suffices. When starting at its beginning, say both the isti‘adhah and the basmalah. When repeating it, repeat only the basmalah; the isti‘adhah need not be repeated.
