Isti'adhah & Basmalah — Their Rulings
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Isti'adhah: "A'udhu billahi minash-shaytan ir-rajeem" — recommended (Sunnah Mu'akkadah) before reading.
Basmalah: Obligatory in Al-Fatiha; Sunnah before any other surah except At-Tawbah.
Three ways to connect surahs (Hafs):
1. Stop at end of first + Basmalah + begin second
2. Connect + Basmalah + begin second
3. Connect directly (no Basmalah)
Forbidden: Connecting end of surah to Basmalah and then pausing before next surah.
Source: An-Nashr fil-Qira'aat by Ibn Al-Jazari
Question: How many ways to connect surahs in Hafs? Which is forbidden?
Answer: Three ways. Forbidden: connecting with Basmalah then pausing on it