LessonsSeeking Refuge, Basmalah, Recitation and AmeenQuiz

فَإِذَا قَرَأْتَ الْقُرْآنَ فَاسْتَعِذْ بِاللَّهِ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ الرَّجِيمِ
Meaning: When you recite the Quran, seek refuge in Allah from Satan the rejected (16:98).

The imperative fasta‘idh provides the textual basis for seeking refuge before recitation. Jurists differ on whether it attaches to recitation as such or to the opening of prayer, and how it applies to the follower.

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Quranic Basis for Seeking Refuge

Seeking Refuge, Basmalah, Recitation and Ameen

فَإِذَا قَرَأْتَ الْقُرْآنَ فَاسْتَعِذْ بِاللَّهِ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ الرَّجِيمِ
Meaning: When you recite the Quran, seek refuge in Allah from Satan the rejected (16:98).

The imperative fasta‘idh provides the textual basis for seeking refuge before recitation. Jurists differ on whether it attaches to recitation as such or to the opening of prayer, and how it applies to the follower.