‫اإلستعاذة و البسملة‬

‫‪ISTI’ADHA & BASMALAH‬‬

 ISTI’ADHA

• To seek refuge in Allah

• A supplication
• Protection from
Getting muddled
Lack of reflection
THE COMMAND

‫ی‬ ‫ِإَّم ا ن َغ َّن ِم ٱلَّش ۡیَطٰـِن َن ۡز ࣱغ َفٱ ۡس ِع ۡذ ِبٱلَّل ِۚه ِإَّن ۥ ِمَس ی ِل‬ •
‫ُه ٌع َع ٌم‬ ‫َت‬ ‫َو َی َز َك َن‬
• If Satan should prompt you to do something, seek refuge with
God- He is all hearing, all knowing- [Al-A’raaf 7:200]
‫ِإَّن ٱَّلِذ یَن َجُی ٰـِد ُلوَن ِفۤی َءاَیٰـِت ٱلَّلِه ِبَغ ۡیِر ُس ۡلَطٰـٍن َأَتٰىُه ۡم ِإن ِفی ُص ُد وِرِه ۡم ِإاَّل ِك ۡب ࣱر‬ •
‫َّم ا م ِب ٰـِلِغی ِۚه َفٱ ۡسَتِع ۡذ ِبٱلَّل ِۖه ِإَّن ۥ ٱلَّس ِم ی ٱ ۡل ِص‬
‫ُع َب ُری‬ ‫ُه ُه َو‬ ‫ُه َب‬
• As for those who, with no authority to do so, dispute God’s
messages, there is nothing in their hearts but a thirst for a
greatness they will never attain. Seek refuge in God, for He is
the All Hearing, the All Seeing. [Ghafir 40:56]
‫ی‬ ‫ِإَّم ا ن َغ َّن ِم ٱلَّش ۡیَطٰـِن َن ۡز ࣱغ َفٱ ۡس ِع ۡذ ِبٱلَّل ِۖه ِإَّن ۥ ٱلَّس ِم ی ٱ ۡل ِل‬ •
‫ُع َع ُم‬ ‫ُه ُه َو‬ ‫َت‬ ‫َو َی َز َك َن‬
• If a prompting from Satan should stir you, seek refuge with
God: He is the All Hearing and the All Knowing. [Fussilat
41:36]
ACKNOWLEDGING
ALLAH

• Should be read to ward off the influence of

Shaytan, who is a sworn enemy to mankind
• Ta’awwudh cleans the tongue.
• Seeking assistance from Allah
• Acknowledging his might and accepting one’s
weakness and powerlessness against any evil.
• We should acknowledge the might of Allah or
else we fall into the trap of the original sin of
pride
THE ACCURSED

• Shaytan comes from ‫ شطن‬to be far

• As he is distant from any good
• So includes both humans in djinn
‫• َوَك َذٰ ِلَك َجَع ۡل َنا ِلُك ِّل َنِبٍّی َع ُد ࣰّوا َش َیٰـِط َنی ٱ ۡلِإ نِس َو ٱ ۡلِج ِّن‬
• [6:112] And so We have made for every prophet enemies
—devilish humans and jinn
• Rajim means accursed. Lit. thrown out.
R E L AT I O N S H I P W I T H
THE QURAN

‫َفِإ َذا َق ۡأ َت ٱ ۡل ُق ۡر اَن َفٱ ۡس َتِعۡذ ِبٱلَّلِه ِم ٱلَّش ۡی َطٰـِن ٱلَّرِج یِم‬ •
‫َن‬ ‫َء‬ ‫َر‬
• [Prophet], when you recite the Quran, seek
God’s protection from the outcast, Satan. [An-
Nahl 16:98]
• “When you intend to read”
• Not part of the Quran but is only to be read for
the Quran
RULING OF ISTI’ADHA

Sunnah

Sunnah muakkadah ayni

Mustahab

Wajib (verse)
WORDING

‫أعوذ باهلل من الشيطان الرجيم‬ •

• I seek refuge in Allah from the accursed
Shaytan
‫أعوذ باهلل السميع العليم من الشيطان الرجيم‬ •
• I seek refuge in Allah, the All-Hearing All-
Knowing, from the accursed Shaytan
‫اللهم إين أعوذ بك من إبليس وجنوده‬ •
• O Allah I seek refuge in You from Iblis and his
forces
• Add and remove names of Allah and Iblis
BASMALAH

• To read Bismillahir Rahman

Ar-Rahim

‫• بسم اهلل الرمح ن الرحيم‬

• In the name of Allah, the Most
Merciful, the Most
Compassionate
BASMALAH IN THE
QURAN

• Part of Qur’an
• Part of every surah?
• Except start of Bara’a
• (Not written, narrated, anger, maybe
from Anfal)
• Still found 114 times due to the letter of
Sulaiman [An-Naml 27:30]
‫ِإَّن ۥُه ِم ن ُس َلۡی َم ٰـ َو ِإَّن ۥُه ِبۡس ِم ٱلَّلِه ٱلَّرۡح َم ٰـِن ٱلَّرِح یِم‬ •
‫َن‬
THE UTENSIL BAA

• Written in unique way from the time of Uthman

• Appreciate the letter with which the Quran starts with
• Joining Allah’s name to whatever it is you are doing
• Why is attaching Allah’s name important?
• Receive barakah - becomes blessed, stable and
increase
• So acts are incomplete without Bismillah
• The utensil baa - will not yield the required results
• Start with Allah’s name before mentioning what it is
you are doing
• Before thinking of task remember Allah is primary
 DERIVED FROM
RAHM

• Intense love
• Care
• Concern
• Mercy
• Lit. Womb
• Love from a Master
 Extreme beyond expectation

AR-RAHMAN Immediate

Temporary
 AR-RAHIM

• Permanent
• Long term
THE ORDER

WHAT IS IMMEDIATE BEFORE WHAT IS IN THE “ONE FOR THIS WORLD

FUTURE AND WHAT IS IN THE
HEREAFTER”
S TA RT I N G

Start everything with Basmalah

When starting the recitation of a chapter is a must

Read in the middle of a chapter optionally and for blessing

Be wary of pronouns
VOLUME

• Silently in salaah
• Aloud as symbol and aware
• Silently as dua
• Depends on recitation
 1. Read each separately (fasl)

S TA RT O F 2. Read all together (wasl)

Read isti’adha and basmalah together
R E C I T AT I O N + 3.
only
S TA RT O F 4. Read basmalah and the opening verse
SURAH together only
• All are permissible
 1. Read each separately (fasl)
2. Read isti’adha and basmalah together
S TA RT O F only
R E C I T AT I O N + • Are permissible

MIDDLE OF 1. Read all together (wasl)

SURAH 2. Read basmalah and the opening verse

together only
• Are not recommended
 1. Read each separately (fasl)
2. Read all together (wasl)
3. Read basmalah and the opening verse
TRANSITIONING together only
BETWEEN • Are permissible
CHAPTERS 1. Read last verse and basmalah together
only
• Not allowed due to perception that
basmalah is part of the previous chapter
WHILE RECITING

If switching places of recitation read Basmalah

If recitation is broken by anything other than Quran then must

repeat

If too long a pause recommended to repeat