Bismi-llāhi r-raḥmāni r-raḥīmi (بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم)

In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful

The first Verse of the Holy Quran contains three Isms of Allah-azwj, Allah, Ar-Rahmab and Ar-Rahim. It’s a blessed Verse Revealed by Allah-azwj and it is highly recommended, in Ahadith, to seek Allah-azwj’s Blessings through its recitation prior to engaging in any kind of act, i.e., from the rituals of worship or daily tasks and under all conditions:

الزمخشري في (ربيع الأبرار): عن النبي (صلى الله عليه و آله): «لا يرد دعاء أوله بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيمِ فإن أمتي يأتون يوم القيامة، و هم يقولون: بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيمِ فتثقل حسناتهم في الميزان، فتقول الأمم: ما أرجح موازين أمة محمد (صلى الله عليه و آله)! فيقول الأنبياء: إن ابتداء كلامهم ثلاثة أسماء من أسماء الله تعالى، لو وضعت في كفة الميزان، و وضعت سيئات الخلق في كفة أخرى، لرجحت حسناتهم

Al-Zamakshary in ‘Rab’i Al-Abraar’,

(It has been narrated) from the Prophet-saww: ‘Don’t leave out calling at its beginning         – بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم, for my-saww community would be coming on the Day of Judgement, and they would be saying: بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم so their deeds would become heavier upon the Scale. The (other) communities would be saying, ‘What outweighed the Scale of the community of Muhammad-saww?’ The Prophets-as would be saying: ‘They initiated their speech with three Names from the Names of Allah-azwj. If these were to be placed upon one hand of the Scale, and the sins of (all) of the creatures were to be placed upon the other hand, their deeds would outweigh their (sins)’.[1]

NB: https://hubeali.com/bismillah-and-its-interpretation/


[1] (ربيع الأبرار 2: 336)

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