The Shar‘i Status of Commonly Used Words in Place of
Source: Ahkam wa Masail in the Light of Qur’an and Hadith, Vol. 01, p. 488
❖ Question
Please clarify the reality of the phrase which is nowadays becoming very common in place of Bismillah.
❖ Answer
Al-ḥamdu lillāh, waṣ-ṣalātu was-salāmu ‘alā Rasūlillāh, Ammā Ba‘d!
There is no evidence for it in the Book and Sunnah.
ھذا ما عندي والله أعلم بالصواب
