What is the ruling of Islamic law on the following matters, along with the evidence: raising the hands during supplication between the two sermons of Friday and when the imam supplicates, saying "Bismillah" (in the name of Allah) when reciting the Qur'an from the middle of a surah, saying "صدق الله العظيم" (Allah the Almighty has spoken the truth) after finishing the recitation of the Qur'an, trimming the beard and lengthening the hair, and sitting while drinking, and how to respond to those who prohibit them?
Regarding the Basmalah at the beginning of Surah At-Tawbah, it should not be recited. However, if one begins recitation from the middle of the surah, the matter is left to the reciter's choice; he may choose to recite the Basmalah or leave it. As for the beginning of other surahs, reciting the Basmalah is obligatory.
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