What is the ruling on reciting the Basmalah in prayer according to the four schools of thought, and is it considered a verse from Al-Fatihah, and what is the effect of not reciting it on the validity of the prayer, especially regarding what has been narrated about its non-recitation invalidating the prayer?

A fatwa was previously issued stating that the sender of the email is ignorant of Fiqh, and the issue of the Basmalah is a matter of scholarly disagreement. The majority of scholars hold that it is not a verse from Al-Fatihah, and the prayer of one who does not recite the Basmalah is valid if he believes it is not a verse from Al-Fatihah.