What are the supplications after the opening takbir, and is there seeking refuge with Allah (ta'awwudh) or saying Bismillah before Al-Fatiha, and are these repeated in the second rak'ah?
It is prescribed for the worshipper to recite the opening supplication (Istiftah), seeking refuge (Ta'awwudh), and Bismillah after the takbirat al- (opening takbir). The majority of scholars hold that seeking refuge is exclusive to the first rak'ah, while Al-, 'Ata', Ibrahim al-Nakha'i, and the Shafi'is believe it is desirable in every rak'ah, citing the general meaning of the verse: "So when you recite the Qur'an, seek refuge with Allah from Satan, the expelled." However, the more cautious approach is to limit oneself to what is authentically reported in the , which is to seek refuge only before the recitation in the first rak'ah, as indicated by the of Abu Sa'id Al-Khudri. As for Al-Fatihah, one begins with the Bismillah every time it is recited, sometimes vocalizing it and sometimes saying it silently.
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