Is the Isti`adhah (seeking Refuge) required
The majority of the scholars state that reciting the Isti`adhah (in the
prayer and when reciting the Qur'an) is recommended and not required, and
therefore, not reciting it does not constitute a sin. However, Ar-Razi recorded
that `Ata' bin Abi Rabah said that the Isti`adhah is required in the prayer and
when one reads the Qur'an. In support of `Ata's statement, Ar-Razi relied upon
the apparent meaning of the Ayah,
[فَاسْتَعِذْ]
(Then seek refuge.) He said that the Ayah contains a command that requires
implementation. Also, the Prophet always said the Isti`adhah. In addition, the
Isti`adhah wards off the evil of Satan, which is neccessary, the rule is that
the means needed to implement a requirement of the religion is itself also
required. And when one says, "I seek refuge with Allah from the cursed devil.''
Then this will suffice.
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