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Basmallah البسملة

بِسۡمِ اللهِ الرَّحۡمٰنِ الرَّحِيۡمِ ١

With the name of Allah, the All-Merciful, the Very-Merciful.

First verse of Quran

بِسْمِ اللَّـهِ الرَّ‌حْمَـٰنِ الرَّ‌حِيمِ is a verse of the Holy Qur’an, being a part of the Surah al-Naml سورة النمل (The Ant); and there is also an agreement on that this verse is written at the head of every Surah except the Surah al-Taubah سورة التوبہ .

The three connotations of the preposition ‘Ba’ ب :

a) With the name of Allah اللہ

b) With the help of the name of Allah اللہ

c) With the barakah or benediction of the name of Allah اللہ .

الله

الأصل والاشتقاق Origin and derivation

 “الْإلَٰه“

1-عن عبد الله بن عباس-: هو الذي يَألَهه كل شيء، ويعبده كل خلْقٍ. On the authority of Abdullah bin Abbas: He is the one whom everything deifies, and every creation worships.

2-عن عبد الله بن عباس، قال: “الله” ذو الألوهية والمَعْبودية على خلقه أجمعين.>On the authority of Abdullah bin Abbas, he said: “God” has divinity and worship over all of His creation.

There are several reasons for commencing our tasks with the name of Allah.

Among them are the following:

1) The Quran started with ‘Bismillah’

2) Rasulullah (sallallahu’alayhi wasallam) commenced his letters to the various kings with ‘bismillah’

3) Rasulullah (sallallahu’alayhi wasallam) said: ‘…When you recite Bismillah, shaytan contracts till he reaches the size of a fly.’

(Sunan Abi Dawud, Hadith: 4943 & Musnad Ahmad, vol.5 pg.59 with a reliable chain; Majma’uz Zawaid, vol.10 pg.132)

After citing this Hadith, Hafiz Ibn Kathir (rahimahullah) writes the following at the beginning of his monumental tafsir book:

‘This is the blessed effect of bismilah. Therefore it is recommended at the beginning of every deed or speech.’

4) He then cited Hadiths that clearly recommend reciting Bismillah before:

1. Meals,

2. Entering the toilet,

3. Engaging in sexual relations with one’s wife,

4. Wudu, etc.

These are merely a few examples. See Fathul Bari, Hadith: 4553 for more such supports for this practice.

One is indeed encouraged to say Bismillah before any task.

Virtues of Tasmiah

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Food Barikkah / blessing with Bismillah

Washi ibn Harb reported: They said, “O Messenger of Allah, we eat but we are not filled.” The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Perhaps you eat separately?” They said yes. The Prophet said, “Eat your meals together and mention the name of Allah over it, for you will be blessed in it.”

Source: Sunan Abī Dāwūd 3764,Grade: Hasan (fair) according to Al-Albani

عَنْ وحشي بن حرب قَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّا نَأْكُلُ وَلَا نَشْبَعُ قَالَ النَّبِي صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَلَعَلَّكُمْ تَفْتَرِقُونَ قَالُوا نَعَمْ قَالَ فَاجْتَمِعُوا عَلَى طَعَامِكُمْ وَاذْكُرُوا اسْمَ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ يُبَارَكْ لَكُمْ فِيهِ

3764 سنن أبي داود كتاب الأطعمة باب في الاجتماع على الطعام

3764 المحدث الألباني خلاصة حكم المحدث حسن في صحيح أبي داود

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عَنْ عَائِشَةَ قَالَتْ كَانَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَأْكُلُ طَعَامًا فِي سِتَّةٍ مِنْ أَصْحَابِهِ فَجَاءَ أَعْرَابِيٌّ فَأَكَلَهُ بِلُقْمَتَيْنِ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَمَا إِنَّهُ لَوْ سَمَّى لَكَفَاكُمْ

1858 سنن الترمذي كتاب الأطعمة باب ما جاء في التسمية على الطعام

1858 المحدث الألباني خلاصة حكم المحدث صحيح في صحيح الترمذي

Aisha reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, was eating with six of his companions when a bedouin came and ate all of the food in two bites. The Prophet said, “If he had mentioned the name of Allah, it would have been enough for all of you.”

Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhī 1858,Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Albani

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Satan eats when Allah is not remembered

عَنْ حُذَيْفَةَ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ

إِنَّ الشَّيْطَانَ يَسْتَحِلُّ الطَّعَامَ أَنْ لَا يُذْكَرَ اسْمُ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ

2017 صحيح مسلم كتاب الأشربة باب آداب الطعام والشراب وأحكامهما

Hudhayfah reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Verily, Satan permits himself to eat the food over which the name of Allah is not mentioned.”

Source: Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 2017,Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Muslim

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عَنْ أُمَيَّةَ بْنِ مَخْشِيٍّ قَالَ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ جَالِسًا وَرَجُلٌ يَأْكُلُ فَلَمْ يُسَمِّ حَتَّى لَمْ يَبْقَ مِنْ طَعَامِهِ إِلَّا لُقْمَةٌ فَلَمَّا رَفَعَهَا إِلَى فِيهِ قَالَ بِسْمِ اللَّهِ أَوَّلَهُ وَآخِرَهُ فَضَحِكَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ثُمَّ قَالَ مَا زَالَ الشَّيْطَانُ يَأْكُلُ مَعَهُ فَلَمَّا ذَكَرَ اسْمَ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ اسْتَقَاءَ مَا فِي بَطْنِهِ

3768 سنن أبي داود كتاب الأطعمة باب التسمية على الطعام

3768 المحدث شعيب الأرناؤوط خلاصة حكم المحدث إسناده حسن في الشواهد في تخريج سنن أبي داود

Umayyah ibn Makshi reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, was sitting and a man was eating food, but he did not mention the name of Allah until nothing remained but a morsel. When the man raised it to his mouth, he said, “In the name of Allah, beginning and ending.” The Prophet laughed, and then he said, “Satan continued to eat with him, but when he mentioned the name of Allah Almighty, he vomited what was in his stomach.”

Source: Sunan Abī Dāwūd 3768,Grade: Hasan (fair) according to Al-Arna’ut

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عن عمر بن أبي سلمة قَالَ لِي رَسُول اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ

 يَا غُلَامُ سَمِّ اللَّهَ وَكُلْ بِيَمِينِكَ وَكُلْ مِمَّا يَلِيكَ

5061 صحيح البخاري كتاب الأطعمة باب التسمية على الطعام والأكل باليمين

2022 صحيح مسلم كتاب الأشربة باب آداب الطعام والشراب وأحكامهما

Umar ibn Abi Salamah reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said to me, “Young man, mention the name of Allah, eat with your right hand, and eat what it is front of you.”

Source: Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 5061, Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 2022

Grade: Muttafaqun Alayhi (authenticity agreed upon) according to Al-Bukhari and Muslim

When one forgets tasmiayh before a meal

عَنْ عَائِشَةَ قَالَتْ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِذَا أَكَلَ أَحَدُكُمْ طَعَامًا فَلْيَقُلْ بِسْمِ اللَّهِ فَإِنْ نَسِيَ فِي أَوَّلِهِ فَلْيَقُلْ

بِسْمِ اللَّهِ فِي أَوَّلِهِ وَآخِرِهِ

1858 سنن الترمذي كتاب الأطعمة باب ما جاء في التسمية على الطعام

1858 المحدث الألباني خلاصة حكم المحدث صحيح في صحيح الترمذي

Aisha reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “When one of you eats a meal, let him begin in the name of Allah. If he forgets to say it in the beginning, let him say: In the name of Allah, in its beginning and its ending.”

Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhī 1858.Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Albani

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Marital intimacy with Bismillah

عَنْ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ يَبْلُغُ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ 

لَوْ أَنَّ أَحَدَكُمْ إِذَا أَتَى أَهْلَهُ قَالَ بِاسْمِ اللَّهِ اللَّهُمَّ جَنِّبْنَا الشَّيْطَانَ وَجَنِّبْ الشَّيْطَانَ مَا رَزَقْتَنَا

فَقُضِيَ بَيْنَهُمَا وَلَدٌ لَمْ يَضُرُّهُ

141 صحيح البخاري كتاب الوضوء باب التسمية على كل حال وعند الوقاع

1434 صحيح مسلم كتاب النكاح باب ما يستحب أن يقوله عند الجماع

Ibn Abbas reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “If one of you goes to his wife, he should say: In the name of Allah, keep Satan away and keep Satan away from what you have provided us. If Allah has decreed a child for them, he will not be harmed.”

Source: Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 141, Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 1434

Grade: Muttafaqun Alayhi (authenticity agreed upon) according to Al-Bukhari and Muslim

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Morning and evening protection by Bismillah

عن عثمان بن عفان رضي الله عنه قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ

 مَا مِنْ عَبْدٍ يَقُولُ فِي صَبَاحِ كُلِّ يَوْمٍ وَمَسَاءِ كُلِّ لَيْلَةٍ

بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الَّذِي لَا يَضُرُّ مَعَ اسْمِهِ شَيْءٌ فِي الْأَرْضِ وَلَا فِي السَّمَاءِ وَهُوَ السَّمِيعُ الْعَلِيمُ

ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ لَمْ يَضُرَّهُ شَيْءٌ

3388 سنن الترمذي كتاب الدعوات باب ما جاء في الدعاء إذا أصبح وإذا أمسى

5/330 المحدث الترمذي خلاصة حكم المحدث حسن صحيح في سنن الترمذي

Uthman ibn Affan reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “No servant says this three times in the morning every day and in the evening every night but that nothing will harm him: In the name of Allah, with whose name nothing can be harmed on the earth or in the heavens, for He is the Hearing, the Knowing.”

Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhī 3388,Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Tirmidhi

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Protection from jin

عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ

 سَتْرُ مَا بَيْنَ أَعْيُنِ الجِنِّ وَعَوْرَاتِ بَنِي آدَمَ إِذَا دَخَلَ أَحَدُهُمُ الخَلاَءَ أَنْ يَقُولَ بِسْمِ اللَّهِ

606 سنن الترمذي أبواب السفر باب ما ذكر من التسمية عند دخول الخلاء

3611 المحدث الألباني خلاصة حكم المحدث صحيح في صحيح الجامع

Ali ibn Abi Talib reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “A screen will be placed between the eyes of the Jinn and the nakedness of the children of Adam if one of them says as he enters the washroom: In the name of Allah.”

Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhī 606,Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Albani

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The Prophet’s supplication for leaving home

عَنْ أُمِّ سَلَمَةَ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ كَانَ إِذَا خَرَجَ مِنْ بَيْتِهِ قَالَ

 بِسْمِ اللَّهِ تَوَكَّلْتُ عَلَى اللَّهِ اللَّهُمَّ إِنَّا نَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ أَنْ نَزِلَّ أَوْ نَضِلَّ أَوْ نَظْلِمَ أَوْ نُظْلَمَ أَوْ نَجْهَلَ أَوْ يُجْهَلَ عَلَيْنَا

3427 سنن الترمذي كتاب الدعوات باب منه

3427 المحدث الترمذي خلاصة حكم المحدث حسن صحيح في سنن الترمذي

Umm Salamah reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, would say when leaving the house, “In the name of Allah, I trust in Allah. O Allah, we seek refuge in you from misstepping or being led astray, from wronging or being wronged, from abusing or being abused.”

Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhī 3427,Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Tirmidhi

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Enter Home with Bismillah Then Shatan leave

عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِذَا دَخَلَ الرَّجُلُ بَيْتَهُ فَذَكَرَ اللَّهَ عِنْدَ دُخُولِهِ وَعِنْدَ طَعَامِهِ قَالَ الشَّيْطَانُ لَا مَبِيتَ لَكُمْ وَلَا عَشَاءَ وَإِذَا دَخَلَ فَلَمْ يَذْكُرْ اللَّهَ عِنْدَ دُخُولِهِ قَالَ الشَّيْطَانُ أَدْرَكْتُمْ الْمَبِيتَ وَإِذَا لَمْ يَذْكُرْ اللَّهَ عِنْدَ طَعَامِهِ قَالَ أَدْرَكْتُمْ الْمَبِيتَ وَالْعَشَاءَ

2018 صحيح مسلم كتاب الأشربة باب آداب الطعام والشراب وأحكامهما

Jabir ibn Abdullah reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “When a man enters his home and remembers Allah as he enters and as he eats, Satan says to himself: You have no place to spend the night and no dinner. When he enters his home without remembering of Allah, Satan says: You have found a place to spend the night. When he eats his meal without remembering Allah, Satan says: You have found a place to spend the night and eat dinner.”

Source: Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 2018,Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Muslim

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 Mention Allah before ablution

عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ

 لَا صَلَاةَ لِمَنْ لَا وُضُوءَ لَهُ وَلَا وُضُوءَ لِمَنْ لَمْ يَذْكُرْ اسْمَ اللَّهِ تَعَالَى عَلَيْهِ

101 سنن أبي داود كتاب الطهارة باب في التسمية على الوضوء

101 المحدث الألباني خلاصة حكم المحدث صحيح في صحيح أبي داود

قال المرغيناني لا وضوء لمن لم يسم الله والمراد به نفي الفضيلة والأصح أنها مستحبة

1/15 الهداية في شرح بداية المبتدي

Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “There is no prayer for one without ablution, and there is no ablution for one without mentioning the name of Allah before it.”

Source: Sunan Abī Dāwūd 101,Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Albani

Al-Marghinani said, “No ablution without mentioning the name of Allah means a negation of perfection; the more correct opinion is that it is recommended.”

Source: al-Hidāyah 1/15

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Gabriel supplicates over the Prophet for healing

عَنْ عَائِشَةَ زَوْجِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَنَّهَا قَالَتْ كَانَ إِذَا اشْتَكَى رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ رَقَاهُ جِبْرِيلُ قَالَ

 بِاسْمِ اللهِ يُبْرِيكَ وَمِنْ كُلِّ دَاءٍ يَشْفِيكَ وَمِنْ شَرِّ حَاسِدٍ إِذَا حَسَدَ وَشَرِّ كُلِّ ذِي عَيْنٍ

2185 صحيح مسلم كتاب السلام باب الطب والمرض والرقى

Aisha reported: If the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, was afflicted by something, the Angel Gabriel would supplicate over him, saying, “In the name of Allah, may he cure you, may he heal you from every ailment, from the evil of the envier when he envies, and from the evil of every eye.”

Source: Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 2185,Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Muslim

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عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مَنْ قَالَ يَعْنِي إِذَا خَرَجَ مِنْ بَيْتِهِ بِسْمِ اللَّهِ تَوَكَّلْتُ عَلَى اللَّهِ لَا حَوْلَ وَلَا قُوَّةَ إِلَّا بِاللَّهِ

يُقَالُ لَهُ كُفِيتَ وَوُقِيتَ وَتَنَحَّى عَنْهُ الشَّيْطَانُ

3426 سنن الترمذي كتاب الدعوات باب ما جاء ما يقول إذا خرج من بيته

3426 المحدث الترمذي خلاصة حكم المحدث حسن صحيح في سنن الترمذي

Anas ibn Malik reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Whoever says when he leaves his house, ‘In the name of Allah, I trust in Allah for there is no movement or might but in Allah,’ then it will be said to him that you have been sufficed and protected, and the devils will be far from him.”

Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhī 3426,Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Tirmidhi

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Supplication for entering and exiting home

عَنْ أَبِي مَالِكٍ الْأَشْعَرِيِّ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِذَا وَلَجَ الرَّجُلُ بَيْتَهُ فَلْيَقُلْ

اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ خَيْرَ الْمَوْلَجِ وَخَيْرَ الْمَخْرَجِ بِسْمِ اللَّهِ وَلَجْنَا وَبِسْمِ اللَّهِ خَرَجْنَا وَعَلَى اللَّهِ رَبِّنَا تَوَكَّلْنَا ثُمَّ لِيُسَلِّمْ عَلَى أَهْلِهِ

5096 سنن أبي داود أبواب النوم باب ما يقول الرجل إذا دخل بيته

1/426 المحدث ابن مفلح خلاصة حكم المحدث حسن في الآداب الشرعية

Abu Malik al-Asha’ri reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “When a man enters his house, let him say: O Allah, I asked you for the good of this entrance and exit, in the name of Allah I enter and in the name of Allah I leave, and upon Allah our Lord we rely. Then let him greet his family with peace.”

Source: Sunan Abī Dāwūd 5096,Grade: Hasan (fair) according to Ibn Muflih

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Supplication for going to bed, waking up

عَنْ أَبِي ذَرٍّ قَالَ كَانَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِذَا أَخَذَ مَضْجَعَهُ مِنْ اللَّيْلِ قَالَ بِاسْمِكَ نَمُوتُ وَنَحْيَا فَإِذَا اسْتَيْقَظَ قَالَ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي أَحْيَانَا بَعْدَ مَا أَمَاتَنَا وَإِلَيْهِ النُّشُورُ

7394 صحيح البخاري كتاب التوحيد باب السؤال بأسماء الله تعالى والاستعاذة بها

Abu Dharr reported: When the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, would go to sleep at night, he would say, “In Your name we die and we live.” When the Prophet woke up, he would say, “All praise is due to Allah who has given us life after our death and unto Him is the Resurrection.”

Source: Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 7394,Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Bukhari

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When Adam (PBUH) was in Jannat, everything was ready found for him. He did not have to do anything. However when he came to the dunya, he had to do everything for himself. He said,
“Bari Ta’aala things are so hard and difficult here.”
Allah tala said,
“Just read Bismillah and everything will become easy.”
We, the Ummat of Nabi (PBUH) have been given together, with Bismillah ArRahmaan and Ar-Raheem as well. What a great gift! But alas! We are very
negligent and weak in reciting Bismillah

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لما نزل بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم هرب الغيم إلى المشرق وسكنت الرياح، وهاج البحر وأصغت البهائم بآذانها،

ورجمت الشياطين من السماء،

وحلف الله تعالى بعزته وجلاله أن لا يسمى اسمه على شيء إلا بارك فيه

(Tafsir Ibn Kathir, before Surah Fatihah, vol. 1 pg. 178)

 Sayyiduna Jabir (radiyallahu ‘anhu) has narrated ,

When Bismillah was revealed, the clouds moved towards the east, the winds stopped, the ocean stood still, the animals started hearing it, fire was rained upon Shaytan and Allah took an oath upon His Honour and said, “Whoever recites Bismillah on whichever thing, there will be blessings in it.”

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Letters of Prophets (PBUH) with Bismillah

we learn from Quran that to begin all actions with Bismillah wasthe Sunnah of all the Ambiyaa (PBUH)

When Hadrat Sulaiman (PBUH) wrote a letter to the
queen of Sabaa, he wrote Bismillah in the beginning of it as is stated in the Quran
Sharif,
انه من سليمان لانه بِسۡمِ اللهِ الرَّحۡمٰنِ الرَّحِيۡمِ ١
When Seydna Prophet Mohammed (PBUH) wrote letters to the various kings he would begin with Bismillah. There is a
famous Hadith which states,

“Any work which is begun without Bismillah will be incomplete and void of blessings.”
In another Hadith it is stated,

“Any work which is begun without Alhmdulillah will be incomplete and void of blessings.”

Also mentioned in another hadith
“Begin your letter writing with Bismillah.”
(Ghuniyatu Talebeen)

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In Tafseer-e-Burhaan it is written that when a person reads Bismillahir
Rahmaanir Raheem five thousand palaces are built for him in Jannat, each
palace has seventy chambers, each chamber has seventy thrones, each throne
has seventy carpets and each carpet has a Hur-ul-Ain sitting on it!
The Sahabah (RA) inquired,
“Is there any condition attached to it?”

Nabi (PBUH) said ,“Read it with concentration and devotion.”
Tafsier-e-Burhaan consist of sahih (authentic) and weak narrations.

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No Bismiallah no barikah

Sayyiduna Abu Ayyub Al Ansari (radiyallahu ‘anhu) reported: “We were once with  Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) when some food was presented. I never saw food which had greater blessing [barakah] when we began to eat but less blessing when we finished. We said, ‘O Rasulullah! How is this possible?’ He replied, ‘When we ate, we took Allah’s name, then somebody sat down to eat and did not take Allah’s name, so Shaytan ate with him.’”

(Musnad Ahmad, vol. 5 pg. 415/416, Shamail Tirmidhi, Hadith: 188, Sharhus Sunnah, Hadith: 2824)

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Sayyiduna ‘Abdullah ibn Mas’ud (radiyallahu ‘anhu) stated,

“Whoever desires to be saved from the nineteen dreadful guards over Jahannam known as Zabaniyah, he should recite Bismillahir Rahmanir Rahim” (Since it is made up of nineteen letters).

(Tafsir Qurtubi before Surah Fatihah, vol. 1 pg. 143 and Tafsir Ibn Kathir, vol. 1 pg. 65. Also see: Ad Durrul Manthur, vol. 1 pg. 44)

Stories of bismillah miracles

1-King of Qaiser wrote to Umer caliph ( ra) about his headach & he snet cap with bimmissslah engrave in for his curing thats worked

2-Khalid bin waleed (RA) drunk bottle of poison with bismaillah on non Muslims request to show Islam truth and miracles .

3- due to bismiallah red by man son who started learning first lesson with bismillah and Allah ta removed is dad grave torment and told this to prophet Essa (PBUH)