Bismillah Brings One Closer To Allah.
When we say Bismillah before beginning any act, it means that we are seeking Allah’s blessings and help in the act which we are going to do next.
Allah will save that person from the evil of Shaitan and add His mercy and blessings in his actions because when we call upon Allah like when we say Bismillah, Allah gives that person his attention. He listens to you.
Prophet Muhammad (SAW) said Muslim should recite “Bismillahir Rahmanir Rahim” at the beginning of the Surahs.
Prophet Muhammad (SAW) said “Any important work that does not begin with Bismillah is imperfect".
Prophet Muhammad (SAW) said “One who does not say Bismillah before Wudhu, his or her Wudhu is incomplete".
Bismillah ir Rahman ir Rahim has three of Allah’s names:
1. Allah: His personal name which symbolizes that nothing can happen but by the will of Allah
2. Rahman (Highest form of Kindness): Symbolizes how nothing can be protected from harm or reach completion without Allah’s Kindness
3. Rahim (Most Merciful): symbolizes that only through Allah’s Mercy and Grace, enable any person to derive the benefit of anything by the will of Allah
The other benefits of Bismillah:
· It is a means of protection from punishment
· It has been reported that Abdullah Bin Masood said that there are 19 letters in Bismillahir Rahmanir Rahim and there are 19 angels of Jahannam and saying Bismillahir Rahmanir Rahim protects you from them
· It is a means of a higher status in the hereafter
· Prophet Muhammad (saw) said “Any dua that begins with Bismillahir Rahmanir Rahim is not rejected. And saying it will make the scale heavy for the ummah on the Day of Judgment”
· It also can protect someone from illnesses, grant riches to the poor, freedom from hell fire, safety from those whose faces are distorted (hypocrites), and saftey of stones raining from the heavens
Allah 3000 names are mentioned in Tafsir Ruhul Bayan. He revealed 1000 to the Angels, 1000 to the Prophets, 300 in Towah, 300 in Zabur, 300 in Injil and 99 in the Holy Quran. One name Allah has kept to Himself and He revealed it to no one. He has condensed all His names into 3 names contained in, they are Allah, Rahman and Rahim. Any person saying:
Bismillahir Rahmanir Rahim (In the name of Allah, The Most Gracious, The Most Merciful) as though he or she has remembered Allah (SWT) Through His 3000 Names