Is it established according to His Eminence Ayatollah Khamenei that it is recommended to seek refuge in Allah from the accursed devil before starting the reading in the first unit of prayer? What about the other units?
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Ayatollah Al-Sistani (may Allah protect him):
1 - It is recommended to seek refuge before starting the reading in the first unit by saying: (I seek refuge in Allah from the accursed devil), and it is preferable to do so quietly. It is more appropriate to omit it in other units.
2 - There is no issue with this, as even if its recommendation is not established, it is permissible to say it with the intention of general remembrance.
Source: Official Website + Minhaj Al-Salihin, Vol. 1, Reading, M 630 + 625 + Invalidators of Prayer, M 673
Ayatollah Al-Khamenei (may Allah protect him):
1 - It is recommended in the first unit of prayer to say before Al-Fatiha: "I seek refuge in Allah from the accursed devil," and to recite the Basmala aloud in Al-Fatiha and the Surah in the first two units of the Dhuhr and Asr prayers.
2 - There is no issue with this, as even if its recommendation is not established, it is permissible to say it with the intention of general remembrance.
Source: Message on Prayer and Fasting, Prayer, Reading, M 209 + Invalidators of Prayer, M 328
May you be successful in all good.