Question:

Should Bismillah be said aloud or silently before the khutbah (for Jumu’ah)?

Answer:

Not aloud nor silently. Only Ta’awwuz (A’udhu Billah) should be recited and that being silently before the khutbah is delivered .

And Allah ﷻ knows the best

Imam Ahmad Rida Khan رحمة الله تعالى عليه

Translation by Dr Musharraf Hussain Al-Azhari Translator of Majestic Quran, www.majesticquran.co.u