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Why Did Ronaldo Say "Bismillah" Before Scoring?

Al Arabiya English Journalist Mazen Sameh explains the meaning of “Bismillah” after Cristiano Ronaldo appeared to say it before scoring his World Cup penalty against Croatia.

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00:00He whispered, Bismillah. Bismillah. Bismillah. Yeah. Okay, beforehand.
00:06Is this something that he does for Al Nasser here? And can you just tell us what it means?
00:11Yeah, so he did it before for Al Nasser before taking a free kick. It means in the name of
00:14God.
00:15So you say it before you start eating, you say it before making a big purchase or making a big
00:20decision
00:21or before taking a penalty. So it just means in the name of God. It doesn't mean anyone can say
00:25it
00:25and it's like you say it before doing something. So he did it for Al Nasser before.
00:30Before taking a free kick and he did it again yesterday. And it's nice to see, you know,
00:34that he's caught up with the culture of playing here in Saudi for a couple of years
00:39and then saying it yesterday and scoring. So I hope he keeps saying it so he can keep scoring.
00:43Obviously, I'm a Ronaldo fan. But it's nice to see that he's saying it at such a big stage as
00:49well.
00:50It's the World Cup, you know. Yeah, absolutely. And it definitely gave him some luck, didn't it?
00:53Because he scored that penalty. It's a magic word. It's a magic word.
00:56I'm going to start saying a little bit more now. I've got a copy from Ronaldo.
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