ʿI have turned my face in submission to the One who originated the heavens and the earth, as a monotheist and a Muslim, and I am not one of the mushrikeen. Verily, my Salah (prayer), my sacrifice, my living, and my dying are for Allah, the Lord of the ‘Alameen (mankind, jinn and all that exists). He has no partner, And of this I have been commanded, and I am one of the Muslims [Abun-Nadr said: and I am the first of the Muslims]. O Allah, there is no god but You. You are my Lord and I am Your slave. I have wronged myself and I admit my sin, so forgive me all my sins, for no one can forgive sins except You. Guide me to the best of conduct, for none can guide to that except You and divert from me bad conduct, for no one can divert it from me except You. Blessed and exalted are You, I seek Your forgiveness and I repent to You.” When he bowed, he said: ʿO Allah, to You I have bowed, in You I have believed and to You I have submitted. My hearing my sight, my brain, my bones and my sinews submit to You.ʿ When he rose from bowing he said: ʿAllah hears those who praise Him. Our Lord, to You be praise, filling the heavens, the earth and that which is between them and filling whatever else You will besides.” When he prostrated he said: “O Allah, to You I have prostrated, in You I have believed and to You I have submitted. My face has prostrated to the One Who created it, shaped it and gave it a good shape, and opened its hearing and sight. Blessed be Allah, the Best of creators.ʿ Then he after said the salam at the end of the prayer: ʿO Allah, forgive me my past and future sins, what I have done in secret and what I have done openly, what I have transgressed and what You know more than I. You are the One Who brings forward and the One Who puts back, there is no god but You.ʿ (Using translation from Aḥmad 729)   

عَنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ أَنَّهُ كَانَ إِذَا قَامَ إِلَى الصَّلَاةِ قَالَ وَجَّهْتُ وَجْهِي لِلَّذِي فَطَرَ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضَ حَنِيفًا وَمَا أَنَا مِنَ الْمُشْرِكِينَ إِنَّ صَلَاتِي وَنُسُكِي وَمَحْيَايَ وَمَمَاتِي لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُ وَبِذَلِكَ أُمِرْتُ وَأَنَا مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ اللهُمَّ أَنْتَ الْمَلِكُ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ أَنْتَ رَبِّي وَأَنَا عَبْدُكَ ظَلَمْتُ نَفْسِي وَاعْتَرَفْتُ بِذَنْبِي فَاغْفِرْ لِي ذُنُوبِي جَمِيعًا لَا يَغْفِرُ الذُّنُوبَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ وَاهْدِنِي لِأَحْسَنِ الْأَخْلَاقِ لَا يَهْدِي لِأَحْسَنِهَا إِلَّا أَنْتَ وَاصْرِفْ عَنِّي سَيِّئَهَا لَا يَصْرِفُ عَنِّي سَيِّئَهَا إِلَّا أَنْتَ لَبَّيْكَ وَسَعْدَيْكَ وَالْخَيْرُ كُلُّهُ فِي يَدَيْكَ وَالشَّرُّ لَيْسَ إِلَيْكَ أَنَا بِكَ وَإِلَيْكَ تَبَارَكْتَ وَتَعَالَيْتَ أَسْتَغْفِرُكَ وَأَتُوبُ إِلَيْكَ فَإِذَا رَكَعَ قَالَ اللهُمَّ لَكَ رَكَعْتُ وَبِكَ آمَنْتُ وَلَكَ أَسْلَمْتُ خَشَعَ لَكَ سَمْعِي وَبَصَرِي وَمُخِّي وَعِظَامِي وَعَصَبِي فَإِذَا رَفَعَ رَأْسَهُ قَالَ اللهُمَّ رَبَّنَا لَكَ الْحَمْدُ مِلْءَ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ وَمَا بَيْنَهَا وَمِلْءَ مَا شِئْتَ مِنْ شَيْءٍ بَعْدُ فَإِذَا سَجَدَ قَالَ اللهُمَّ لَكَ سَجَدْتُ وَبِكَ آمَنْتُ وَلَكَ أَسْلَمْتُ سَجَدَ وَجْهِي لِلَّذِي خَلْقَهُ وَصَوَّرَهُ فَشَقَّ سَمْعَهُ وَبَصَرَهُ تَبَارَكَ اللهُ أَحْسَنُ الْخَالِقِينَ ثُمَّ يَكُونُ مِنْ آخِرِ مَا يَقُولُ بَيْنَ التَّشَهُّدِ وَالسَّلَامِ اللهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِي مَا قَدَّمْتُ وَمَا أَخَّرْتُ وَمَا أَسْرَرْتُ وَمَا أَعْلَنْتُ وَمَا أَسْرَفْتُ وَمَا أَنْتَ أَعْلَمُ بِهِ مِنِّي أَنْتَ الْمُقَدِّمُ وَأَنْتَ الْمُؤَخِّرُ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ لَفْظُ حَدِيثِ يُوسُفَ بْنِ يَعْقُوبَ بْنِ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ وَفِي رِوَايَةِ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِذَا اسْتَفْتَحَ الصَّلَاةَ كَبَّرَ ثُمَّ قَالَ وَقَالَ وَأَنَا أَوَّلُ الْمُسْلِمِينَ وَقَالَ إِذَا رَفَعَ رَأْسَهُ سَمِعَ اللهُ لِمَنْ حَمِدَهُ رَبَّنَا وَلَكَ الْحَمْدُ مِلْءَ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَمِلْءَ الْأَرْضِ وَمِلْءَ مَا بَيْنَهُمَا وَمِلْءَ مَا شِئْتَ مِنْ شَيْءٍ بَعْدُ وَقَالَ فَصَوَّرَهُ فَأَحْسَنَ صُورَتَهُ وَشَقَّ سَمْعَهُ وَبَصَرَهُ تَبَارَكَ اللهُ أَحْسَنُ الْخَالِقِينَ فَإِذَا سَلَّمَ قَالَ فَذَكَرَ الدُّعَاءَ وَلَمْ يَذْكُرْ قَوْلَهُ وَمَا أَسْرَفْتُ  

[Machine] That the Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to say when he started the obligatory prayer, "I have directed my face towards the one who originated the heavens and the earth, inclining towards faith, and I am not of those who associate partners with Allah. Indeed, my prayer, my sacrifice, my living and my dying are for Allah, the Lord of the worlds, with no partner. And by this I am commanded, and I am one of the Muslims. O Allah, You are the King, there is no god but You. Exalted are You, and to You is all praise. You are my Lord, and I am Your servant. I have wronged myself, and I confess my sins, so forgive me all my sins. None forgives sins except You. Guide me to the best of manners, as none can guide to good manners except You. Turn away from me all evil manners, as none can turn away from me all evil manners except You. Here I am at Your service, and my pleasure and my good deeds are in Your hands. The one guided by You is the guided one, and to You is all blessings and exaltation. I seek Your forgiveness and repent to You." He said, "And when he performed the bowing during the obligatory prayer, he said, 'O Allah, for You I have bowed, and in You I have believed, and to You I have submitted. You are my Lord. My hearing, my sight, my mind, my bones, and any strength I possess, all are for Allah, the Lord of the worlds.' And when he raised his head from the bowing position in the obligatory prayer, he said, 'O Allah, our Lord, to You is all praise, filling the heavens, filling the earth, filling whatever You will. And he mentioned the remaining portion of the hadith like the narration of Abd al-Aziz and the narration of Abd al-Aziz is complete."  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ كَانَ إِذَا ابْتَدَأَ الصَّلَاةَ الْمَكْتُوبَةَ قَالَ وَجَّهْتُ وَجْهِيَ لِلَّذِي فَطَرَ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضَ حَنِيفًا مُسْلِمًا وَمَا أَنَا مِنَ الْمُشْرِكِينَ إِنَّ صَلَاتِي وَنُسُكِي وَمَحْيَايَ وَمَمَاتِي لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُ وَبِذَلِكَ أُمِرْتُ وَأَنَا مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ اللهُمَّ أَنْتَ الْمَلِكُ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ سُبْحَانَكَ وَبِحَمْدِكَ أَنْتَ رَبِّي وَأَنَا عَبْدُكَ ظَلَمْتُ نَفْسِي وَاعْتَرَفْتُ بِذَنْبِي فَاغْفِرْ لِي ذُنُوبِي جَمِيعًا لَا يَغْفِرُ الذُّنُوبَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ وَاهْدِنِي لِأَحْسَنِ الْأَخْلَاقِ لَا يَهْدِي لِأَحْسَنِهَا إِلَّا أَنْتَ وَاصْرِفْ عَنِّي سَيِّئَهَا لَا يَصْرِفُ سَيِّئَهَا إِلَّا أَنْتَ لَبَّيْكَ وَسَعْدَيْكَ وَالْخَيْرُ كُلُّهُ بِيَدَيْكَ وَالْمَهْدِيُّ مَنْ هَدَيْتَ أَنَا بِكَ وَإِلَيْكَ تَبَارَكْتَ وَتَعَالَيْتَ أَسْتَغْفِرُكَ وَأَتُوبُ إِلَيْكَ قَالَ وَكَانَ إِذَا رَكَعَ قَالَ اللهُمَّ لَكَ رَكَعْتُ وَبِكَ آمَنْتُ وَلَكَ أَسْلَمْتُ أَنْتَ رَبِّي خَشَعَ لَكَ سَمْعِي وَبَصَرِي وَمُخِّي وَعِظَامِي وَمَا اسْتَقَلَّتْ بِهِ مِنْ قَدَمِي لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ وَإِذَا رَفَعَ رَأْسَهُ مِنَ الرُّكُوعِ فِي الصَّلَاةِ الْمَكْتُوبَةِ قَالَ اللهُمَّ رَبَّنَا وَلَكَ الْحَمْدُ مِلْءَ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَمِلْءَ الْأَرْضِ وَمِلْءَ مَا شِئْتَ مِنْ شَيْءٍ بَعْدُ 2345 وَأَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو عَبْدِ اللهِ الْحَافِظُ وَأَبُو سَعِيدِ بْنُ أَبِي عَمْرٍو قَالَا ثنا أَبُو الْعَبَّاسِ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَعْقُوبَ ثنا بَحْرُ بْنُ نَصْرٍ ثنا عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ وَهْبٍ أَخْبَرَنِي ابْنُ أَبِي الزِّنَادِ عَنْ مُوسَى بْنِ عُقْبَةَ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ الْفَضْلِ الْهَاشِمِيِّ عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ الْأَعْرَجِ عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللهِ بْنِ أَبِي رَافِعٍ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ ؓ عَنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ أَنَّهُ كَانَ إِذَا قَامَ إِلَى الصَّلَاةِ الْمَكْتُوبَةِ كَبَّرَ وَرَفَعَ يَدَيْهِ حَذْوَ مَنْكِبَيْهِ وَذَكَرَ الْحَدِيثَ قَالَ يَقُولُ حِينَ يَفْتَتِحُ الصَّلَاةَ بَعْدَ التَّكْبِيرِ وَجَّهْتُ وَجْهِيَ لِلَّذِي فَذَكَرَهُ وَقَالَ وَأَنَا مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ اللهُمَّ أَنْتَ الْمَلِكُ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ سُبْحَانَكَ أَنْتَ رَبِّي وَأَنَا عَبْدُكَ فَذَكَرَهُ وَلَمْ يَذْكُرْ قَوْلَهُ وَاهْدِنِي إِلَى قَوْلِهِ لَبَّيْكَ ثُمَّ قَالَ لَبَّيْكَ وَسَعْدَيْكَ أَنَا بِكَ وَإِلَيْكَ وَلَا مَنْجَا مِنْكَ إِلَّا إِلَيْكَ أَسْتَغْفِرُكَ ثُمَّ أَتُوبُ إِلَيْكَ ثُمَّ ذَكَرَ الْبَاقِي بِمَعْنَى حَدِيثِ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ وَحَدِيثُ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ أَتَمُّ  

[Machine] The Prophet (PBUH) used to say when starting the prayer, "There is no deity except You, glorified are You. I have wronged myself and have done evil, so forgive me. Indeed, none forgives sins except You. I have directed my face to the one who created the heavens and the earth, inclining toward truth, and I am not of those who associate others with Allah. Indeed, my prayer, my rights of sacrifice, my living and my dying are for Allah, the Lord of the worlds, with no partner. And thus I have been commanded, and I am the first of the Muslims." Al-Shafi'i narrated from Hushaym, without hearing from any of his companions, from Abu Ishaq, from Abu Al-Khaleel, from Ali. If it is preserved, it is possible that Abu Ishaq heard it from both of them. Allah knows best. In the hadith of Abdul Aziz bin Abi Salamah, "I am the first of the Muslims" is narrated at the beginning, and likewise in some narrations from Musa bin Uqbah, and in some of them "I am from the Muslims" is narrated. Al-Shafi'i (may Allah have mercy on him) said: "Muhammad bin Al-Munkadir and a group of scholars of Madinah were commanded to do so." Abu Abdullah Al-Hafiz said: "I heard Abu Abbas Muhammad bin Ya'qub saying: I heard Al-Abbas bin Muhammad Al-Duri saying: I heard Yahya bin Ma'een saying: Nadhr bin Shumayl (may Allah have mercy on him) said: The evil is not to be explained to you, and the evil is not to be approached by you."  

كَانَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ إِذَا اسْتَفْتَحَ الصَّلَاةَ قَالَ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ سُبْحَانَكَ ظَلَمْتُ نَفْسِي وَعَمِلْتُ سُوءًا فَاغْفِرْ لِي إِنَّهُ لَا يَغْفِرُ الذُّنُوبَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ وَجَّهْتُ وَجْهِيَ لِلَّذِي فَطَرَ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضَ حَنِيفًا وَمَا أَنَا مِنَ الْمُشْرِكِينَ إِنَّ صَلَاتِي وَنُسُكِي وَمَحْيَايَ وَمَمَاتِي لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُ وَبِذَلِكَ أُمِرْتُ وَأَنَا مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ وَقَدْ حَكَاهُ الشَّافِعِيُّ عَنْ هُشَيْمٍ مِنْ غَيْرِ سَمَاعٍ عَنْ بَعْضِ أَصْحَابِهِ عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ عَنْ أَبِي الْخَلِيلِ عَنْ عَلِيٍّ فَإِنْ كَانَ مَحْفُوظًا فَيُحْتَمَلَ أَنْ يَكُونَ أَبُو إِسْحَاقَ سَمِعَهُ مِنْهُمَا وَاللهُ أَعْلَمُ وَفِي حَدِيثِ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ بْنِ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ وَأَنَا أَوَّلُ الْمُسْلِمِينَ وَكَذَلِكَ فِي بَعْضِ الرِّوَايَاتِ عَنْ مُوسَى بْنِ عُقْبَةَ وَفِي بَعْضِهَا وَأَنَا مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ قَالَ الشَّافِعِيُّ رَحِمَهُ اللهُ يَجْعَلُ مَكَانَ وَأَنَا أَوَّلُ الْمُسْلِمِينَ وَأَنَا مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ قَالَ الشَّيْخُ رَحِمَهُ اللهُ وَبِذَلِكَ أَمَرَ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُنْكَدِرِ وَجِمَاعَةٌ مِنْ فُقَهَاءِ الْمَدِينَةِ وَأَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو عَبْدِ اللهِ الْحَافِظُ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَبَا الْعَبَّاسِ مُحَمَّدَ بْنَ يَعْقُوبَ يَقُولُ سَمِعْتُ الْعَبَّاسَ بْنَ مُحَمَّدٍ الدُّورِيَّ يَقُولُ سَمِعْتُ يَحْيَى بْنَ مَعِينٍ يَقُولُ قَالَ النَّضْرُ بْنُ شُمَيْلٍ رَحِمَهُ اللهُ وَالشَّرُّ لَيْسَ إِلَيْكَ تَفْسِيرُهُ وَالشَّرُّ لَا يُتَقَرَّبُ بِهِ إِلَيْكَ