The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to recite: "In the name of Allah, the Cherisher and Sustainer of the worlds; most Gracious, most Merciful; Master of the Day of Judgment," breaking its recitation into verses, one after another. Abu Dawud said: I heard Ahmad (b. Hanbal) say: The early reading is: Maliki yawmi'l-din. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 4001)   

عَنْ أُمِّ سَلَمَةَ ذَكَرَتْ أَوْ كَلِمَةً غَيْرَهَا قِرَاءَةَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ {بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ مَالِكِ يَوْمِ الدِّينِ} يُقَطِّعُ قِرَاءَتَهُ آيَةً آيَةً  

[Machine] The reading of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ was "In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Praise be to Allah, the Lord of all the worlds." [Al-Fatiha 2], meaning word by word. And likewise.  

قِرَاءَةَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ كَانَتْ {بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ} [الفاتحة 2] يَعْنِي كَلِمَةً كَلِمَةً وَكَذَلِكَ  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ recited in prayer, "In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful" [Al-Fatihah 1]. He considered it as one verse, "Praise be to Allah, the Lord of all the worlds" [Al-Fatihah 2], consisting of two verses, "The Most Gracious, the Most Merciful" [Al-Fatihah 1], containing three verses, "Master of the Day of Judgment" [Al-Fatihah 4], comprising four verses. He said, "This is how we worship You and seek Your help" [Al-Fatihah 5], while joining his fingers together. Ibn Khuzaymah mentioned this in his book from As-Saghani.  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَرَأَ فِي الصَّلَاةِ {بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ} [الفاتحة 1] فَعَدَّهَا آيَةً {الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ} [الفاتحة 2] آيَتَيْنِ {الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ} [الفاتحة 1] ثَلَاثَ آيَاتٍ {مَالِكِ يَوْمِ الدِّينِ} أَرْبَعَ آيَاتٍ وَقَالَ هَكَذَا {إِيَّاكَ نَعْبُدُ وَإِيَّاكَ نَسْتَعِينُ} [الفاتحة 5] وَجَمَعَ خَمْسَ أَصَابِعِهِ ورَوَاهُ ابْنُ خُزَيْمَةَ فِي كِتَابِهِ عَنِ الصَّغَانِيِّ  

[Machine] Ibn Abbas, so Allah honored it for you, and He did not grant it to anyone before you.  

ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ فَذَخَرَهَا اللهُ لَكُمْ فَمَا أَخْرَجَهَا لِأَحَدٍ قَبْلَكُمْ  

[Machine] In His saying {And We have certainly given you, [O Muhammad], seven of the often repeated [verses].} [Al-Hijr 15:87], the opener of the Book (Surah Al-Fatiha) was asked about the seventh verse, Ibn Abbas said, "{In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.}" [Al-Fatiha 1]. And this has been narrated from Ali.  

فِي قَوْلِهِ {وَلَقَدْ آتَيْنَاكَ سَبْعًا مِنَ الْمَثَانِي} [الحجر 87] قَالَ فَاتِحَةُ الْكِتَابِ قِيلَ لِابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ فَأَيْنَ السَّابِعَةُ؟ قَالَ {بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ} [الفاتحة 1] وَرُوِيَ ذَلِكَ عَنْ عَلِيٍّ ؓ  

[Machine] About Abu Hurairah, may Allah be pleased with him, it is narrated in both a raised (marfu') and stopped (mawquf) manner, with the stopped narration being more authentic.  

عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ ؓ مَرْفُوعًا وَمَوْقُوُفًا وَالْمَوْقُوفُ أَصَحُّ  

[Machine] "The Prophet ﷺ said, 'Praise be to Allah, the Lord of all the worlds.' It consists of seven verses, one of which is {In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful}. It is the seven oft-repeated verses, and the Great Quran, and it is the mother of the Quran, and it is the opening chapter of the Book."  

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ أَنَّهُ كَانَ يَقُولُ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ سَبْعُ آيَاتٍ إِحْدَاهُنَّ {بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ} [الفاتحة 1] وَهِيَ السَّبْعُ الْمَثَانِي وَالْقُرْآنُ الْعَظِيمُ وَهِيَ أُمُّ الْقُرْآنِ وَهِيَ فَاتِحَةُ الْكِتَابِ  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "When you recite Alhamdulillah (Praise be to Allah), then recite Bismillah (In the name of Allah), the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful (Surah Al-Fatiha, verse 1). It is the mother of the Quran, the mother of the Book, and the seven oft-repeated verses. And Bismillah (In the name of Allah), the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful (Surah Al-Fatiha, verse 1) is one of them." Abu Bakr al-Hanafi then said: "I met Nuha, who narrated to me from Sa'id ibn Abi Sa'id al-Maqburi, who narrated similar from Abu Huraira but did not elevate it."  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِذَا قَرَأْتُمُ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ فَاقْرَءُوا {بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ} [الفاتحة 1] إِنَّهَا أُمُّ الْقُرْآنِ وَأُمُّ الْكِتَابِ وَالسَّبْعُ الْمَثَانِي وَ {بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ} [الفاتحة 1] إِحْدَاهَا قَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ الْحَنَفِيُّ ثُمَّ لَقِيتُ نُوحًا فَحَدَّثَنِي عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْمَقْبُرِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ مِثْلَهُ وَلَمْ يَرْفَعْهُ  

[Machine] "It is the Mother of the book, and it is seven verses, in the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful."  

هِيَ أُمُّ الْكِتَابِ وَهِيَ سَبْعُ آيَاتٍ بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ