[Machine] Anas bin Malik was asked: "How was the recitation of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ?" He said: "It was measured, then he would recite: "In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful" [Surah Al-Fatiha, verse 1], elongating the word 'Ar-Rahman' (the Most Gracious) and 'Ar-Raheem' (the Most Merciful)."  

سُئِلَ أَنَسُ بْنُ مَالِكٍ ؓ كَيْفَ كَانَتْ قِرَاءَةُ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ؟ قَالَ كَانَتْ مَدًّا ثُمَّ قَرَأَ {بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ} [الفاتحة 1] يَمُدُّ الرَّحْمَنِ وَيَمُدُّ الرَّحِيمِ  

Anas was asked, "How was the recitation (of the Qur'an) of the Prophet?' He replied, "It was characterized by the prolongation of certain sounds." He then recited: In the Name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful prolonging the pronunciation of 'In the Name of Allah, 'the most Beneficent,' and 'the Most Merciful. (Using translation from Bukhārī 5046)   

سُئِلَ أَنَسُ بْنُ مَالِكٍ كَيْفَ كَانَتْ قِرَاءَةُ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ؟ قَالَ كَانَتْ مَدًّا ثُمَّ قَرَأَ بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ يَمُدُّ بِسْمِ اللهِ وَيَمُدُّ الرَّحْمَنِ وَيَمُدُّ الرَّحِيمِ  

[Machine] I was behind Abu Huraira and he recited "In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful" and continued reciting until he reached "not [the path] of those who have evoked [Your] anger or of those who are astray." He said "Ameen" and the people also said "Ameen." He would say "Allahu Akbar" every time he prostrated and when he stood up from sitting, he would say "Allahu Akbar." And when he finished his prayer, he would say "By the one in whose hand is my soul, I indeed perform the prayer just like the Messenger of Allah ﷺ ." And in the narration of Ibn Abd al-Hakam, I prayed behind Abu Huraira in the same manner.  

كُنْتُ وَرَاءَ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ ؓ فَقَرَأَ بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ ثُمَّ قَرَأَ بِأُمِّ الْقُرْآنِ حَتَّى بَلَغَ وَلَا الضَّالِّينَ قَالَ آمِينَ وَقَالَ النَّاسُ آمِينَ وَيَقُولُ كُلَّمَا سَجَدَ اللهُ أَكْبَرُ وَإِذَا قَامَ مِنَ الْجُلُوسِ قَالَ اللهُ أَكْبَرُ وَيَقُولُ إِذَا سَلَّمَ وَالَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ إِنِّي لَأَشْبَهُكُمْ صَلَاةً بِرَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ وَفِي حَدِيثِ ابْنِ عَبْدِ الْحَكَمِ صَلَّيْتُ وَرَاءَ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ ؓ وَكَذَلِكَ  

[Machine] "When the Prophet ﷺ led the people in prayer, he would recite 'Bismillah ar-Rahman ar-Rahim'."  

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ كَانَ إِذَا أَمَّ النَّاسَ قَرَأَ بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ  

[Machine] Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet ﷺ used to start his recitation with Bismillah hir-Rahman ir-Rahim when he led the people in prayer. [It is reported that Abu Huraira said:] "It is a verse from the Book of Allah. Read if you wish, the Opening of the Quran, for it is the seventh verse."  

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ كَانَ إِذَا قَرَأَ وَهُوَ يَؤُمُّ النَّاسَ افْتَتَحَ بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ قَالَ أَبُو هُرَيْرَةَ هِيَ آيَةٌ مِنْ كِتَابِ اللهِ ﷻ اقْرَءُوا إِنْ شِئْتُمْ فَاتِحَةَ الْقُرْآنِ فَإِنَّهَا الْآيَةُ السَّابِعَةُ  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , used to recite aloud in prayer "Bismillah ar-Rahman ar-Rahim" (In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful), but people stopped doing that. This is what As-Sarraj reported from Uqbah, from Yunus, from Misaar, from Ibn Qais. Hasan ibn Sufyan also narrated it from Uqbah, from Mukramah bin Muhasshir, from Abu Ma'shar, from Muhammad bin Qais bin Makhrama, and this is the correct version.  

كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يَجْهَرُ فِي الصَّلَاةِ بِبِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ فَتَرَكَ النَّاسُ ذَلِكَ كَذَا قَالَهُ السَّرَّاجُ عَنْ عُقْبَةَ عَنْ يُونُسَ عَنْ مِسْعَرٍ عَنِ ابْنِ قَيْسٍ وَرَوَاهُ الْحَسَنُ بْنُ سُفْيَانَ عَنْ عُقْبَةَ بْنِ مُكْرَمٍ عَنْ يُونُسَ عَنْ أَبِي مَعْشَرٍ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ قَيْسِ بْنِ مَخْرَمَةَ وَهُوَ الصَّوَابُ  

[Machine] That the Prophet ﷺ used to start reading with the phrase "In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful."  

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ كَانَ يَسْتَفْتِحُ الْقِرَاءَةَ بِبِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ  

[Machine] Ibn Abbas read it with "Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem" in both Rak'ahs.  

قَرَأَهَا ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ بِبِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ فِي الرَّكْعَتَيْنِ جَمِيعًا  

[Machine] I prayed behind Umar ibn al-Khattab, and he recited aloud "In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful."  

صَلَّيْتُ خَلْفَ عُمَرَ بْنِ الْخَطَّابِ فَجَهَرَ بِبِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ  

[Machine] I saw Ali bin Abi Talib and I prayed behind him, and I heard him reciting "Bismillah ar-Rahman ar-Rahim" aloud.  

رَأَيْتُ عَلِيَّ بْنَ أَبِي طَالِبٍ وَصَلَّيْتُ وَرَاءَهُ فَسَمِعْتُهُ يَجْهَرُ بِبِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ  

[Machine] Narrated by Abdullah ibn Umar, he used to open the mother of the Book (the Quran) with "In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful". This is the authentic narration (from the Prophet Muhammad) and it is stopped (meaning the narration ends here).  

عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ كَانَ يَفْتَتِحُ أُمَّ الْكِتَابِ {بِبِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ} هَذَا هُوَ الصَّحِيحُ مَوْقُوفٌ  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to start his prayer with "Bismillah al-Rahman al-Rahim" (In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful) [Surah Al-Fatiha 1]. In the narration of Al-Zahid, it is mentioned that he recited it and added that Abdullah ibn Umar used to also recite "Bismillah al-Rahman al-Rahim" in the opening of the prayer, both in the beginning of Surah Al-Fatiha and the following surah. And the correct opinion is that it should be stopped at that.  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ كَانَ إِذَا افْتَتَحَ الصَّلَاةَ يَبْدَأُ بِ {بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ} [الفاتحة 1] وَفِي رِوَايَةِ الزَّاهِدِ يَقْرَأُ وَزَادَ فِي رِوَايَتِهِ وَإِنَّ عَبْدَ اللهِ بْنَ عُمَرَ كَانَ إِذَا افْتَتَحَ الصَّلَاةَ يَقْرَأُ بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ فِي أُمِّ الْكِتَابِ وَفِي السُّورَةِ الَّتِي تَلِيهَا وَالصَّوَابُ مَوْقُوفٌ كَذَلِكَ  

"The Prophet would open his Salat with (Bismillahir-Rahmanir-Rahim)." (Using translation from Tirmidhī 245)   

كَانَ يَفْتَتِحُ الصَّلَاةَ بِ {بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ} [الفاتحة 1]  

[Machine] He used to say that the reading begins with "In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful" [Surah Al-Fatiha 1].  

كَانَ يَقُولُ تُفْتَتَحُ الْقِرَاءَةُ بِ {بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ} [الفاتحة 1]  

[Machine] Ibn Zubayr would begin reciting in prayers by saying "Bismillah ar-Rahman ar-Rahim" and he would say, "Nothing prevents them from doing so except pride."  

ابْنُ الزُّبَيْرِ ؓ يَسْتَفْتِحُ الْقِرَاءَةَ فِي الصَّلَاةِ بِبِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ وَيَقُولُ مَا يَمْنَعُهُمْ مِنْهَا إِلَّا الْكِبْرُ  

[Machine] About Abu Hurairah with a sound chain of narrators from him.  

عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ بِإِسْنَادٍ صَحِيحٍ عَنْهُ  

[Machine] Muawiyah prayed in the Masjid (mosque) of Madinah with an audible recitation. He recited "Bismillah ar-Rahman ar-Rahim" for the mother of the Qur'an (Al-Fatiha), but did not recite it for the following Surah until he completed that recitation. He did not say the Takbir (Allahu Akbar) when he went into Ruku (bowing) until he completed that prayer. When he finished, someone from the Muhajireen (migrants) who noticed that called out to him, "Muawiyah, did you forget or did you intentionally skip the prayer?" So when he prayed again, he recited "Bismillah ar-Rahman ar-Rahim" for the Surah after Al-Fatiha and said the Takbir when going into Sajdah (prostration), and this continued.  

صَلَّى مُعَاوِيَةُ بِالْمَدِينَةِ صَلَاةً فَجَهَرَ فِيهَا بِالْقِرَاءَةِ فَقَرَأَ بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ لِأُمِّ الْقُرْآنِ وَلَمْ يَقْرَأْ بِهَا لِلسُّوَرَةِ الَّتِي بَعْدَهَا حَتَّى قَضَى تِلْكَ الْقِرَاءَةَ وَلَمْ يُكَبِّرْ حِينَ يَهْوِي حَتَّى قَضَى تِلْكَ الصَّلَاةَ فَلَمَّا سَلَّمَ نَادَاهُ مَنْ شَهِدَ ذَلِكَ مِنَ الْمُهَاجِرِينَ مِنْ كُلِّ مَكَانٍ يَا مُعَاوِيَةُ أَسَرَقْتَ الصَّلَاةَ أَمْ نَسِيتَ؟ فَلَمَّا صَلَّى بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ قَرَأَ بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ لِلسُّورَةِ الَّتِي بَعْدَ أُمِّ الْقُرْآنِ وَكَبَّرَ حِينَ يَهْوِي سَاجِدًا وَكَذَلِكَ  

[Machine] That Muawiyah had arrived in the city and prayed with them without saying "In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful" and without raising his voice during the takbir when he lowered and raised his hands. The migrants and the supporters then called out to him, saying, "Muawiyah, have you stolen your prayer? Where is 'In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful'? And where is the takbir when you lower and raise your hands?" So he prayed another prayer with them and said, "In that prayer is what they criticized me for." And with his chain of narration, Ash-Shafi'i reported that Yahya ibn Sulaym informed him, from Abdullah ibn Uthman ibn Khuthaym, from Ismail ibn Ubaid ibn Rifa'ah, from his father, from Muawiyah, the migrants, and the supporters, something similar to that or with the same meaning. Ash-Shafi'i said, "May Allah have mercy on him, and I think this chain of narration is more reliable than the first one." Sheikhs, may Allah have mercy on them, also narrated it. Ismail ibn Ayash narrated it from Ibn Khuthaym, from Ismail ibn Ubaid ibn Rifa'ah, from his father, from his grandfather, that Muawiyah had arrived in the city. It is possible that Ibn Khuthaym heard it from both of them, and Allah knows best.  

أَنَّ مُعَاوِيَةَ ؓ قَدِمَ الْمَدِينَةَ فَصَلَّى بِهِمْ وَلَمْ يَقْرَأْ بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ وَلَمْ يُكَبِّرْ إِذَا خَفَضَ وَإِذَا رَفَعَ فَنَادَاهُ الْمُهَاجِرُونَ وَالْأَنْصَارُ حِينَ سَلَّمَ أَيْ مُعَاوِيَةُ سَرَقْتَ صَلَاتَكَ أَيْنَ بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ؟ وَأَيْنَ التَّكْبِيرُ إِذَا خَفَضْتَ وَإِذَا رَفَعْتَ؟ فَصَلَّى بِهِمْ صَلَاةً أُخْرَى فَقَالَ ذَلِكَ فِيهَا الَّذِي عَابُوا عَلَيْهِ 2411 وَبِإِسْنَادِهِ قَالَ أنبأ الشَّافِعِيُّ أنبأ يَحْيَى بْنُ سُلَيْمٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ عُثْمَانَ بْنِ خُثَيْمٍ عَنْ إِسْمَاعِيلَ بْنِ عُبَيْدِ بْنِ رِفَاعَةَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ مُعَاوِيَةَ وَالْمُهَاجِرِينَ وَالْأَنْصَارِ مِثْلَهُ أَوْ مِثْلَ مَعْنَاهُ قَالَ الشَّافِعِيُّ رَحِمَهُ اللهُ وَأَحْسِبُ هَذَا الْإِسْنَادَ أَحْفَظَ مِنَ الْإِسْنَادِ الْأَوَّلِ قَالَ الشَّيْخُ رَحِمَهُ اللهُ وَرَوَاهُ إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ عَيَّاشٍ عَنِ ابْنِ خُثَيْمٍ عَنْ إِسْمَاعِيلَ بْنِ عُبَيْدِ بْنِ رِفَاعَةَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ جَدِّهِ أَنَّ مُعَاوِيَةَ قَدِمَ الْمَدِينَةَ وَيُحْتَمَلُ أَنْ يَكُونَ ابْنُ خُثَيْمٍ سَمِعَهُ مِنْهُمَا وَاللهُ أَعْلَمُ  

[Machine] About the scholars of Mecca, Ata', Tawus, Mujahid, and Sa'id ibn Jubayr.  

عَنْ فُقَهَاءِ مَكَّةَ عَطَاءٍ وَطَاوُسٍ وَمُجَاهِدٍ وَسَعِيدِ بْنِ جُبَيْرٍ  

[Machine] Indeed, Satan stole the greatest verse from the people of the Qur'an: "In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful." This is mentioned in my book, narrated from his father, narrated from Ibn Abbas, and it is disconnected.  

إِنَّ الشَّيْطَانَ اسْتَرَقَ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْقُرْآنِ أَعْظَمَ آيَةٍ فِي الْقُرْآنِ بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ كَذَا وَكَانَ فِي كِتَابِي عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ وَهُوَ مُنْقَطِعٌ