[Machine] Hudhaifah heard about their differences regarding what they claimed, so Hudhaifah rode until he reached Uthman. He said, "O Commander of the Faithful, reach this nation before they differ in the Quran like the Jews and Christians differed in the books." Uthman was alarmed by that, so he sent a message to Hafsa bint Umar, saying, "Send us the manuscripts in which the Quran was collected." Hafsa sent them to him, and Uthman ordered Zaid ibn Thabit, Sa'id ibn al-As, Abdullah ibn az-Zubayr, and Abdurrahman ibn al-Harith ibn Hisham to rewrite them in the manuscripts. He also said to them, "If you differ, you and Zaid ibn Thabit, in any Arabic dialect of the Quran, then write it in the dialect of the Quraysh, for the Quran was revealed in their language." They did as told until the manuscripts were written. Uthman then sent the manuscripts back to Hafsa and sent a copy to each military corps of the Muslim army, ordering them to burn any manuscript that differs from the one he sent. This happened at the time when manuscripts were burned with the text of Shu'aib ibn Abi Hamzah and the text of Ibrahim ibn Sa'd, except that he mentioned in the narration of Abu al-Walid ibn al-Harith that the manuscript was sent back to Hafsa, and he mentioned it in the narration of Ibn Hamzah and said at the end, "So they wrote the manuscripts in the mus'hafs. He then sent to every region a mus'haf and ordered that anything besides that from the Quran in every mus'haf should be erased or burned."  

سَمِعَ حُذَيْفَةُ ؓ مِنَ اخْتِلَافِهِمْ فِيهِ مَا ادَّعُوهُ فَرَكِبَ حُذَيْفَةُ حَتَّى قَدِمَ عَلَى عُثْمَانَ ؓ فَقَالَ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ أَدْرِكْ هَذِهِ الْأُمَّةَ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَخْتَلِفُوا فِي الْقُرْآنِ اخْتِلَافَ الْيَهُودِ وَالنَّصَارَى فِي الْكُتُبِ فَفَزِعَ لِذَلِكَ عُثْمَانُ ؓ فَأَرْسَلَ إِلَى حَفْصَةَ بِنْتِ عُمَرَ أَنْ أَرْسِلِي إِلَيْنَا بِالصُّحُفِ الَّتِي جُمِعَ فِيهَا الْقُرْآنُ فَأَرْسَلَتْ بِهَا إِلَيْهِ حَفْصَةُ فَأَمَرَ عُثْمَانُ زَيْدَ بْنَ ثَابِتٍ وَسَعِيدَ بْنَ الْعَاصِ وَعَبْدَ اللهِ بْنَ الزُّبَيْرِ وَعَبْدَ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنَ الْحَارِثِ بْنِ هِشَامٍ أَنْ يَنْسَخُوهَا فِي الْمَصَاحِفِ وَقَالَ لَهُمْ إِذَا اخْتَلَفْتُمْ أَنْتُمْ وَزَيْدُ بْنُ ثَابِتٍ فِي عَرَبِيَّةٍ مِنْ عَرَبِيَّةِ الْقُرْآنِ فَاكْتُبُوهَا بِلِسَانِ قُرَيْشٍ فَإِنَّ الْقُرْآنَ أُنْزِلَ بِلِسَانِهِمْ فَفَعَلُوا حَتَّى كُتِبَتِ الْمَصَاحِفُ ثُمَّ رَدَّ عُثْمَانُ الصُّحُفَ إِلَى حَفْصَةَ وَأَرْسَلَ إِلَى كُلِّ جُنْدٍ مِنْ أَجْنَادِ الْمُسْلِمِينَ بِمُصْحَفٍ وَأَمَرَهُمْ أَنْ يَحْرِقُوا كُلَّ مُصْحَفٍ يُخَالِفُ الْمُصْحَفَ الَّذِي أَرْسَلَ بِهِ وَذَلِكَ زَمَانَ أُحْرِقَتِ الْمَصَاحِفُ لَفْظُ حَدِيثِ شُعَيْبِ بْنِ أَبِي حَمْزَةَ وَحَدِيثُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ سَعْدٍ بِمَعْنَاهُ إِلَّا أَنَّهُ قَالَ فِي رِوَايَةِ أَبِي الْوَلِيدِ ابْنَ الْحَارِثِ بْنِ هِشَامٍ وَقَالَ فِي رِوَايَةِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ حَمْزَةَ عَبْدَ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنَ الْحَارِثِ وَلَمْ يَذْكُرْ رَدَّ الْمُصْحَفِ إِلَى حَفْصَةَ فِي رِوَايَةِ أَبِي الْوَلِيدِ وَذَكَرَهَا فِي رِوَايَةِ ابْنِ حَمْزَةَ وَقَالَ فِي آخِرِهِ فَكَتَبُوا الصُّحُفَ فِي الْمَصَاحِفِ فَبَعَثَ إِلَى كُلِّ أُفُقٍ بِمُصْحَفٍ وَأَمَرَ بِمَا سِوَى ذَلِكَ مِنَ الْقُرْآنِ فِي كُلِّ صَحِيفَةٍ أَنْ تُمْحَى أَوْ تُحْرَقَ  

[Machine] "People disagreed about the Quran during the time of Uthman. A man would say to another man, 'My recitation is better than yours.' Uthman heard about this and gathered the companions of the Prophet ﷺ and said, 'The people have differed today in recitation and you are among them. I have seen that they all agree on one recitation.' We all agreed with his opinion on that. Ali also said, 'If I were in his position, I would have done the same.'"  

اخْتَلَفَ النَّاسُ فِي الْقُرْآنِ عَلَى عَهْدِ عُثْمَانَ ؓ قَالَ فَجَعَلَ الرَّجُلُ يَقُولُ لِلرَّجُلِ قِرَاءَتِي خَيْرٌ مِنْ قِرَاءَتِكَ قَالَ فَبَلَغَ ذَلِكَ عُثْمَانَ ؓ فَجَمَعْنَا أَصْحَابَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ إِنَّ النَّاسَ قَدِ اخْتَلَفُوا الْيَوْمَ فِي الْقِرَاءَةِ وَأَنْتُمْ بَيْنَ ظَهْرَانَيْهِمْ فَقَدْ رَأَيْتُ أَنَّ أجْمَعَهُمْ عَلَى قِرَاءَةٍ وَاحِدَةٍ قَالَ فَأَجْمَعَ رَأْيَنَا مَعَ رَأْيِهِ عَلَى ذَلِكَ قَالَ وَقَالَ عَلِيٌّ ؓ لَوْ وُلِّيتُ مِثْلَ الَّذِي وُلِّيَ لَصَنَعْتُ مِثْلَ الَّذِي صَنَعَ  

Ibn ‘Abbas ؓ said to us. I said to ‘Uthman bin ʿAffan: What made you take al-Anfal, which is one of al-Mathani (the seven long soorahs), and Baraʿah, which is one of al-Miʿeen (soorahs with one hundred verses or thereabouts), and put them next to one another and not write - Ibn Jaʿfar said: A line between them saying Bismillahir-Rahmanir-Raheem - and you put them with the seven long ones? What made you do that? ʿUthman ؓ said: Sometimes many soorahs would be revealed (incomplete) to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ , and when something was revealed he would call one of the scribes to write it down for him and say: “Put this in the Soorah in which such and such is mentionedʿ; and verses would be revealed to him and he would say, ʿPut these verses in the soorah in which such and such is mentioned”; and a verse would be revealed to him and he would say: ʿPut this verse in the soorah in which such and such is mentioned.” Al-Anfal was one of the first soorahs to be revealed in Madinah and Baraʿah was one of the last soorahs of the Qurʿan, and the stories and content of the two soorahs were similar. Then the Messenger of Allah ﷺ passed away without having stated clearly to us that it was part of it, but we thought that it was, hence I put them together and I did not put between them the line Bismillahir-Rahmanir-Raheem. Ibn Jaʿfar said: I put it with the seven long ones. (Using translation from Aḥmad 399)   

عَمَدْتُمْ إِلَى بَرَاءَةَ وَهِيَ مِنَ الْمِئِينِ وَإِلَى الْأَنْفَالِ وَهِيَ مِنَ الْمَثَانِي فَقَرَنْتُمْ بَيْنَهُمَا وَلَمْ تَجْعَلُوا بَيْنَهُمَا سَطْرًا فِيهِ بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ وَوَضَعْتُمُوهَا فِي السَّبْعِ الطِّوَالِ مَا حَمَلَكَ عَلَى ذَلِكَ؟ فَقَالَ عُثْمَانُ ؓ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ كَانَ مِمَّا يَنْزِلُ عَلَيْهِ مِنَ السُّوَرِ الَّتِي يُذْكَرُ فِيهَا كَذَا وَكَذَا فَإِذَا أُنْزِلَتْ عَلَيْهِ الْآيَاتُ يَقُولُ ضَعُوا هَذِهِ الْآيَاتِ فِي مَوْضِعِ كَذَا وَكَذَا فَإِذَا نَزَلَتْ عَلَيْهِ السُّورَةُ يَقُولُ ضَعُوا هَذِهِ فِي مَوْضِعِ كَذَا وَكَذَا وَكَانَتِ الْأَنْفَالُ أَوَّلَ مَا أُنْزِلَ عَلَيْهِ بِالْمَدِينَةِ وَكَانَتْ بَرَاءَةُ مِنْ آخِرِ الْقُرْآنِ نُزُولًا وَكَانَتْ قِصَّتُهَا تُشْبِهُ قِصَّتَهَا فَقُبِضَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ وَلَمْ يُبَيِّنْ أَمْرَهَا فَظَنَنْتُ أَنَّهَا مِنْهَا مِنْ أَجْلِ ذَلِكَ قَرَنْتُ بَيْنَهُمَا وَلَمْ أَجْعَلْ بَيْنَهُمَا سَطْرًا فِيهِ بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ وَوَضَعْتُهَا فِي السَّبْعِ الطِّوَالِ فَفِي هَذَا مَا دَلَّ عَلَى أَنَّهَا إِنَّمَا كُتِبَتْ فِي مَصَاحِفِ الصَّحَابَةِ مَعَ دَلَالَةِ الْمُشَاهَدَةِ وَقَدْ رُوِّينَا عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ مَا دَلَّ عَلَى أَنَّهَا إِنَّمَا كُتِبَتْ فِي فَوَاتِحِ السُّوَرِ لِنُزُولِهَا وَعِنْدَ نُزُولِهَا كَانَ يُعْلَمُ انْقِضَاءُ سُورَةٍ وَابْتِدَاءُ أُخْرَى  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ would not know the division of the surah (chapter) until "Bismillah Al-Rahman Al-Raheem" (In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful) would be revealed to him.  

كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ لَا يَعْرِفُ فَصْلَ السُّورَةِ حَتَّى تَنْزِلَ عَلَيْهِ بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ  

[Machine] The Muslims did not know the end of the chapter until "Bismillah ir-Rahman ir-Rahim" was revealed. When "Bismillah ir-Rahman ir-Rahim" was revealed, they knew that the chapter had ended, and so on.  

كَانَ الْمُسْلِمُونَ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ انْقِضَاءَ السُّورَةِ حَتَّى تَنْزِلَ بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ فَإِذَا نَزَلَتْ بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ عَلِمُوا أَنَّ السُّورَةَ قَدِ انْقَضَتْ وَكَذَلِكَ  

One day the Messenger of Allah ﷺ was sitting amongst us that he dozed off. He then raised his head smilingly. We said: What makes you smile. Messenger of Allah? He said: A Sura has just been revealed to me, and then recited: In the name of Allah, the Compassionate, the Merciful. Verily We have given thee Kauthar (fount of abundance). Therefore turn to thy Lord for prayer and offer sacrifice, and surely thy enemy is cut off (from the good). Then he (the Holy Prophet) said: Do you know what Kauthar is? We said: Allah and His Messenger know best. The Prophet ﷺ said: It (Kauthar) is a canal which my Lord, the Exalted and Glorious has promised me, and there is an abundance of good in it. It is a cistern and my people would come to it on the Day of Resurrection, and tumblers there would be equal to the number of stars. A servant would be turned away from (among the people gathered there). Upon this I would say: My Lord, he is one of my people, and He (the Lord) would say: You do not know that he innovated new things (in Islam) after you. Ibn Hujr made this addition in the hadith:" He (the Holy Prophet) was sitting amongst us in the mosque, and He (Allah) said: (You don't know) what he innovated after you" (Using translation from Muslim 400a)   

بَيْنَمَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ ذَاتَ يَوْمٍ بَيْنَ أَظْهُرِنَا فِي الْمَسْجِدِ إِذْ أَغْفَى إِغْفَاءَةً ثُمَّ رَفَعَ رَأْسَهُ فَقَرَأَ بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ {إِنَّا أَعْطَيْنَاكَ الْكَوْثَرَ فَصَلِّ لِرَبِّكَ وَانْحَرْ إِنَّ شَانِئَكَ هُوَ الْأَبْتَرُ} [الكوثر 2] ثُمَّ قَالَ هَلْ تَدْرُونَ مَا الْكَوْثَرُ؟ قُلْنَا اللهُ وَرَسُولُهُ أَعْلَمُ فَقَالَ إِنَّهُ نَهْرٌ وَعَدَنِيهِ رَبِّي فِي الْجَنَّةِ آنِيَتُهُ أَكْثَرُ مِنْ عَدَدِ الْكَوَاكِبِ تَرِدُ عَلَيْهِ أُمَّتِي فَيَخْتَلِجُ الْعَبْدُ مِنْهُمْ فَأَقُولُ يَا رَبِّ إِنَّهُ مِنْ أُمَّتِي فَيُقَالُ إِنَّكَ لَا تَدْرِي مَا أَحْدَثَ بَعْدَكَ  

[Machine] While the Messenger of Allah ﷺ was among us one day, he fell into a deep sleep and then raised his head with a smile. We asked him, "What made you laugh, O Messenger of Allah?" He replied, "A Surah was revealed to me just now," and he recited, "In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Indeed, We have granted you, [O Muhammad], al-Kawthar. So pray to your Lord and sacrifice [to Him alone]. Indeed, your enemy is the one cut off." And he mentioned the Hadith.  

بَيْنَمَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ ذَاتَ يَوْمٍ بَيْنَ أَظْهُرِنَا إِذْ أَغْفَى إِغْفَاءَةً ثُمَّ رَفَعَ رَأْسَهُ مُتَبَسِّمًا فَقُلْنَا مَا أَضْحَكَكَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ قَالَ نَزَلَتْ عَلَيَّ آنِفًا سُورَةٌ فَقَرَأَ بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ {إِنَّا أَعْطَيْنَاكَ الْكَوْثَرَ إِلَى آخِرِهَا} وَذَكَرَ الْحَدِيثَ  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ uncovered his face and said, "I seek refuge in the All-Hearing, or he said, I seek refuge in Allah, the All-Hearing, the All-Knowing, from the accursed Satan. "Those who spread the false accusation" - Abu Dawood said: I fear that the matter of seeking refuge will be based on the words of Humeid. The Sheikh, may Allah have mercy on him, said: The Prophet ﷺ recited "In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful" at the beginning of a chapter, but he did not recite it at the beginning of verses that were not the first verse of a chapter. This confirms what we have narrated from Ibn Abbas, and that it was only written in the Mus'hafs where it was revealed. And Allah knows best.  

رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ وَكَشَفَ عَنْ وَجْهِهِ وَقَالَ أَعُوذُ بِالسَّمِيعِ أَوْ قَالَ أَعُوذُ بِاللهِ السَّمِيعِ الْعَلِيمِ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ الرَّجِيمِ {إِنَّ الَّذِينَ جَاءُوا بِالْإِفْكِ} الْآيَةَ قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُدَ أَخَافُ أَنْ يَكُونَ أَمْرُ الِاسْتِعَاذَةِ مِنْ كَلَامِ حُمَيْدٍ قَالَ الشَّيْخُ رَحِمَهُ اللهُ فَالنَّبِيُّ ﷺ قَرَأَ بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ عِنْدَ افْتِتَاحِ سُورَةٍ وَلَمْ يَقْرَأْهَا عِنْدَ افْتِتَاحِ آيَاتٍ لَمْ تَكُنْ أَوَّلَ سُورَةٍ وَفِي ذَلِكَ تَأْكِيدٌ لِمَا رُوِّينَاهُ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ ؓ وَأَنَّهَا إِنَّمَا كُتِبَتْ فِي الْمَصَاحِفِ حَيْثُ نَزَلَتْ وَاللهُ أَعْلَمُ  

[Machine] When he would begin the prayer, he would say Allahu Akbar (Allah is the Greatest) and then recite "In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Praise be to Allah" (Al-Fatiha 2). And when he finished, he would recite "In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful" and he would say, "Why was it written in the Quran if it is not to be recited?"  

كَانَ إِذَا افْتَتَحَ الصَّلَاةَ كَبَّرَ ثُمَّ قَرَأَ {بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ} [الفاتحة 2] فَإِذَا فَرَغَ قَرَأَ بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ قَالَ وَكَانَ يَقُولُ لِمَ كُتِبَتْ فِي الْمُصْحَفِ إِنْ لَمْ تَقْرَأْ؟  

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  

[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  

[Machine] Behind the Prophet ﷺ , Abu Bakr, Umar, and Uthman used to start their recitation with "Alhamdulillahi Rabbil 'Alamin" (Praise be to Allah, the Lord of all worlds) [Al-Fatiha 2] without mentioning "Bismillah Ar-Rahman Ar-Rahim" (In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful) in the beginning or the end of the recitation.  

خَلْفَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ وَأَبِي بَكْرٍ وَعُمَرَ وَعُثْمَانَ ؓ فَكَانُوا يَسْتَفْتِحُونَ بِ {الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ} [الفاتحة 2] لَا يَذْكُرُونَ بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ فِي أَوَّلِ قِرَاءَةٍ وَلَا فِي آخِرِهَا  

[Machine] "Behind the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and behind Abu Bakr, Umar, and Uthman, I did not hear any of them say: 'In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.'"  

خَلْفَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ وَخَلْفَ أَبِي بَكْرٍ وَعُمَرَ وَعُثْمَانَ ؓ فَلَمْ أَسْمَعْ أَحَدًا مِنْهُمْ قَالَ بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ  

[Machine] May Allah's peace and blessings be upon him, and Abu Bakr and Umar. They used to begin their recitation with "Alhamdulillahi Rabbil 'Alamin" [Surah Al-Fatiha, verse 2].  

ﷺ وَأَبَا بَكْرٍ وَعُمَرَ ؓ كَانُوا يَسْتَفْتِحُونَ الْقِرَاءَةَ بِ {الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ} [الفاتحة 2]  

[Machine] The Prophet ﷺ , Abu Bakr, Umar, and Uthman used to start their recitation with "Alhamdulillah Rabbil 'Alamin" [Al-Fatiha 2]. Abu Abdullah and Abu Saeed added in their narration that Imam Shafi'i said that they mean they start with the recitation of Umm Al-Kitab before what is recited after it, and Allah knows better. It does not mean that they leave out "Bismillah Ar-Rahman Ar-Rahim" [Al-Fatiha 1].  

النَّبِيُّ ﷺ وَأَبُو بَكْرٍ وَعُمَرُ وَعُثْمَانُ ؓ يَفْتَتِحُونَ الْقِرَاءَةَ بِ {الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ} [الفاتحة 2] زَادَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللهِ وَأَبُو سَعِيدٍ فِي رِوَايَتِهِمَا قَالَ الشَّافِعِيُّ يَعْنِي يَبْدَءُونَ بِقِرَاءَةِ أُمِّ الْكِتَابِ قَبْلَ مَا يُقْرَأُ بَعْدَهَا وَاللهُ أَعْلَمُ وَلَا يَعْنِي أَنَّهُمْ يَتْرُكُونَ {بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ} [الفاتحة 1]  

[Machine] I stood behind Abu Bakr, Umar ibn Al-Khattab, and Uthman, and all of them did not recite "In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful" when starting the prayer, like this.  

قُمْتُ وَرَاءَ أَبِي بَكْرٍ وَعُمَرَ بْنِ الْخَطَّابِ وَعُثْمَانَ ؓ فَكُلُّهُمْ كَانَ لَا يَقْرَأُ {بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ} إِذَا افْتَتَحَ الصَّلَاةَ كَذَا  

[Machine] I prayed behind Abu Bakr, Umar, and Uthman. They used to begin their recitation with "Alhamdulillahi Rabbil 'alamin" (Praise be to Allah, the Lord of all worlds) [Surah Al-Fatiha, verse 2]. This is the narration of the congregation from Humaid, and some of them mentioned that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ also recited it in this manner. However, they mentioned the phrase of the beginning as "Alhamdulillahi Rabbil 'alamin" [Surah Al-Fatiha, verse 2]. Harmala said that Shafi'i mentioned this, and in another narration from Malik, he contradicts it, as did Sufyan ibn 'Uyaynah, Al-Fazari, Al-Thaqafi, and a number of others whom I met, seven or eight of them, unanimously disagreeing with him. And the greater number of narrators is more likely to preserve it than one. Then he favored their narration with the narration of Ayyub from Qatadah from Anas, and it has already passed.  

صَلَّيْتُ خَلْفَ أَبِي بَكْرٍ وَعُمَرَ وَعُثْمَانَ ؓ فَكَانُوا يَفْتَتِحُونَ قِرَاءَتَهُمْ بِ {الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ} [الفاتحة 2] هَكَذَا رِوَايَةُ الْجَمَاعَةِ عَنْ حُمَيْدٍ وَذَكَرَ بَعْضُهُمْ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ غَيْرَ أَنَّهُمْ ذَكَرُوا بِلَفْظِ الِافْتِتَاحِ بِ {الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ} [الفاتحة 2] قَالَ حَرْمَلَةُ قَالَ الشَّافِعِيُّ وَفِي رِوَايَةِ مَالِكٍ عَنْ حُمَيْدٍ خَالَفَهُ سُفْيَانُ بْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ وَالْفَزَارِيُّ وَالثَّقَفِيُّ وَعَدَدٌ لَقِيتُهُمْ سَبْعَةٌ أَوْ ثَمَانِيَةٌ مُتَّفِقِينَ مُخَالِفِينَ لَهُ وَالْعَدَدُ الْكَثِيرُ أَوْلَى بِالْحِفْظِ مِنْ وَاحِدٍ ثُمَّ رَجَّحَ رِوَايَتَهُمْ بِرِوَايَةِ أَيُّوبَ عَنْ قَتَادَةَ عَنْ أَنَسٍ وَقَدْ مَضَى  

[Machine] Behind the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and Abu Bakr and Umar, I never heard any of them recite "Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem" before beginning their recitation.  

خَلْفَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ وَأَبِي بَكْرٍ وَعُمَرَ فَمَا سَمِعْتُ أَحَدًا مِنْهُمْ يَقْرَأُ بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ وَكَذَلِكَ  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ , Abu Bakr, and Umar did not recite, meaning they did not pronounce, "Bismillah ar-Rahman ar-Raheem" out loud in the hadith. Al-Husayn ibn Hafs narrated this and said, "They did not pronounce," but he did not say, "They did not recite." Abu Na`amah Qays ibn Abaya did not use this as evidence, and Allah knows best.  

كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ وَأَبُو بَكْرٍ وَعُمَرُ لَا يَقْرَءُونَ يَعْنِي لَا يَجْهَرُونَ بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ كَذَا فِي الْحَدِيثِ وَرَوَاهُ الْحُسَيْنُ بْنُ حَفْصٍ عَنْ سُفْيَانَ وَقَالَ لَا يَجْهَرُونَ وَلَمْ يَقُلْ لَا يَقْرَءُونَ وَأَبُو نَعَامَةَ قَيْسُ بْنُ عَبَايَةَ لَمْ يَحْتَجَّ بِهِ الشَّيْخَانُ وَاللهُ أَعْلَمُ  

[Machine] About the reading of the Prophet ﷺ , he said, "He used to recite extensively."  

عَنْ قِرَاءَةِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَقَالَ كَانَ يَمُدُّ مَدًّا  

[Machine] That the reading of the Prophet (PBUH) began with "In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful," and 'Affan would describe each letter and prolong his voice with every letter.  

أَنَّ قِرَاءَةَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ كَانَتْ بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ وَوَصَفَ عَفَّانُ حَرْفًا حَرْفًا وَمَدَّ بِكُلِّ حَرْفٍ صَوْتَهُ  

[Machine] I heard Abdullah ibn Mughaffal saying, "I saw the Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , riding on his camel or his camel while it was walking with him, and he was reciting Surah Al-Fath in a soft and melodic tone, or from Surah Al-Fath, and he was repeating it."  

سَمِعْتُ عَبْدَ اللهِ بْنَ مُغَفَّلٍ يَقُولُ رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ وَهُوَ عَلَى نَاقَتِهِ أَوْ عَلَى جَمَلِهِ وَهِيَ تَسِيرُ بِهِ وَهُوَ يَقْرَأُ سُورَةَ الْفَتْحِ قِرَاءَةً لَيِّنَةً أَوْ مِنْ سُورَةِ الْفَتْحِ وَهُوَ يُرَجِّعُ  

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: One who was devoted to the Qur'an will be told to recite, ascend and recite carefully as he recited carefully when he was in the world, for he will reach his abode when he comes to the last verse he recites. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 1464)   

النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ يُقَالُ لِصَاحِبِ الْقُرْآنِ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ اقْرَأْهُ وَارْقَهْ وَرَتِّلْ كَمَا كُنْتَ تُرَتِّلُ فِي الدُّنْيَا فَإِنَّ مَنْزِلَكَ عِنْدَ آخِرِ آيَةٍ تَقْرَؤُهَا مَعْنَاهُمَا وَاحِدٌ وَوَكِيعٌ أَتَمُّهُمَا حَدِيثًا