[AI] "The Prophet, Abu Bakr, Umar, and Uthman used to begin reciting by saying, 'Praise be to Allah, the Lord of all the worlds' [Al-Fatiha 2]." Abu Muhammad said, 'With this, we say, and I do not see the need to audibly say 'In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.'"

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ وَأَبَا بَكْرٍ وَعُمَرَ وَعُثْمَانَ كَانُوا يَفْتَتِحُونَ الْقِرَاءَةَ بِ {الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ} [الفاتحة 2] قَالَ أَبُو مُحَمَّدٍ بِهَذَا نَقُولُ وَلَا أَرَى الْجَهْرَ بِبِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ

[AI] The Prophet ﷺ used to recite "In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful" [Chapter Al-Fatiha, verse 1], and "All praise is due to Allah, the Lord of all the worlds" [Chapter Al-Fatiha, verse 2]. He would recite them letter by letter.

كَانَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ يَقْرَأُ {بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ} [الفاتحة 1] {الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ} [الفاتحة 2] يَقْطَعُهَا حَرْفًا حَرْفًا

The Prophet(peace be upon hm), Abu Bakr, ‘Umar and ‘Uthman used to begin the recitation with “Praise be to Allah, the Lord of the Universe.” (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 782)

«أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ وَأَبَا بَكْرٍ وَعُمَرَ وَعُثْمَانَ رِضْوَانُ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهِمْ كَانُوا يَفْتَتِحُونَ الْقِرَاءَةَ بِ {الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ} »

The Prophet(peace be upon hm), Abu Bakr, ‘Umar and ‘Uthman used to begin the recitation with “Praise be to Allah, the Lord of the Universe.” (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 782)

«أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ وَأَبَا بَكْرٍ وَعُمَرَ وَعُثْمَانَ رِضْوَانُ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهِمْ كَانُوا يَفْتَتِحُونَ الْقِرَاءَةَ بِ {الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ} »

[AI] "And the Messenger of Allah ﷺ , Abu Bakr, and Umar, may Allah be pleased with them, did not utter aloud 'In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.'"

«وَكَانَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَأَبُو بَكْرٍ وَعُمَرُ رِضْوَانُ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهِمَا لَا يَجْهَرُونَ بِ {بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ} »

[AI] "The Prophet ﷺ , Abu Bakr, and Umar (may Allah be pleased with both of them) did not recite 'Bismillah Ar-Rahman Ar-Rahim' loudly, but they used to recite 'Alhamdulillahi Rabbil 'Alamin' aloud."

«أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ وَأَبَا بَكْرٍ وَعُمَرَ رِضْوَانُ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهِمَا لَمْ يَكُونُوا يَجْهَرُونَ بِ {بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ} وَكَانُوا يَجْهَرُونَ بِ {الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ}»

[AI] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to pause in his recitation when he reached the verse "In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Praise be to Allah, the Lord of all the worlds. The Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Master of the Day of Judgment."

كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «يُقَطِّعُ فِي قِرَاءَتِهِ {بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ مَالِكِ يَوْمِ الدِّينِ} »

[AI] Indeed, the Prophet ﷺ reads "{In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Praise be to Allah, the Lord of all the worlds}" letter by letter.

إِنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ يَقْرَأُ {بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ} يَعْنِي حَرْفًا حَرْفًا

[AI] 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

("كَيفَ تَقْرَأُ إِذَا قُمْتَ فِي الصَّلاةِ؟ قَال: الحَمْدُ لله رَبِّ "الْعَالمِينَ. قال: قُلْ: بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ").