103 hadith
The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to begin the prayer with the takbir and begin the recitation with *"All praise is due to Allah"* [Fatihah 1:2].
أحمد 26402SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to open the prayer with the takbir and begin the recitation with *"Praise be to Allah, Lord of all the worlds"* [Fatihah 1:2]. The hadith continues.
الأعظمي 1961SahihWhen the Messenger of Allah ﷺ rose from the second rakah, he would begin the recitation with *"All praise is due to Allah, Lord of the worlds"* [Fatihah 1:2], without pausing in silence.
الأعظمي 1960SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Whoever performs a prayer in which he does not recite the Mother of the Quran, it is deficient, it is deficient, incomplete." Abu Saaib said to Abu Hurairah, "Sometimes I am behind the imam." Abu Saaib…
أحمد 7838SahihWhen the Messenger of Allah ﷺ rose from the second rakah, he would begin the recitation with *"Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds"* [Fatihah 1:2] without pausing.
الأعظمي 1948SahihWhen the Messenger of Allah ﷺ rose from the second rak'ah, he would begin the recitation with *"All praise is due to Allah, Lord of all the worlds"* [Fatihah 1:2] without pausing.
مسلم 1356Sahih"Any prayer in which the Opening of the Book is not recited is deficient." He repeated, "It is deficient. It is deficient." Abu Hurairah said, and before that he had said, "My beloved, peace and blessings be upon him, said," then he…
أحمد 7291SahihThe Prophet of Allah ﷺ used to begin the recitation with *"All praise is due to Allah, Lord of all the worlds"* [Fatihah 1:2].
أحمد 24791SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to begin his recitation with *"All praise is due to Allah, Lord of the worlds"* [Fatihah 1:2].
ابن ماجه 812SahihThe Prophet ﷺ, Abu Bakr, Umar, and Uthman used to begin the recitation in their prayer with *"All praise is due to Allah, Lord of the worlds"* [Fatihah 1:2].
أحمد 13125SahihThe Prophet ﷺ used to begin the recitation with *"All praise is due to Allah, Lord of the worlds"* [Fatihah 1:2].
ابن ماجه 814SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to begin his prayer with the takbir, begin the recitation with *"All praise is due to Allah, Lord of the worlds"* [Fatihah 1:2], and conclude it with the taslim.
أحمد 25382SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Whoever performs a prayer in which he does not recite the Mother of the Quran, his prayer is deficient, deficient, incomplete." I said, "Abu Hurayrah, sometimes I am behind the imam." He replied, "Son of…
الترمذي 2953ASahihAbu Hurairah said, "I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say, 'Whoever performs a prayer in which he does not recite the Mother of the Quran, it is deficient, it is deficient, it is deficient, it is incomplete.'" I said, "Abu Hurairah,…
الأعظمي 11865SahihThe Prophet ﷺ, Abu Bakr, Umar, and Uthman all used to begin the recitation with *"Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds"* [Fatihah 1:2].
أحمد 13891SahihWith this chain of transmission, it was reported that whenever the Messenger of Allah ﷺ would begin the prayer, he would say the takbir, then he would say, "I have turned my face..." and he said, "And I am the first of the Muslims." He…
مسلم 1813SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Whoever performs a prayer in which he does not recite the Mother of the Quran, it is deficient, it is deficient, it is deficient, incomplete." I said, "Abu Hurayrah, sometimes I am behind the imam." He…
أحمد 9932SahihThe Prophet ﷺ said, "Whoever performs a prayer in which he does not recite the Mother of the Quran, it is deficient, it is deficient, it is deficient, incomplete." I said, "Abu Hurayrah, sometimes I am behind the imam." He squeezed my arm…
الأعظمي 1965SahihAbu Hurairah said, "I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say, 'Whoever performs a prayer in which he does not recite the Mother of the Quran, it is deficient, it is deficient, it is deficient, it is incomplete.'" The narrator said, I asked,…
مالك 193SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ, Abu Bakr, Umar, and Uthman used to begin the recitation after the opening takbir with *"All praise is due to Allah, Lord of the worlds"* [Fatihah 1:2] in the prayer. Affan said, meaning in the prayer, after the…
أحمد 14077SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Whoever performs a prayer in which he does not recite the Mother of the Quran, it is deficient, it is deficient, it is deficient, incomplete." I said, "Abu Hurayrah, sometimes I am behind the imam." He…
أبو داود 821SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Whoever performs a prayer in which he does not recite the Mother of the Quran, it is deficient, it is deficient, it is deficient, incomplete." I said, "Abu Hurayrah, sometimes I am behind the imam." He…
النسائي 910SahihMy father heard me saying, *"In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful"* [Fatihah 1:1], and he said, "My son, beware of that." The narrator added, "I never saw any of the companions of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ who hated an…
أحمد 16787HasanI prayed behind the Prophet ﷺ, Abu Bakr and Umar, and they would all begin with *"al-Hamdu lillah"* [Fatihah 1:2].
أحمد 12084SahihI prayed behind the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, Abu Bakr, Umar, and Uthman [[r3]], and they would begin the recitation with *"All praise is due to Allah, Lord of all the worlds"* [Fatihah 1:2], not mentioning *"In the name of Allah, the Most…
أحمد 13337SahihThe Prophet ﷺ, Abu Bakr, and Umar [[r3]] used to begin the prayer with *"All praise belongs to Allah, Lord of the worlds"* [Fatihah 1:2].
الأعظمي 1959SahihThe Prophet ﷺ, Abu Bakr, and Umar [[r3]] used to begin the prayer with *"All praise belongs to Allah, Lord of the worlds"* [Fatihah 1:2].
البخاري 743SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Whoever performs a prayer in which he does not recite the Mother of the Quran, it is deficient, it is deficient, incomplete." Abu Saaib said to Abu Hurairah, "Sometimes I am behind the imam." Abu Saaib said,…
أحمد 7836SahihThe Prophet ﷺ said, "Whoever performs a prayer in which he does not recite the Mother of the Quran, it is deficient," repeating this three times, "incomplete." It was said to Abu Hurairah, "We are sometimes behind the imam." He replied,…
مسلم 878SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ, Abu Bakr, and Umar would begin the recitation with *"All praise is due to Allah, Lord of all the worlds"* [Fatihah 1:2].
ابن ماجه 813SahihI prayed behind the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, and behind Abu Bakr and Umar and Uthman [[r3]], and they would not recite *"In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful"* [Fatihah 1:1] aloud.
أحمد 13915SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ, Abu Bakr, Umar, and Uthman used to begin the recitation with *"All praise is due to Allah, Lord of the worlds"* [Fatihah 1:2].
أحمد 13103SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ, Abu Bakr, Umar, and Uthman used to begin the recitation with *"All praise is due to Allah, Lord of the worlds"* [Fatihah 1:2].
أحمد 13680SahihThe Prophet ﷺ, Abu Bakr, and Umar [[r3]] used to begin their recitation with *"In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful"* [Fatihah 1:1].
النسائي 903SahihI prayed with the Prophet ﷺ and with Abu Bakr and Umar [[r3]], and they began with *"In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful"* [Fatihah 1:1].
النسائي 904SahihThe Prophet ﷺ, Abu Bakr, Umar, and Uthman used to begin the recitation of the Quran with *"All praise is due to Allah, Lord of all the worlds"* [Fatihah 1:2].
أحمد 12714SahihThe Prophet ﷺ, Abu Bakr, Umar, and Uthman would all begin the recitation with *"All praise is due to Allah, Lord of the worlds"* [Fatihah 1:2].
أبو داود 782SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ, Abu Bakr, Umar, and Uthman used to begin their recitation with *"All praise is due to Allah, Lord of the worlds"* [Fatihah 1:2].
أحمد 12135SahihI prayed with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, with Abu Bakr and Umar, and with Uthman [[r3]], and I did not hear any of them recite *"In the name of Allah, the Most Merciful, the Especially Merciful"* [Fatihah 1:1].
أحمد 13892SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ, Abu Bakr, Umar, and Uthman used to begin their recitation with *"All praise is due to Allah, Lord of the worlds"* [Fatihah 1:2].
أحمد 12887SahihThe Prophet ﷺ would not know where one surah ended and another began until *"In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful"* [Fatihah 1:1] was revealed to him. In another narration, when it was revealed, he knew that the…
الأعظمي 11772SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to say, after giving the salam at the conclusion of the Fajr prayer, and he then mentioned it.
أحمد 26701DaifI asked Anas bin Malik, "Did the Messenger of Allah ﷺ open his recitation with *'In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful'* [Fatihah 1:1] or with *'All praise is due to Allah, Lord of all the worlds'* [Fatihah 1:2]?" He…
أحمد 12974SahihThe Prophet ﷺ, Abu Bakr, Umar, and Uthman would all begin the recitation with *"All praise is due to Allah, Lord of the worlds"* [Fatihah 1:2].
أحمد 11991SahihThe Prophet ﷺ, Abu Bakr, Umar, and Uthman used to begin their recitation with *"All praise is due to Allah, Lord of all the worlds"* [Fatihah 1:2].
أحمد 13890SahihI prayed with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, with Abu Bakr, and with Umar, and none of them recited *"In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful"* [Fatihah 1:1] aloud.
أحمد 13784SahihI asked Anas whether the Prophet ﷺ used to begin his recitation with *"In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful"* [Fatihah 1:1] or with *"All praise is due to Allah, Lord of all the worlds"* [Fatihah 1:2]. He replied, "You…
أحمد 12700SahihThe Prophet ﷺ, Abu Bakr, Umar, and Uthman [[r3]] used to begin the recitation with *"All praise is due to Allah, Lord of the worlds"* [Fatihah 1:2], except that Humayd did not mention the Prophet ﷺ.
أحمد 14051SahihI have seldom seen a man more severe toward innovation in Islam than he was. He heard me reciting "In the name of Allah, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate," and he said, "My son, beware of innovation. I prayed behind the Messenger…
ابن ماجه 815DaifWhen the Prophet ﷺ began the prayer, he would say, "Glory be to You, Allah, and praise be to You. Blessed is Your name, exalted is Your majesty, and there is no god but You."
الترمذي 243HasanThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Every matter of importance that does not begin with praise of Allah is cut off from blessing."
ابن ماجه 1894DaifThe Prophet ﷺ used to begin his prayer with "In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful."
الترمذي 245HasanWhen the Prophet ﷺ opened the prayer, he would say, "Glory be to You, Allah, and praise be to You. Blessed is Your name, exalted is Your majesty, and there is no god but You."
ابن ماجه 806HasanWhen the Messenger of Allah ﷺ began the prayer, he would say, "Glory be to You, Allah, and praise be to You. Blessed is Your name, exalted is Your majesty, and there is no god but You."
أبو داود 776SahihI prayed behind the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, and behind Abu Bakr and Umar and Uthman, may Allah be pleased with them, and they would not begin the recitation with *"In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful"*. Shuba said, I…
أحمد 13957SahihFatimah came to the Prophet ﷺ complaining of the blisters on her hands, so he instructed her to glorify, magnify, and praise Allah.
الترمذي 3409SahihThe Prophet ﷺ was on a journey, and when he stopped to rest, one of his companions came and walked beside him. The Prophet ﷺ turned to him and said, "Shall I tell you the best portion of the Quran?" Then he recited to him *"All praise is…
الأعظمي 11862SahihI think it was Hafsa who was asked about the recitation of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. She said, "You would not be able to manage it." Someone said to her, "Tell us about it." So she recited, drawing it out slowly and deliberately. Abu Amir…
أحمد 26470DifficultI prayed with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, Abu Bakr, Umar, and Uthman, and I did not hear any of them recite "In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful." Hajjaj said that Shuba said that Qatada said, "I asked Anas bin Malik…
أحمد 12810SahihUmar bin Khattab used to say these words aloud, "Glory be to You, Allah, and praise be to You. Blessed is Your name, exalted is Your majesty, and there is no god but You." Qatada wrote to him reporting from Anas bin Malik, who told him, "I…
مسلم 892Sahih