Hadith 33297

Chapter 20

باب 20

(20) باب الْبَدَاءَةِ بِفَاتِحَةِ الْكِتَابِ قَبْلَ السُّورَةِ

(20) Chapter: Starting with Fatihatil-Kitab (The Opening of The Book) before another Surah (JA)
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أَخْبَرَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَوَانَةَ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ، قَالَ كَانَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَأَبُو بَكْرٍ وَعُمَرُ - رضى الله عنهما - يَسْتَفْتِحُونَ الْقِرَاءَةَ بِـ { الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ }

It was narrated from Anas that:
The Prophet (ﷺ), Abu Bakr, and Umar, may Allah be pleased with them both, would start their recitation with: "All the praise and thanks be to Allah, the Lord of all that exists. (JA)

Reference (JA): Sunan an-Nasa'i 902 (JA)

In-book reference (JA): Book 11, Hadith 27 (JA)

English translation (JA): Vol. 2, Book 11, Hadith 903 (JA)