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Hadith 204
أَخْبَرَنَا الشَّافِعِيُّ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ، قَالَ: أَخْبَرَنَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنِي صَالِحٌ مَوْلَى التَّوْءَمَةِ: أَنَّ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ كَانَ يَفْتَتِحُ الصَّلَاةَ بِ بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ [الْفَاتِحَةِ: 1]
Salih narrates that Abu Huraira (may Allah be pleased with him) used to begin the prayer with "Bismillah ir-Rahman ir-Rahim."
Hadith 205
أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ الْمَجِيدِ، عَنِ ابْنِ جُرَيْجٍ، قَالَ: أَخْبَرَنِي عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عُثْمَانَ بْنِ [ ص: 260 ] خُثَيْمٍ: أَنَّ أَبَا بَكْرِ بْنَ حَفْصِ بْنِ عُمَرَ أَخْبَرَهُ: أَنَّ أَنَسَ بْنَ مَالِكٍ قَالَ: صَلَّى مُعَاوِيَةُ بِالْمَدِينَةِ صَلَاةً جَهَرَ فِيهَا بِالْقِرَاءَةِ بِ بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ [الْفَاتِحَةِ: 1] لِأُمِّ الْقُرْآنِ، وَلَمْ يَقْرَأْ بِهَا السُّورَةَ الَّتِي بَعْدَهَا حَتَّى قَضَى تِلْكَ الْقِرَاءَةَ، وَلَمْ يُكَبِّرْ حِينَ يَهْوِي حَتَّى قَضَى تِلْكَ الصَّلَاةَ. فَلَمَّا سَلَّمَ نَادَاهُ مَنْ سَمِعَ ذَلِكَ مِنَ الْمُهَاجِرِينَ مِنْ كُلِّ مَكَانٍ: يَا مُعَاوِيَةُ، أَسَرَقْتَ الصَّلَاةَ أَمْ نَسِيتَ؟ فَلَمَّا صَلَّى بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ قَرَأَ بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ [الْفَاتِحَةِ: 1] لِلسُّورَةِ الَّتِي بَعْدَ أُمِّ الْقُرْآنِ وَكَبَّرَ حِينَ يَهْوِي سَاجِدًا.
Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: Muawiyah (may Allah be pleased with him) led the prayer in Madinah. In it, he recited "Bismillah ir-Rahman ir-Rahim" aloud with Surah Al-Fatihah, but did not recite "Bismillah ir-Rahman ir-Rahim" aloud with the Surah after Al-Fatihah, until he completed its recitation. And when bowing (for ruku‘), he did not say the takbir aloud until he completed the prayer. When he finished with salam, those of the Muhajirun who heard this called out from every direction: "O Muawiyah! Did you steal the prayer or did you forget?" After that, when he led the prayer, he recited "Bismillah ir-Rahman ir-Rahim" with the Surah after Al-Fatihah as well, and when he bowed for prostration, he said the takbir.
Hadith 206
أَخْبَرَنَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنِي عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عُثْمَانَ بْنِ خُثَيْمٍ، عَنْ إِسْمَاعِيلَ بْنِ عُبَيْدِ بْنِ رِفَاعَةَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ أَنَّ مُعَاوِيَةَ قَدِمَ الْمَدِينَةَ فَصَلَّى بِهِمْ، وَلَمْ يَقْرَأْ بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ [الْفَاتِحَةِ: 1] ، وَلَمْ يُكَبِّرْ إِذَا خَفَضَ وَإِذَا رَفَعَ، فَنَادَاهُ الْمُهَاجِرُونَ حِينَ سَلَّمَ وَالْأَنْصَارُ: يَا مُعَاوِيَةُ، سَرَقْتَ صَلَاتَكَ أَيْنَ بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ [الْفَاتِحَةِ: 1] ؟ وَأَيْنَ التَّكْبِيرَ إِذَا خَفَضْتَ وَإِذَا رَفَعْتَ؟ فَصَلَّى بِهِمْ صَلَاةً أُخْرَى، فَقَالَ: ذَلِكَ فِيهَا الَّذِي عَابُوا عَلَيْهِ.
It is narrated from Ubaid bin Rifaa that when Muawiyah (may Allah be pleased with him) came to Madinah, he led the prayer. He neither recited the “Bismillah ar-Rahman ar-Raheem” aloud nor said the takbeer when bowing and rising. When he finished the prayer with salam, the Muhajireen and Ansar called out to him: “O Muawiyah! You have stolen the prayer. Where is ‘Bismillah ar-Rahman ar-Raheem’? And when you bowed and rose, where was the takbeer?” Later, when he led another prayer, he said: This is the matter on which they criticized me.
Hadith 207
أَخْبَرَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ سُلَيْمٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُثْمَانَ بْنِ خُثَيْمٍ، عَنْ إِسْمَاعِيلَ بْنِ [ ص: 261 ] عُبَيْدِ بْنِ رِفَاعَةَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ مُعَاوِيَةَ وَالْمُهَاجِرِينَ وَالْأَنْصَارِ مِثْلَهُ أَوْ مِثْلَ مَعْنَاهُ لَا يُخَالِفُهُ، وَأَحْسِبُ هَذَا الْإِسْنَادَ أَحْفَظَ مِنَ الْإِسْنَادِ الْأَوَّلِ.
Ubaid bin Rifaa narrates from Muawiyah (may Allah be pleased with him), from the Muhajireen and Ansar, a narration similar to (the previous hadith) or with the same meaning, which does not contradict the (previous one). Imam Shafi’i (may Allah have mercy on him) says: In my view, this chain of narration is more reliable than the first chain.
Hadith 208
أَخْبَرَنَا مُسْلِمٌ وَعَبْدُ الْمَجِيدِ، عَنِ ابْنِ جُرَيْجٍ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ: أَنَّهُ كَانَ لَا يَدَعُ بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ [الْفَاتِحَةِ: 1] لِأُمِّ الْقُرْآنِ وَلِلسُّورَةِ الَّتِي بَعْدَهَا.
Nafi' narrates that Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) would not leave out "Bismillah ir-Rahman ir-Raheem" along with Surah Al-Fatihah and the following Surah.
Hadith 209
أَخْبَرَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ أَيُّوبَ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ، قَالَ: كَانَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَأَبُو بَكْرٍ وَعُمَرُ وَعُثْمَانُ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمْ يَفْتَتِحُونَ الْقِرَاءَةَ بِـ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ [الْفَاتِحَةِ: 2] . أَخْرَجَ السِّتَّةَ الْأَحَادِيثَ مِنْ كِتَابِ اسْتِقْبَالِ الْقِبْلَةِ.
It is narrated from Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) who states that the Prophet (peace be upon him), Abu Bakr, Umar, and Uthman (may Allah be pleased with them) used to begin the recitation with "Alhamdu lillahi Rabbil 'alamin."
