´It was narrated that Anas bin Malik said:` "The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) led us in prayer, and we did not hear him recite: In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. And Abu Bakr and Umar led us in prayer and we did not hear it from them either."
Hadith Referenceسنن نسائي / كتاب الافتتاح / 907
Hadith Gradingالألبانی:صحيح الإسناد | زبیر علی زئی:صحيح
´It was narrated that Anas said:` "I prayed behind the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), Abu Bakr, Umar and Uthman, may Allah be pleased with them, and I did not hear any of them say out loud: In the Name of Allah, The Most Gracious, The Most Merciful."
Hadith Referenceسنن نسائي / كتاب الافتتاح / 908
Hadith Gradingالألبانی:صحيح | زبیر علی زئی:إسناده صحيح، صحيح مسلم
´Ibn Abdullah bin Mughaffal said:` "If Abdullah bin Mughaffal heard any one of us recite: 'In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful', he would say: 'I prayed behind the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and behind Abu Bakr and behind Umar-may Allah be pleased with them both- and I did not hear any of them recite: 'In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful."
Hadith Referenceسنن نسائي / كتاب الافتتاح / 909
Hadith Gradingالألبانی:ضعيف | زبیر علی زئی:إسناده حسن
Hadith Takhrij«سنن الترمذی/الصلاة 66 (244) ، سنن ابن ماجہ/إقامة 4 (815) ، (تحفة الأشراف: 9667) ، مسند احمد 4/85 و 5/54، 55 (ضعیف) (بعض ائمہ نے ’’ ابن عبداللہ بن مغفل‘ کو مجہول قرار دے کر اس روایت کو ضعیف قرار دیا ہے، جب کہ حافظ مزی نے ان کا نام ’’یزید‘‘ لکھا ہے، اور حافظ ابن حجر نے ان کو ’’صدوق‘‘ کہا ہے)»