Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: The Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him), Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him), Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him), and Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him)—may Allah be pleased with all of them—used to begin the recitation from «الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ».