صحیح ابن حبان
Ibn Hibban
كتاب الصلاةBook of Prayer
باب صفة الصلاة - ذكر الخبر الدال على أن الفرض على المأموم والمنفرد قراءة فاتحة الكتاب في صلاته
Chapter on the Manner of Prayer – Report indicating that reciting Al-Fatiha is obligatory for both the individual and the follower in prayer
Hadith 1783
أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ قُتَيْبَةَ ، قَالَ : حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي السَّرِيِّ ، قَالَ : حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ ، قَالَ : أَخْبَرَنَا مَعْمَرٌ ، عَنْ هَمَّامِ بْنِ مُنَبِّهٍ ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ ، قَالَ : وَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " إِذَا قَامَ أَحَدُكُمْ إِلَى الصَّلاةِ ، فَلا يَبْصُقْ أَمَامَهُ ، لأَنَّهُ يُنَاجِي رَبَّهُ مَا دَامَ فِي صَلاتِهِ ، وَلا عَنْ يَمِينِهِ ، فَإِنَّ عَنْ يَمِينِهِ مَلَكًا ، وَلَكِنْ لِيَبْصُقْ عَنْ شِمَالِهِ ، أَوْ تَحْتَ رِجْلِهِ فَيَدْفِنُهُ " . قَالَ أَبُو حَاتِمٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ : فِي هَذَا الْخَبَرِ بَيَانٌ وَاضِحٌ بِأَنَّ عَلَى الْمَأْمُومِ قِرَاءَةُ فَاتِحَةِ الْكِتَابِ فِي صَلاتِهِ ، إِذِ الْمُصْطَفَى صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَخْبَرَ أَنَّ الْمُصَلِّيَ يُنَاجِي رَبَّهُ ، وَالْمُنَاجَاةُ لا تَكُونُ إِلا بِنُطْقِ الْخَطَّابِ دُونَ التَّسْبِيحِ وَالتَّكْبِيرِ وَالسُّكُوتِ .
Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "When a person stands for prayer, he should not spit in front of him because as long as he is engaged in prayer, he is supplicating before his Lord. He should also not spit to his right side because there is an angel on his right. He should spit to his left side or under his foot and bury it." (Imam Ibn Hibban, may Allah have mercy on him, says:) This narration is a clear statement that it is obligatory for the follower (muqtadi) to recite Surah Al-Fatihah during prayer, because the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) has informed that the one praying is supplicating to his Lord, and supplication can only occur when someone is addressed verbally; reciting tasbih or takbir or remaining silent does not constitute supplication.
