صحيح ابن خزيمه
Sahih Ibn Khuzaymah
جماع أبواب الأذان والإقامةChapters on Adhan and Iqamah
(84) بَابُ إِبَاحَةِ الدُّعَاءِ بَعْدَ التَّكْبِيرِ وَقَبْلَ الْقِرَاءَةِ بِغَيْرِ مَا ذَكَرْنَا فِي خَبَرِ عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ،Chapter 84: Permissibility of supplicating after the takbir and before recitation with other than what was narrated from Ali ibn Abi Talib
Hadith 471
وَهَذَا صَحِيحٌ عَنْ عُمَرَ بْنِ الْخَطَّابِ أَنَّهُ كَانَ يَسْتَفْتِحُ الصَّلاةَ مِثْلَ حَدِيثِ حَارِثَةَ ، لا عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، وَلَسْتُ أَكْرَهُ الافْتِتَاحَ بِقَوْلِهِ : سُبْحَانَكَ اللَّهُمَّ وَبِحَمْدِكَ عَلَى مَا ثَبَتَ عَنِ الْفَارُوقِ رَضِي اللَّهُ تَعَالَى عَنْهُ أَنَّهُ كَانَ يَسْتَفْتِحُ الصَّلاةَ ، غَيْرُ أَنَّ الافْتِتَاحَ بِمَا ثَبَتَ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي خَبَرِ عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ ، وَأَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ ، وَغَيْرِهِمَا بِنَقْلِ الْعَدْلِ ، عَنِ الْعَدْلِ مَوْصُولا إِلَيْهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَحَبُّ إِلَيَّ ، وَأَوْلَى بِالاسْتِعْمَالِ ، إِذِ اتِّبَاعُ سُنَّةِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَفْضَلُ وَخَيْرٌ مِنْ غَيْرِهَا
Instead of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him), it is authentically proven from Sayyiduna Umar bin Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) that he used to begin the prayer with a supplication similar to the one mentioned in the hadith of Harithah (may Allah have mercy on him). I do not dislike beginning the prayer with this supplication « سُبْحَانَكَ اللّٰهُمَّ وَبِحَمْدِكَ » because it is proven from Sayyiduna Umar Farooq (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace be upon him) used to begin the prayer with this supplication. However, I prefer beginning the prayer with this supplication more, and that is more deserving of being acted upon, which has been narrated with a connected chain from just narrators from Sayyiduna Ali and Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with them both) in the hadith of the Prophet (peace be upon him). Because following and adhering to the Sunnah of the Prophet (peace be upon him) is superior, higher, and better than following the Sunnah of other individuals.
