Lady Umm Salamah (may Allah be pleased with her) narrates that when the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) recited « بِسْمِاللَّهِالرَّحْمَٰنِالرَّحِيمِ » in prayer, he counted it as one verse, and with « الْحَمْدُلِلَّهِرَبِّالْعَالَمِينَ » he counted two verses. And after reciting « وَإِيَّاكَنَسْتَعِينُ », he gathered all five of his fingers together (meaning he counted it as the fifth verse).