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Bayhaqi 2412 — Opening the recitation in prayer with "Bismillah"

وَأَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو عَبْدِ اللهِ الْحَافِظُ، أنبأ الْإِمَامُ أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ إِسْحَاقَ، أنبأ عُبَيْدُ بْنُ شَرِيكٍ، ثنا ابْنُ أَبِي مَرْيَمَ، ثنا يَحْيَى بْنُ أَيُّوبَ، وَنَافِعُ بْنُ يَزِيدَ قَالَا، ثنا عُقَيْلُ بْنُ خَالِدٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، أَنَّهُ قَالَ: " مِنْ سُنَّةِ الصَّلَاةِ أَنْ يَقْرَأَ بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ، ثُمَّ فَاتِحَةَ الْكِتَابِ، ثُمَّ يَقْرَأُ بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ، ثُمَّ يَقْرَأُ سُورَةً، فَكَانَ ابْنُ شِهَابٍ يَقْرَأُ أَحْيَانًا بِسُورَةٍ مَعَ فَاتِحَةِ الْكِتَابِ يَفْتَتِحُ كُلَّ سُورَةٍ مِنْهَا بِبِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ " وَكَانَ يَقُولُ: " أَوَّلُ مَنْ قَرَأَ بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ سِرًّا بِالْمَدِينَةِ عَمْرُو بْنُ سَعِيدِ بْنِ الْعَاصِ وَكَانَ رَجُلًا حَيِيًّا " وَرُوِّينَا الْجَهْرَ بِهَا، عَنْ فُقَهَاءِ مَكَّةَ: عَطَاءٍ وَطَاوُسٍ وَمُجَاهِدٍ وَسَعِيدِ بْنِ جُبَيْرٍ.
Ibn Shihab (may Allah have mercy on him) said: Reciting 'Bismillah al-Rahman al-Rahim' (In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful) is among the sunnahs of the prayer; one should recite Surah al-Fatihah, then recite 'Bismillah al-Rahman al-Rahim' (In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful) with the second surah as well.
Ibn Shihab (may Allah have mercy on him) would sometimes recite a surah along with Surah al-Fatihah, and he would begin every surah with 'Bismillah al-Rahman al-Rahim' (In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful). He would say that the first man to recite 'Bismillah al-Rahman al-Rahim' (In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful) quietly in Madinah was Amr bin Sa'id bin al-As (may Allah be pleased with him), and he was a bashful man.
Hadith Reference السنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب الصلاة / 2412
Hadith Grading محدثین: صحيح
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