السنن الكبرى للبيهقي
Sunan al-Kubra al-Bayhaqi
كتاب الصلاة
Book of Prayer
باب: من استحب أو أباح التسمية قبل التحية
Those who held it recommended or permitted to say Bismillah before al-tahiyyat
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أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ فُورَكٍ، أنبأ عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ، ثنا يُونُسُ بْنُ حَبِيبٍ، ثنا أَبُو دَاوُدَ، عَنْ أَيْمَنَ بْنِ نَابِلٍ، عَنْ أَبِي الزُّبَيْرِ، عَنْ جَابِرٍ قَالَ: كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يُعَلِّمُنَا التَّشَهُّدَ: " بِسْمِ اللهِ وَبِاللهِ، التَّحِيَّاتُ لِلَّهِ وَالصَّلَوَاتُ وَالطَّيِّبَاتُ، السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ أَيُّهَا النَّبِيُّ وَرَحْمَةُ اللهِ وَبَرَكَاتُهُ، ⦗٢٠٣⦘ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْنَا وَعَلَى عِبَادِ اللهِ الصَّالِحِينَ، أَشْهَدُ أَنْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللهُ وَأَشْهَدُ أَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا عَبْدُهُ وَرَسُولُهُ، أَسْأَلُ اللهَ الْجَنَّةَ وَأَعُوذُ بِهِ مِنَ النَّارِ ".
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) used to teach us the tashahhud: 'Bismillahi wa billah, at-tahiyyatu lillahi was-salawatu wat-tayyibat, as-salamu 'alayka ayyuhan-nabiyyu wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh, as-salamu 'alayna wa 'ala 'ibadillahis-salihin, ashhadu an la ilaha illallah, wa ashhadu anna Muhammadan 'abduhu wa rasuluh, as'alullahal-jannah, wa a'udhu bihi minan-nar' (In the name of Allah and with His help and enabling. All verbal, practical and physical acts of worship are for Allah. Peace be upon you, O Prophet, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings. Peace be upon us and upon the righteous servants of Allah. I bear witness that there is no god but Allah, and I bear witness that Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) is His servant and Messenger. I ask Allah for Paradise and I seek refuge with Him from the Fire).
وَأَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو عَبْدِ اللهِ الْحَافِظُ، ثنا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ إِسْحَاقَ الْفَقِيهُ، أنبأ أَبُو مُسْلِمٍ، ثنا أَبُو عَاصِمٍ، ثنا أَيْمَنُ بْنُ نَابِلٍ، ثنا أَبُو الزُّبَيْرِ، فَذَكَرَهُ بِمِثْلِهِ وَزَادَ كَمَا يُعَلِّمُنَا السُّورَةَ مِنَ الْقُرْآنِ، وَقَالَ: التَّحِيَّاتُ لِلَّهِ الصَّلَوَاتُ الطَّيِّبَاتُ لِلَّهِ، وَقَالَ فِي آخِرِهِ: نَسْأَلُ اللهَ الْجَنَّةَ وَنَعُوذُ بِهِ مِنَ النَّارِ تَفَرَّدَ بِهِ أَيْمَنُ بْنُ نَابِلٍ، عَنْ أَبِي الزُّبَيْرِ، عَنْ جَابِرٍ قَالَ: أَبُو عِيسَى سَأَلْتُ الْبُخَارِيَّ عَنْ هَذَا الْحَدِيثِ، فَقَالَ: " هُوَ خَطَأٌ " وَالصَّوَابُ مَا رَوَاهُ اللَّيْثُ بْنُ سَعْدٍ، عَنْ أَبِي الزُّبَيْرِ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ جُبَيْرٍ وَطَاوُسٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ وَهَكَذَا رَوَاهُ عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ حُمَيْدٍ الرُّؤَاسِيُّ، عَنْ أَبِي الزُّبَيْرِ مِثْلَ مَا رَوَى اللَّيْثُ بْنُ سَعْدٍ وَرُوِّيَ فِي إِحْدَى الرِّوَايَتَيْنِ، عَنْ عُمَرَ، وَابْنِ عُمَرَ، وَعَائِشَةَ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُمْ.
(a) A similar hadith is reported through another chain. In it there is the addition: just as he used to teach us a surah of the Qur'an; and he said: 'At-tahiyyatu lillah, as-salawatut-tayyibatu lillah'; and at its end he said: 'Nas'alullahal-jannah, wa na'udhu bihi minan-nar' (We ask Allah for Paradise and we seek refuge with Him from the Fire).
(b) Imam Abu Isa al-Tirmidhi (may Allah have mercy on him) says: I asked Imam al-Bukhari (may Allah have mercy on him) about this hadith, and he said: "It is a mistake." The correct version is what al-Layth bin Sa'd narrated from Abu al-Zubayr, from Sa'id bin Jubayr and Tawus, from Ibn Abbas.
Ayman bin Nabil alone narrated it from Abu al-Zubayr from Jabir.
(b) Imam Abu Isa al-Tirmidhi (may Allah have mercy on him) says: I asked Imam al-Bukhari (may Allah have mercy on him) about this hadith, and he said: "It is a mistake." The correct version is what al-Layth bin Sa'd narrated from Abu al-Zubayr, from Sa'id bin Jubayr and Tawus, from Ibn Abbas.
Ayman bin Nabil alone narrated it from Abu al-Zubayr from Jabir.
أَمَّا الرِّوَايَةُ فِيهِ عَنْ عُمَرَ، فَأَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو عَبْدِ اللهِ الْحَافِظُ، أَخْبَرَنِي عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ إِسْحَاقَ الْخُزَاعِيُّ بِمَكَّةَ مِنْ أَصْلِ كِتَابِهِ ثنا عَلِيُّ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ، ثنا عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ مَسْلَمَةَ الْقَعْنَبِيُّ، ثنا عَبْدُ الْعَزِيزِ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ، عَنْ هِشَامِ بْنِ عُرْوَةَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، أَنَّ عُمَرَ بْنَ الْخَطَّابِ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ كَانَ يُعَلِّمُ النَّاسَ التَّشَهُّدَ فِي الصَّلَاةِ وَهُوَ يَخْطُبُ النَّاسَ عَلَى مِنْبَرِ رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَيَقُولُ: إِذَا تَشَهَّدَ أَحَدُكُمْ فَلْيَقُلْ: " بِسْمِ اللهِ خَيْرِ الْأَسْمَاءِ، التَّحِيَّاتُ الزَّاكِيَّاتُ الصَّلَوَاتُ الطَّيِّبَاتُ لِلَّهِ، السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ أَيُّهَا النَّبِيُّ وَرَحْمَةُ اللهِ وَبَرَكَاتُهُ، السَّلَامُ عَلَيْنَا وَعَلَى عِبَادِ اللهِ الصَّالِحِينَ، أَشْهَدُ أَنَّ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللهُ وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُ وَأَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا عَبْدُهُ وَرَسُولُهُ " قَالَ عُمَرُ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ: ابْدَءُوا بِأَنْفُسِكُمْ بَعْدَ رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَسَلِّمُوا عَلَى عِبَادِ اللهِ الصَّالِحِينَ، رَوَاهُ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ إِسْحَاقَ بْنِ يَسَارٍ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، وَهِشَامِ بْنِ عُرْوَةَ، عَنْ عُرْوَةَ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ عَبْدٍ الْقَارِيِّ، عَنْ عُمَرَ وَذَكَرَ فِيهِ التَّسْمِيَةَ، وَزَادَ وَقَدَّمَ وَأَخَّرَ، وَذَلِكَ يَرِدُ إِنْ شَاءَ اللهُ تَعَالَى.
Hisham bin Urwah narrates from his father that Sayyiduna Umar bin al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) used to teach the people the tashahhud in the prayer while addressing them on the minbar of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), saying: "When one of you recites the tashahhud, let him recite it like this: 'Bismillahi khayril-asma, at-tahiyyatuz-zakiyatus-salawatut-tayyibatu lillah, as-salamu 'alayka ayyuhan-nabiyyu wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh, as-salamu 'alayna wa 'ala 'ibadillahis-salihin, ashhadu an la ilaha illallahu wahdahu la sharika lah, wa anna Muhammadan 'abduhu wa rasuluh' (In the name of Allah, which is the best of names. All verbal, physical and financial acts of worship are for Allah. Peace be upon you, O Prophet, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings. Peace be upon us and upon all the righteous servants of Allah. I bear witness that there is no god but Allah, He is alone and has no partner, and I bear witness that Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) is His servant and Messenger)." Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "After (the mention of) the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), send salam upon yourselves, then send salam upon all the righteous servants of Allah."
وَأَمَّا الرِّوَايَةُ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، فَأَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو أَحْمَدَ عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الْحَسَنِ الْعَدْلُ، أنبأ أَبُو بَكْرٍ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ الْمُزَكِّي، أنبأ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، ثنا ابْنُ بُكَيْرٍ، ثنا مَالِكٌ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، أَنَّ عَبْدَ اللهِ بْنَ عُمَرَ كَانَ يَتَشَهَّدُ فَيَقُولُ: " بِسْمِ اللهِ التَّحِيَّاتُ لِلَّهِ وَالصَّلَوَاتُ الزَّاكِيَّاتُ لِلَّهِ، السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ أَيُّهَا النَّبِيُّ وَرَحْمَةُ اللهِ وَبَرَكَاتُهُ، السَّلَامُ عَلَيْنَا وَعَلَى عِبَادِ اللهِ ⦗٢٠٤⦘ الصَّالِحِينَ، شَهِدْتُ أَنْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللهُ، وَشَهِدْتُ أَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا رَسُولُ اللهِ يَقُولُ هَذَا فِي الرَّكْعَتَيْنِ الْأُولَيَيْنِ، وَيَدْعُو إِذَا قَضَى تَشَهُّدَهُ بِمَا بَدَا لَهُ، فَإِذَا جَلَسَ فِي آخِرِ صَلَاتِهِ تَشَهَّدَ كَذَلِكَ أَيْضًا، إِلَّا أَنَّهُ يُقَدِّمَ التَّشَهُّدَ، ثُمَّ يَدْعُو بِمَا بَدَا لَهُ فَإِذَا قَضَى تَشَهُّدَهُ وَأَرَادَ أَنْ يُسَلِّمَ قَالَ: السَّلَامُ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ وَرَحْمَةُ اللهِ وَبَرَكَاتُهُ، السَّلَامُ عَلَيْنَا وَعَلَى عِبَادِ اللهِ الصَّالِحِينَ، السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ عَلَى يَمِينِهِ، ثُمَّ يَرُدُّ عَلَى الْإِمَامِ فَإِنْ سَلَّمَ عَلَيْهِ أَحَدٌ عَنْ يَسَارِهِ رَدَّ عَلَيْهِ ".
Nafi' (may Allah have mercy on him) says that Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) used to recite in the tashahhud: 'Bismillah, at-tahiyyatu lillah, was-salawatuz-zakiyatu lillah, as-salamu 'alayka ayyuhan-nabiyyu wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh, as-salamu 'alayna wa 'ala 'ibadillahis-salihin' (In the name of Allah. All verbal and physical acts of worship are for Allah. Peace be upon you, O Prophet, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings. Peace be upon us and upon the righteous servants of Allah).
'Ashhadu an la ilaha illallah, wa ashhadu anna Muhammadan rasulullah' (I bear witness that there is no god but Allah, and I bear witness that Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) is the Messenger of Allah). He would recite this in the first two rak'ahs, and when he completed the tashahhud he would supplicate with whatever he wished. Then, when he sat (for the qa'dah) in the last rak'ah of the prayer, he would do the same, except that he would put the tashahhud first and then supplicate with whatever he wished. When he had completed the tashahhud and intended to give the salam, he would say: 'As-salamu 'alan-nabiyyi wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh, as-salamu 'alayna wa 'ala 'ibadillahis-salihin' (Peace be upon the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and the mercy of Allah and His blessings. Peace be upon us and upon the righteous servants of Allah). Then, turning to the right, he would say: 'As-salamu 'alaykum' (Peace be upon you). Then he would return the salam of the imam, and if anyone gave him the salam from his left, he would respond to him.
'Ashhadu an la ilaha illallah, wa ashhadu anna Muhammadan rasulullah' (I bear witness that there is no god but Allah, and I bear witness that Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) is the Messenger of Allah). He would recite this in the first two rak'ahs, and when he completed the tashahhud he would supplicate with whatever he wished. Then, when he sat (for the qa'dah) in the last rak'ah of the prayer, he would do the same, except that he would put the tashahhud first and then supplicate with whatever he wished. When he had completed the tashahhud and intended to give the salam, he would say: 'As-salamu 'alan-nabiyyi wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh, as-salamu 'alayna wa 'ala 'ibadillahis-salihin' (Peace be upon the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and the mercy of Allah and His blessings. Peace be upon us and upon the righteous servants of Allah). Then, turning to the right, he would say: 'As-salamu 'alaykum' (Peace be upon you). Then he would return the salam of the imam, and if anyone gave him the salam from his left, he would respond to him.
وَأَمَّا الرِّوَايَةُ فِيهِ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهَا فَأَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو طَاهِرٍ الْفَقِيهُ، أنبأ أَبُو حَامِدِ بْنُ بِلَالٍ، ثنا أَبُو الْأَزْهَرِ، ثنا يَعْقُوبُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، ثنا أَبِي، عَنِ ابْنِ إِسْحَاقَ قَالَ: وَحَدَّثَنِي عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ الْقَاسِمِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ أَبِي بَكْرٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ قَالَتْ: كَانَ يَقُولُ فِي التَّشَهُّدِ فِي الصَّلَاةِ فِي وَسَطِهَا وَفِي آخِرِهَا قَوْلًا وَاحِدًا: " بِسْمِ اللهِ التَّحِيَّاتُ لِلَّهِ الصَّلَوَاتُ لِلَّهِ الزَّاكِيَّاتُ لِلَّهِ، أَشْهَدُ أَنْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللهُ وَأَشْهَدُ أَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا عَبْدُهُ وَرَسُولُهُ، السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ أَيُّهَا النَّبِيُّ وَرَحْمَةُ اللهِ وَبَرَكَاتُهُ، السَّلَامُ عَلَيْنَا وَعَلَى عِبَادِ اللهِ الصَّالِحِينَ " وَيَعُدُّ لَنَا بِيَدِهِ عَدَدَ الْعَرَبِ، وَرُوِيَ عَنِ الْحَارِثِ الْأَعْوَرِ، عَنْ عَلِيٍّ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ.
It is narrated from Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) used to recite these same words in the tashahhud of the prayer, in its middle and at its end: 'Bismillah, at-tahiyyatu lillah, as-salawatu lillah, az-zakiyatu lillah, ashhadu an la ilaha illallah, wa ashhadu anna Muhammadan 'abduhu wa rasuluh, as-salamu 'alayka ayyuhan-nabiyyu wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh, as-salamu 'alayna wa 'ala 'ibadillahis-salihin' (I begin with the name of Allah. All verbal, practical and financial acts of worship are all for Allah. I bear witness that there is no god but Allah, and I bear witness that Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) is the servant of Allah and His Messenger. Peace be upon you, O Prophet, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings. Peace be upon us and upon all the righteous servants of Allah). He was counting it out for us on his hand, in the way the Arabs count.
أَخْبَرَنَاهُ أَبُو عَلِيٍّ الْحُسَيْنُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ الرُّوذْبَارِيُّ الْفَقِيهُ بِنَيْسَابُورَ، وَأَبُو الْحُسَيْنِ بْنُ بِشْرَانَ الْعَدْلُ بِبَغْدَادَ قَالَا: أنبأ إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ الصَّفَّارُ، ثنا سَعْدَانُ بْنُ نَصْرٍ ثنا وَكِيعٌ، عَنْ إِسْرَائِيلَ، عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ، عَنِ الْحَارِثِ، عَنْ عَلِيٍّ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ أَنَّهُ كَانَ إِذَا تَشَهَّدَ قَالَ: " بِسْمِ اللهِ " وَرُوِّيَ عَنْ وَكِيعٍ، عَنِ الْأَعْمَشِ، عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ، عَنِ الْحَارِثِ أَنَّ عَلِيًّا رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ كَانَ إِذَا تَشَهَّدَ قَالَ: " بِسْمِ اللهِ وَبِاللهِ "، وَالْحَارِثُ لَا يُحْتَجُّ بِمِثْلِهِ وَالرِّوَايَةُ الْمَوْصُولَةُ الْمَشْهُورَةُ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، عَنْ عُرْوَةَ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ الْقَارِيِّ، عَنْ عُمَرَ لَيْسَ فِيهَا ذِكْرُ التَّسْمِيَةِ وَكَذَلِكَ الرِّوَايَةُ الصَّحِيحَةُ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ الْقَاسِمِ، وَيَحْيَى بْنِ سَعِيدٍ، عَنِ الْقَاسِمِ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ لَيْسَ فِيهَا ذِكْرُ التَّسْمِيَةِ إِلَّا مَا تَفَرَّدَ بِهَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ إِسْحَاقَ بْنِ يَسَارٍ، وَأَمَّا الرِّوَايَةُ فِيهَا، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ فَهِيَ وَإِنْ كَانَتْ صَحِيحَةً فَيُحْتَمَلُ أَنْ تَكُونَ زِيَادَةً مِنْ جِهَةِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ فَقَدْ رُوِّينَا عَنْهُ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ حَدِيثُ التَّشَهُّدِ لَيْسَ فِيهِ ذِكْرُ التَّسْمِيَةِ، وَاللهُ أَعْلَمُ وَقَدْ رَوَى ثَابِتُ بْنُ زُهَيْرٍ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، وَهِشَامُ بْنُ عُرْوَةَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ كِلَاهُمَا، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي التَّسْمِيَةِ قَبْلَ التَّحِيَّةِ، وَثَابِتُ بْنُ زُهَيْرٍ مُنْكَرُ الْحَدِيثِ ضَعِيفٌ، وَالصَّحِيحُ عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ مَوْقُوفٌ كَمَا رُوِّينَا، وَرُوِّينَا عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ رَجُلًا يَقُولُ: " بِسْمِ اللهِ التَّحِيَّاتُ لِلَّهِ، فَانْتَهَرَهُ ".
(a) It is reported from Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) that when he sat for the tashahhud he would say 'Bismillah' (In the name of Allah).
(b) In another narration, reported from al-Harith (may Allah have mercy on him), when Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) was in the tashahhud he would say: 'Bismillahi wa billah' (In the name of Allah and with Allah).
(c) There is also a connected (mawsul) narration from Urwah (may Allah have mercy on him), but it does not mention 'Bismillah' (In the name of Allah).
(d) It is reported from Sayyiduna Ibn Umar and Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) used to say 'Bismillah' (In the name of Allah) before the tashahhud.
(e) It is reported from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that he heard a man reciting: 'Bismillah, at-tahiyyat' (In the name of Allah, all verbal acts of worship), and Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) rebuked him.
A narrator like al-Harith is not used as evidence. The authentic narration from Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) does not mention 'Bismillah', except in what Muhammad bin Ishaq bin Yasar alone narrated. Thabit bin Zuhayr (who narrated it from Ibn Umar and Aishah from the Prophet) is munkar al-hadith (his narrations are rejected) and da'if (weak), and what is authentic from Ibn Umar is that it is mawquf (his own practice).
(b) In another narration, reported from al-Harith (may Allah have mercy on him), when Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) was in the tashahhud he would say: 'Bismillahi wa billah' (In the name of Allah and with Allah).
(c) There is also a connected (mawsul) narration from Urwah (may Allah have mercy on him), but it does not mention 'Bismillah' (In the name of Allah).
(d) It is reported from Sayyiduna Ibn Umar and Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) used to say 'Bismillah' (In the name of Allah) before the tashahhud.
(e) It is reported from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that he heard a man reciting: 'Bismillah, at-tahiyyat' (In the name of Allah, all verbal acts of worship), and Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) rebuked him.
A narrator like al-Harith is not used as evidence. The authentic narration from Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) does not mention 'Bismillah', except in what Muhammad bin Ishaq bin Yasar alone narrated. Thabit bin Zuhayr (who narrated it from Ibn Umar and Aishah from the Prophet) is munkar al-hadith (his narrations are rejected) and da'if (weak), and what is authentic from Ibn Umar is that it is mawquf (his own practice).
وَأَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو عَبْدِ اللهِ الْحَافِظُ، أَخْبَرَنِي أَبُو إِسْحَاقَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ حَاتِمٍ ⦗٢٠٥⦘ الزَّاهِدُ، ثنا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ إِسْحَاقَ الصَّغَانِيُّ، ثنا ابْنُ جُعْثُمٍ، عَنْ سُفْيَانَ هُوَ الثَّوْرِيُّ، عَنْ دَاوُدَ، عَنْ أَبِي الْعَالِيَةِ قَالَ: سَمِعَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُمَا رَجُلًا حِينَ يَجْلِسُ فِي الصَّلَاةِ يَقُولُ: " الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ قَبْلَ التَّشَهُّدِ، فَانْتَهَرَهُ، وَقَالَ: ابْدَأْ بِالتَّشَهُّدِ ".
Abu al-Aliyah (may Allah have mercy on him) says that Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) heard a man in the prayer saying 'Al-hamdu lillah' (Praise be to Allah) at the beginning of the tashahhud, so he (may Allah be pleased with them both) rebuked him and said: Begin the tashahhud with 'At-tahiyyat'.
وَأَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو عَلِيٍّ الرُّوذْبَارِيُّ، وَأَبُو الْحُسَيْنِ بْنُ بِشْرَانَ قَالَا: أنبأ إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ الصَّفَّارُ، ثنا سَعْدَانُ بْنُ نَصْرٍ، ثنا وَكِيعٌ، عَنْ مِسْعَرٍ، عَنْ حَمَّادٍ، عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ قَالَ: قُلْتُ لِإِبْرَاهِيمَ أَقُولُ فِي التَّشَهُّدِ بِسْمِ اللهِ قَالَ: قُلْ: " التَّحِيَّاتُ لِلَّهِ " قَالَ: قُلْتُ: أَقُولُ: الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ، قَالَ: قُلِ: " التَّحِيَّاتُ لِلَّهِ " قَالَ: وَكَانَ سَعِيدُ بْنُ جُبَيْرٍ يَقُولُ إِذَا تَشَهَّدَ: " الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ ". لَفْظُ حَدِيثِ الرُّوذْبَارِيِّ.
(a) Hammad says: I said to Ibrahim: Should I say 'Bismillah' (In the name of Allah) in the tashahhud? He said: Recite 'At-tahiyyat' (All verbal acts of worship). Hammad says: I said: Should I say 'Al-hamdu lillah' (All praise is for Allah)? He said: Say 'At-tahiyyatu lillah' (All verbal acts of worship are for Allah alone).
(b) Hammad says that when Sa'id bin Jubayr (may Allah have mercy on him) recited the tashahhud, he would also say 'Al-hamdu lillah' (All praise is for Allah).
(b) Hammad says that when Sa'id bin Jubayr (may Allah have mercy on him) recited the tashahhud, he would also say 'Al-hamdu lillah' (All praise is for Allah).
