Bulugh al-Maram

ثُمَّ اِقْرَأْ بِأُمِّ اَلْقُرْآنِ وَبِمَا شَاءَ اَللَّهُ

And Abu Dawud has “Then read the Ummul-Qur'an (i.e. Surah al-Fatiha) and what ever Allah wishes”.

ثُمَّ بِمَا شِئْتَ

Ibn Hibban also has:

“and then (read) whatever you wish.”

رَأَيْتُ اَلنَّبِيَّ - صلى الله عليه وسلم -إِذَا كَبَّرَ جَعَلَ يَدَيْهِ حَذْوَ مَنْكِبَيْهِ,…

Narrated Abu Humaid As-Sa'idi (RA):

“I saw Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) when he uttered the Takbir, he placed his hands parallel to his shoulders; and when he bowed down, he…

أَنَّهُ كَانَ إِذَا قَامَ إِلَى اَلصَّلَاةِ قَالَ:

Narrated 'Ali bin Abi Talib (RA):

Whenever Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) stood for Salat (prayer), he used to say: “I have turned my face (as a monotheist) towards Him who created…

وَفِي رِوَايَةٍ لَهُ: أَنَّ ذَلِكَ فِي صَلَاةِ اَللَّيْلِ

And in another narration of Muslim:

“he used to say that in the night prayer...”

كَانَ رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ - صلى الله عليه وسلم -إِذَا كَبَّرَ لِلصَّلَاةِ سَكَتَ هُنَيَّةً,…

Narrated Abu Hurairah (RA) Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) used to keep silent - between the opening Takbir of the prayer and the recitation of the…

سُبْحَانَكَ اَللَّهُمَّ وَبِحَمْدِكَ, تَبَارَكَ اِسْمُكَ, وَتَعَالَى جَدُّكَ, وَلَا إِلَهُ غَيْرُكَ

Narrated 'Umar (RA):

He (ﷺ) used to say, “How perfect You are O Allah, and Praise is for You, Blessed is Your Name and Exalted is Your…

وَنَحْوُهُ عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ مَرْفُوعًا عِنْدَ اَلْخَمْسَةِ

Abu Sa'id al-Khudri (RA) narrated a similar report Marfu' collected by al-Khamsah.

أَعُوذُ بِاَللَّهِ اَلسَّمِيعِ اَلْعَلِيمِ مِنَ اَلشَّيْطَانِ اَلرَّجِيمِ, مِنْ هَمْزِهِ, وَنَفْخِهِ, وَنَفْثِهِ

Containing the words:

He (ﷺ) used to say after the (opening) Takbir (for prayer), “I seek refuge in Allah, the All-Hearing and the All-Knowing from the accursed…

كَانَ رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ - صلى الله عليه وسلم -يَسْتَفْتِحُ اَلصَّلَاةَ بِالتَّكْبِيرِ, وَالْقِرَاءَةَ: بِـ…

Narrated 'Aishah (RA) Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) used to begin the Salat (prayer) with Takbir (Allahu Akbar - Allah is the Most Great) and the…

أَنَّ اَلنَّبِيَّ - صلى الله عليه وسلم -كَانَ يَرْفَعُ يَدَيْهِ حَذْوَ مَنْكِبَيْهِ إِذَا…

Narrated Ibn 'Umar (RA):

The Prophet (ﷺ) used to raise his hands parallel to his shoulders when he started the prayer (by saying Allahu Akbar), when he uttered…

يَرْفَعُ يَدَيْهِ حَتَّى يُحَاذِيَ بِهِمَا مَنْكِبَيْهِ, ثُمَّ يُكَبِّرَ

Abu Dawud reported a Hadith narrated by Abu Humaid (RA) to the effect that he used to raise his hands and bring them parallel…

حَتَّى يُحَاذِيَ بِهِمَا فُرُوعَ أُذُنَيْهِ

Muslim has a Hadith narrated by Malik bin Huwairith (ﷺ) similar to the Hadith narrated by Ibn 'Umar (RA). But he (Malik bin Huwairith)…

صَلَّيْتُ مَعَ اَلنَّبِيِّ - صلى الله عليه وسلم -فَوَضَعَ يَدَهُ اَلْيُمْنَى عَلَى يَدِهِ…

Narrated Wa'il bin Hujr (RA):

I prayed with the Prophet (ﷺ) and he put his right hand on his left (and then placed them) on his chest.

لَا صَلَاةَ لِمَنْ لَمْ يَقْرَأْ بِأُمِّ اَلْقُرْآنِ

Narrated 'Ubada bin As-Samit (ﷺ):

Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: “There is no Salat (prayer) for him who does not recite Ummul-Qur'an (Surat al-Fatiha)”. (Agreed upon].

لَا تَجْزِي صَلَاةٌ لَا يُقْرَأُ فِيهَا بِفَاتِحَةِ اَلْكِتَابِ

In the narration of Ibn Hibban and ad-Daraqutni is mentioned:

“The Salat (prayer) is not complete if one does not recite (Surat) Fatiha al-Kitab.”

لَعَلَّكُمْ تَقْرَءُونَ خَلْفَ إِمَامِكُمْ ?

And in another narration of Ahmad, Abu Dawud, at-Tirmidhi, and Ibn Hibban is:

“Perhaps you recite behind your Imam?” We replied, “Yes.” He said, “Do not do so except when it is (Surat) Fatiha al-Kitab, for the…

أَنَّ اَلنَّبِيَّ - صلى الله عليه وسلم -وَأَبَا بَكْرٍ وَعُمَرَ كَانُوا يَفْتَتِحُونَ اَلصَّلَاةِ…

Narrated Anas (RA):

“The Prophet (ﷺ), Abu Bakr and 'Umar used to begin the Salat (prayer) with Al-hamdu lillahi Rabbil-'alamin.”

لَا يَذْكُرُونَ: (بِسْمِ اَللَّهِ اَلرَّحْمَنِ اَلرَّحِيمِ ) فِي أَوَّلِ قِرَاءَةٍ وَلَا فِي آخِرِهَا

And Muslim added:

“They would not recite Bismillahir-Rahmanir-Rahim, neither in the beginning of the recitation nor at the end of it.”

لَا يَجْهَرُونَ بِبِسْمِ اَللَّهِ اَلرَّحْمَنِ اَلرَّحِيمِ

In another narration from Ahmad, an-Nasa'i and Ibn Khuzaimah:

“They never used to recite Bismillahir-Rahmanir-Rahim aloud.”