كتاب الافتتاح
11  
The Book of the Commencement of the Prayer
(20)
Chapter: Starting with Fatihatil-Kitab (The Opening of The Book) before another Surah
(20)
باب الْبَدَاءَةِ بِفَاتِحَةِ الْكِتَابِ قَبْلَ السُّورَةِ
Sunan an-Nasa'i 902
It was narrated from Anas that:
The Prophet (ﷺ), Abu Bakr, and Umar, may Allah be pleased with them both, would start their recitation with: "All the praise and thanks be to Allah, the Lord of all that exists.
أَخْبَرَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَوَانَةَ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ، قَالَ كَانَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَأَبُو بَكْرٍ وَعُمَرُ - رضى الله عنهما - يَسْتَفْتِحُونَ الْقِرَاءَةَ بِـ ‏{‏ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ ‏}
Grade: Sahih (Darussalam)
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 902
In-book reference : Book 11, Hadith 27
English translation : Vol. 2, Book 11, Hadith 903