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 903
It was narrated from Anas:
"I prayed with the Prophet (ﷺ) and with Abu Bakr and Umar, may Allah be pleased with them both, and they started with "All the praise and thanks be to Allah, the Lord of all that exists."
أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ الزُّهْرِيُّ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ أَيُّوبَ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ، قَالَ صَلَّيْتُ مَعَ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَمَعَ أَبِي بَكْرٍ وَعُمَرَ - رضى الله عنهما - فَافْتَتَحُوا بِـ ‏{‏ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ ‏}
Grade: Sahih (Darussalam)
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 903
In-book reference : Book 11, Hadith 28
English translation : Vol. 2, Book 11, Hadith 904