Narrated Qatada:
Anas was asked, "How was the recitation (of the Qur'an) of the Prophet?' He replied, "It was characterized by the prolongation of certain sounds." He then recited: In the Name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful prolonging the pronunciation of 'In the Name of Allah, 'the most Beneficent,' and 'the Most Merciful.
| Reference | : Sahih al-Bukhari 5046 |
| In-book reference | : Book 66, Hadith 70 |
| USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Vol. 6, Book 61, Hadith 566 |
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| Grade: | Hasan (Darussalam) |
| Reference | : Sunan an-Nasa'i 908 |
| In-book reference | : Book 11, Hadith 33 |
| English translation | : Vol. 2, Book 11, Hadith 909 |
It has been narrated on the authority of Anas that the Quraish made peace with the Prophet (may peace be upon him). Among them was Suhail b. Amr. The Prophet (may peace be upon him) said to 'Ali:
| Reference | : Sahih Muslim 1784 |
| In-book reference | : Book 32, Hadith 114 |
| USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Book 19, Hadith 4404 |
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"In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Merciful. (This letter is) from Muhammad bin 'Abdullah, to Heraclius. "...O people of the Scripture (Jews and Christians): Come to a word that is just between us and you that we worship none but Allah..." (V.3:64)
| Reference | : Sahih al-Bukhari 7541 |
| In-book reference | : Book 97, Hadith 166 |
| USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Vol. 1, Book 93, Hadith 631 |
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| صَحِيح (الألباني) | حكم : |
| Reference | : Mishkat al-Masabih 2191 |
| In-book reference | : Book 8, Hadith 81 |
Narrated Umm Salamah, Ummul Mu'minin:
The Messenger of Allah (saws) used to recite: "In the name of Allah, the Cherisher and Sustainer of the worlds; most Gracious, most Merciful; Master of the Day of Judgment," breaking its recitation into verses, one after another.
Abu Dawud said: I heard Ahmad (b. Hanbal) say: The early reading is: Maliki yawmi'l-din.
| Grade: | Sahih (Al-Albani) | صحيح (الألباني) | حكم : |
| Reference | : Sunan Abi Dawud 4001 |
| In-book reference | : Book 32, Hadith 33 |
| English translation | : Book 31, Hadith 3990 |
| Arabic reference | : Book 3, Hadith 2520 |
This hadith has been transmitted on the authority of 'Amir b. Sa'd and the words are. Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) said:
| Reference | : Sahih Muslim 2358b |
| In-book reference | : Book 43, Hadith 175 |
| USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Book 30, Hadith 5822 |
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بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم { قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ الْفَلَقِ * مِن شَرِّ مَا خَلَقَ * وَمِن شَرِّ غَاسِقٍ إِذَا وَقَبَ * وَمِن شَرِّ النَّفَّاثَاتِ فِي الْعُقَدِ * وَمِن شَرِّ حَاسِدٍ إِذَا حَسَدَ }
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم { قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ النَّاسِ * مَلِكِ النَّاسِ * إِلَهِ النَّاسِ * مِن شَرِّ الْوَسْوَاسِ الْخَنَّاسِ * الَّذِي يُوَسْوِسُ فِي صُدُورِ النَّاسِ * مِنَ الْجِنَّةِ وَالنَّاسِ } (ثلاث مرات)
| Reference | : Hisn al-Muslim 76 |
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ {قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ الْفَلَقِ* مِن شَرِّ مَا خَلَقَ* وَمِن شَرِّ غَاسِقٍ إِذَا وَقَبَ* وَمِن شَرِّ النَّفَّاثَاتِ فِي الْعُقَدِ* وَمِن شَرِّ حَاسِدٍ إِذَا حَسَدَ}
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ {قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ النَّاسِ* مَلِكِ النَّاسِ* إِلَهِ النَّاسِ* مِن شَرِّ الْوَسْوَاسِ الْخَنَّاسِ* الَّذِي يُوَسْوِسُ فِي صُدُورِ النَّاسِ* مِنَ الْجِنَّةِ وَالنَّاسِ} بَعْدَ كُلِّ صَلاَةٍ.
| Reference | : Hisn al-Muslim 70 |
| Arabic reference | : Book 2, Hadith 4048 |
| Arabic reference | : Book 2, Hadith 2202 |
| Arabic reference | : Book 2, Hadith 4049 |
| Arabic reference | : Book 3, Hadith 2516 |
| Arabic reference | : Book 35, Hadith 35204 |
| Arabic reference | : Book 3, Hadith 2527 |
| Arabic reference | : Book 29, Hadith 31174 |
Narrated Abu Sufyan bin Harb:
that Heraclius had sent for him to come along with a group of the Quraish who were trading in Sha'm, and they came to him. Then Abu Sufyan mentioned the whole narration and said, "Heraclius asked for the letter of Allah's Apostle . When the letter was read, its contents were as follows: 'In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. From Muhammad, Allah's slave and His Apostle to Heraclius, the Chief of Byzantines: Peace be upon him who follows the right path (guidance)! Amma ba'du (to proceed )...' (See Hadith No 6, Vol 1 for details)
| Reference | : Sahih al-Bukhari 6260 |
| In-book reference | : Book 79, Hadith 34 |
| USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Vol. 8, Book 74, Hadith 277 |
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| Grade: | Hasan (Darussalam) |
| Reference | : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 245 |
| In-book reference | : Book 2, Hadith 97 |
| English translation | : Vol. 1, Book 2, Hadith 245 |
'Abda reported:
| Reference | : Sahih Muslim 399c |
| In-book reference | : Book 4, Hadith 54 |
| USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Book 4, Hadith 788 |
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Narrated Uthman ibn Affan:
Yazid al-Farisi said: I heard Ibn Abbas say: I asked Uthman ibn Affan: What moved you to put the (Surah) al-Bara'ah which belongs to the mi'in (surahs) (containing one hundred verses) and the (Surah) al-Anfal which belongs to the mathani (Surahs) in the category of as-sab'u at-tiwal (the first long surah or chapters of the Qur'an), and you did not write "In the name of Allah, the Compassionate, the Merciful" between them?
Uthman replied: When the verses of the Qur'an were revealed to the Prophet (saws), he called someone to write them down for him and said to him: Put this verse in the surah in which such and such has been mentioned; and when one or two verses were revealed, he used to say similarly (regarding them). (Surah) al-Anfal is the first surah that was revealed at Medina, and (Surah) al-Bara'ah was revealed last in the Qur'an, and its contents were similar to those of al-Anfal. I, therefore, thought that it was a part of al-Anfal. Hence I put them in the category of as-sab'u at-tiwal (the seven lengthy surahs), and I did not write "In the name of Allah, the Compassionate, the Merciful" between them.
| Grade: | Da'if (Al-Albani) | ضعيف (الألباني) | حكم : |
| Reference | : Sunan Abi Dawud 786 |
| In-book reference | : Book 2, Hadith 396 |
| English translation | : Book 3, Hadith 785 |
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ {قُلْ هُوَ اللَّهُ أَحَدٌ * اللَّهُ الصَّمَدُ* لَمْ يَلِدْ وَلَمْ يُولَدْ* وَلَمْ يَكُن لَّهُ كُفُواً أَحَدٌ}.
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ {قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ الْفَلَقِ* مِن شَرِّ مَا خَلَقَ* وَمِن شَرِّ غَاسِقٍ إِذَا وَقَبَ* وَمِن شَرِّ النَّفَّاثَاتِ فِي الْعُقَدِ* وَمِن شَرِّ حَاسِدٍ إِذَا حَسَدَ}.
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ {قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ النَّاسِ* مَلِكِ النَّاسِ* إِلَهِ النَّاسِ* مِن شَرِّ الْوَسْوَاسِ الْخَنَّاسِ* الَّذِي يُوَسْوِسُ فِي صُدُورِ النَّاسِ* مِنَ الْجِنَّةِ وَالنَّاسِ} ثُمَّ يَمْسَحُ بِهِمَا مَا اسْتَطَاعَ مِنْ جَسَدِهِ يَبْدَأُ بِهِمَا عَلَى رَأْسِهِ وَوَجْهِهِ وَمَا أَقبَلَ مِنْ جَسَدِهِ
(يفعلُ ذلك ثلاثَ مرَّاتٍ)
| Reference | : Hisn al-Muslim 99 |
| Arabic reference | : Book 3, Hadith 1032 |
| Arabic reference | : Book 3, Hadith 2529 |
| Arabic reference | : Book 3, Hadith 2521 |
| Arabic reference | : Book 2, Hadith 2191 |
| Grade: | Sahih (Darussalam) |
| Reference | : Sunan an-Nasa'i 906 |
| In-book reference | : Book 11, Hadith 31 |
| English translation | : Vol. 2, Book 11, Hadith 907 |
| Arabic reference | : Book 5, Hadith 801 |
| لم تتمّ دراسته (الألباني) | حكم : |
| Reference | : Mishkat al-Masabih 2218 |
| In-book reference | : Book 8, Hadith 108 |
| Grade: | Sahih (Darussalam) |
| Reference | : Sunan an-Nasa'i 907 |
| In-book reference | : Book 11, Hadith 32 |
| English translation | : Vol. 2, Book 11, Hadith 908 |
| لم تتمدراسته (الألباني) | حكم : |
| Reference | : Mishkat al-Masabih 844 |
| In-book reference | : Book 4, Hadith 270 |
| Grade: | Sahih (Darussalam) |
| Reference | : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 246 |
| In-book reference | : Book 2, Hadith 98 |
| English translation | : Vol. 1, Book 2, Hadith 246 |
| Arabic reference | : Book 2, Hadith 480 |
| Arabic reference | : Book 19, Hadith 1957 |
| Arabic reference | : Book 2, Hadith 2810 |
| Arabic reference | : Book 37, Hadith 36149 |
| Arabic reference | : Book 5, Hadith 968 |
Yahya related to me from Malik from Humayd at-Tawil that Anas ibn Malik said, "I stood behind Abu Bakr and Umar and Uthman and none of them used to recite 'In the name of Allah, the Merciful, the Compassionate' when they began the prayer."
| Sunnah.com reference | : Book 3, Hadith 31 |
| USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Book 3, Hadith 31 |
| Arabic reference | : Book 3, Hadith 178 |
| Arabic reference | : Book 2, Hadith 2177 |
| Arabic reference | : Book 2, Hadith 2183 |
| Arabic reference | : Book 25, Hadith 3200 |
| Arabic reference | : Book 2, Hadith 2173 |
| Arabic reference | : Book 3, Hadith 2503 |
| Arabic reference | : Book 3, Hadith 1019 |
| Arabic reference | : Book 3, Hadith 1021 |
| Arabic reference | : Book 2, Hadith 6866 |
| صحيح وجادة (الألباني) | حكم : |
| Reference | : Sunan Abi Dawud 2879 |
| In-book reference | : Book 18, Hadith 18 |
| English translation | : Book 17, Hadith 2873 |
| Grade: | Sahih (Al-Albani) | صحيح (الألباني) | حكم : |
| Reference | : Sunan Abi Dawud 788 |
| In-book reference | : Book 2, Hadith 398 |
| English translation | : Book 2, Hadith 787 |
| Arabic reference | : Book 3, Hadith 2530 |
| Arabic reference | : Book 2, Hadith 2184 |