Hadith #20
Arabic Text
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الْمُغِيرَةِ حَدَّثَنَا الْأَوْزَاعِيُّ قَالَ كَتَبَ
إِلَيَّ قَتَادَةُ حَدَّثَنِي أَنَسُ بْنُ مَالِكٍ قَالَ صَلَّيْتُ خَلْفَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَأَبِي بَكْرٍ وَعُمَرَ وَعُثْمَانَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمْ فَكَانُوا يَسْتَفْتِحُونَ الْقِرَاءَةَ بِ { الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ } لَا يَذْكُرُونَ { بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ } فِي أَوَّلِ الْقِرَاءَةِ وَلَا فِي آخِرِهَا
Isnad Chain
أبو المغيرة
الأوزاعي
English Translation
Abu al-Mughirah narrated to us, al-Awza'i narrated to us, he said Qatadah wrote to me: Anas ibn Malik (رضي الله عنه) narrated to me, he said: I prayed behind the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, Abu Bakr, Umar, and Uthman (رضي الله عنهم), and they would begin the prayer with 'Alhamdulillahi Rabbil-Alamin (Praise be to Allah, Lord of the Worlds).'
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Quran References
Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 27, Hadith 20
Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 12858
Islam.wiki ID: IWH-49248