It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) said: "There is no prayer without recitation." Abu Hurairah said: "What he recited out aloud to us, we recite out aloud to you, and what he recited quietly, we also recite quietly."

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ نُمَيْرٍ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو أُسَامَةَ عَنْ حَبِيبِ بْنِ الشَّهِيدِ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ عَطَاءً يُحَدِّثُ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ لَا صَلَاةَ إِلَّا بِقِرَاءَةٍ قَالَ أَبُو هُرَيْرَةَ فَمَا أَعْلَنَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَعْلَنَّاهُ لَكُمْ وَمَا أَخْفَاهُ أَخْفَيْنَاهُ لَكُمْ.

It was narrated that 'Ala' said: "Abu Hurairah said: 'In every Salat you should recite (from the Qur'an). What the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) made us hear, we make you hear, and what he recited quietly we recite quietly.' A man said: 'Even if I do not recite more than the Essence of the Qur'an (Al-Fatihah)?' He said: 'If you recite more than that, that is better, but if you stop at that, it will suffice for you."'

حَدَّثَنَا عَمْرٌو النَّاقِدُ وَزُهَيْرُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ وَاللَّفْظُ لِعَمْرٍو قَالَا حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ جُرَيْجٍ عَنْ عَطَاءٍ قَالَ قَالَ أَبُو هُرَيْرَةَ فِي كُلِّ الصَّلَاةِ يَقْرَأُ فَمَا أَسْمَعَنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَسْمَعْنَاكُمْ وَمَا أَخْفَى مِنَّا أَخْفَيْنَا مِنْكُمْ فَقَالَ لَهُ رَجُلٌ إِنْ لَمْ أَزِدْ عَلَى أُمِّ الْقُرْآنِ؟ فَقَالَ إِنْ زِدْتَ عَلَيْهَا فَهُوَ خَيْرٌ وَإِنْ انْتَهَيْتَ إِلَيْهَا أَجْزَأَتْ عَنْكَ.

It was narrated that 'Ata' said: "Abu Hurairah said: 'In every prayer there should be recitation. What the Prophet (s.a.w) made us hear we make you hear, and what he recited quietly, we recite quietly. Whoever recites the Essence of the Book, that is sufficient, and whoever recites more than that, that is better."'

حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ يَحْيَى أَخْبَرَنَا يَزِيدُ يَعْنِي ابْنَ زُرَيْعٍ عَنْ حَبِيبٍ الْمُعَلِّمِ عَنْ عَطَاءٍ قَالَ قَالَ أَبُو هُرَيْرَةَ فِي كُلِّ صَلَاةٍ قِرَاءَةٌ فَمَا أَسْمَعَنَا النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَسْمَعْنَاكُمْ وَمَا أَخْفَى مِنَّا أَخْفَيْنَاهُ مِنْكُمْ وَمَنْ قَرَأَ بِأُمِّ الْكِتَابِ فَقَدْ أَجْزَأَتْ عَنْهُ وَمَنْ زَادَ فَهُوَ أَفْضَلُ

It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) entered the Masjid and a man came in and offered Salat, then he came and greeted the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w). The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) returned the greeting and said: "Go back and pray, for you have not offered Salat." The man went back and offered Salat as he had prayed before, then he came to the Prophet (s.a.w) and greeted him, and the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) said, "Wa 'alaik as-salam." Then he said: "Go back and offered Salat, for you have not offer Salat." When he had done that three times, the man said: "By the One Who sent you with the Truth, I cannot do more than that. Teach me." He said: "When you stand up for Salat, say the Takbir, then recite whatever you can of the Qur'an. Then bow until you are at ease in bowing, then rise until you are standing up straight. Then prostrate until you are at ease in prostration, then sit up until you are at ease in sitting. Then do that throughout the entire prayer."

حَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ سَعِيدٍ عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي سَعِيدُ بْنُ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ دَخَلَ الْمَسْجِدَ فَدَخَلَ رَجُلٌ فَصَلَّى ثُمَّ جَاءَ فَسَلَّمَ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَرَدَّ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ السَّلَامَ قَالَ ارْجِعْ فَصَلِّ فَإِنَّكَ لَمْ تُصَلِّ فَرَجَعَ الرَّجُلُ فَصَلَّى كَمَا كَانَ صَلَّى ثُمَّ جَاءَ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَسَلَّمَ عَلَيْهِ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَعَلَيْكَ السَّلَامُ ثُمَّ قَالَ ارْجِعْ فَصَلِّ فَإِنَّكَ لَمْ تُصَلِّ حَتَّى فَعَلَ ذَلِكَ ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ فَقَالَ الرَّجُلُ وَالَّذِي بَعَثَكَ بِالْحَقِّ مَا أُحْسِنُ غَيْرَ هَذَا عَلِّمْنِي قَالَ إِذَا قُمْتَ إِلَى الصَّلَاةِ فَكَبِّرْ ثُمَّ اقْرَأْ مَا تَيَسَّرَ مَعَكَ مِنْ الْقُرْآنِ ثُمَّ ارْكَعْ حَتَّى تَطْمَئِنَّ رَاكِعًا ثُمَّ ارْفَعْ حَتَّى تَعْتَدِلَ قَائِمًا ثُمَّ اسْجُدْ حَتَّى تَطْمَئِنَّ سَاجِدًا ثُمَّ ارْفَعْ حَتَّى تَطْمَئِنَّ جَالِسًا ثُمَّ افْعَلْ ذَلِكَ فِي صَلَاتِكَ كُلِّهَا.

It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that a man entered the Masjid and offered Salat and he quoted a Hadith similar to this (no. 885), but he added: "When you stand up to offer Salat, perform Wudu' properly, then turn to face the Qiblah and say the Takbir."

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو أُسَامَةَ وَعَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ نُمَيْرٍ ح و حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ نُمَيْرٍ حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي قَالَا حَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ أَنَّ رَجُلًا دَخَلَ الْمَسْجِدَ فَصَلَّى وَرَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي نَاحِيَةٍ وَسَاقَا الْحَدِيثَ بِمِثْلِ هَذِهِ الْقِصَّةِ وَزَادَا فِيهِ إِذَا قُمْتَ إِلَى الصَّلَاةِ فَأَسْبِغِ الْوُضُوءَ ثُمَّ اسْتَقْبِلِ الْقِبْلَةَ فَكَبِّرْ.

It was narrated that 'Imran bin Husain said: "The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) led us in Zuhr - or 'Asr - prayer and he said: 'Which of you recited: Sabbih isma Rabbika al-a'Ia (Glorify the Name of your Lord the Most High) behind me?' A man said: 'I did, but I did not intend anything but good thereby.' He said: 'I knew that one of you was competing with me in it.'"

حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدُ بْنُ مَنْصُورٍ وَقُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ كِلَاهُمَا عَنْ أَبِي عَوَانَةَ قَالَ سَعِيدٌ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَوَانَةَ عَنْ قَتَادَةَ عَنْ زُرَارَةَ بْنِ أَوْفَى عَنْ عِمْرَانَ بْنِ حُصَيْنٍ قَالَ صَلَّى بِنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ صَلَاةَ الظُّهْرِ أَوْ الْعَصْرِ فَقَالَ أَيُّكُمْ قَرَأَ خَلْفِي بِسَبِّحِ اسْمَ رَبِّكَ الْأَعْلَى فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ أَنَا وَلَمْ أُرِدْ بِهَا إِلَّا الْخَيْرَ قَالَ قَدْ عَلِمْتُ أَنَّ بَعْضَكُمْ خَالَجَنِيهَا.

It was narrated from 'Imran bin Husain that the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) offered Zuhr prayer, and a man started to recite: Sabbih isma Rabbika al-a'la (Glorify the Name of your Lord the Most High) behind him. When he had finished, he said: "Which of you recited?" or "Which of you was the reciter?" A man said: "I was." He said: "I thought that one of you was competing with me in it."

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ قَالَا حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ عَنْ قَتَادَةَ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ زُرَارَةَ بْنَ أَوْفَى يُحَدِّثُ عَنْ عِمْرَانَ بْنِ حُصَيْنٍ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ صَلَّى الظُّهْرَ فَجَعَلَ رَجُلٌ يَقْرَأُ خَلْفَهُ بِسَبِّحِ اسْمَ رَبِّكَ الْأَعْلَى فَلَمَّا انْصَرَفَ قَالَ أَيُّكُمْ قَرَأَ أَوْ أَيُّكُمْ الْقَارِئُ فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ أَنَا فَقَالَ قَدْ ظَنَنْتُ أَنَّ بَعْضَكُمْ خَالَجَنِيهَا.

Muhammad bin Ja'far narrated from Shu'bah, who said: "I heard Qatadah narrate, that Anas said: 'I prayed with the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w), and with Abu Bakr, 'Umar and 'Uthman, and I did not hear any of them reciting Bismillahir-Rahmanir-Rahim."'

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى وَابْنُ بَشَّارٍ كِلَاهُمَا عَنْ غُنْدَرٍ قَالَ ابْنُ الْمُثَنَّى حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ قَتَادَةَ يُحَدِّثُ عَنْ أَنَسٍ قَالَ صَلَّيْتُ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَأَبِي بَكْرٍ وَعُمَرَ وَعُثْمَانَ فَلَمْ أَسْمَعْ أَحَدًا مِنْهُمْ يَقْرَأُ بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ.

It was narrated from Al-Awza'i, from 'Abdah; that 'Umar bin Al-Khattab used to recite these words out loud: "Subhanak Allahumma! Wa bi-hamdik, wa tabarakasmuk, wa ta'ala jadduk, wa Ia ilaha ghairuk. (Glory and praise be to You, O Allah! Blessed be Your Name, and exalted be Your Majesty, and there is no God but You." And, from Qatadah, that he wrote to him, informing him, that Anas bin Malik had narrated to him: "I prayed behind the Prophet (s.a.w), Abu Bakr, 'Umar and 'Uthman. They used to start their recitation with: 'Al-hamdu Lillahi Rabbil-'Alamin (All the praises and thanks be to Allah, the Lord of the 'Alamin (mankind, jinn and all that exists)),' and they did not say, 'Bismillahir-Rahmanir-Rahim at the beginning of their recitation, nor at the end."'

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ مِهْرَانَ الرَّازِيُّ حَدَّثَنَا الْوَلِيدُ بْنُ مُسْلِمٍ حَدَّثَنَا الْأَوْزَاعِيُّ عَنْ عَبْدَةَ أَنَّ عُمَرَ بْنَ الْخَطَّابِ كَانَ يَجْهَرُ بِهَؤُلَاءِ الْكَلِمَاتِ يَقُولُ سُبْحَانَكَ اللَّهُمَّ وَبِحَمْدِكَ تَبَارَكَ اسْمُكَ وَتَعَالَى جَدُّكَ وَلَا إِلَهَ غَيْرُكَ .وَعَنْ قَتَادَةَ أَنَّهُ كَتَبَ إِلَيْهِ يُخْبِرُهُ عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ أَنَّهُ حَدَّثَهُ قَالَ صَلَّيْتُ خَلْفَ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَأَبِي بَكْرٍ وَعُمَرَ وَعُثْمَانَ فَكَانُوا يَسْتَفْتِحُونَ بِ { الْحَمْد لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ }لَا يَذْكُرُونَ بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ فِي أَوَّلِ قِرَاءَةٍ وَلَا فِي آخِرِهَا.

It was narrated that Anas bin Malik said: "While the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) was among us one day, he took a nap, then he raised his head and was smiling. We said: 'What has made you smile, O Messenger of Allah?' He said: 'Just now a Surah was revealed to me,' and he recited: 'Bismillahir-Rahmanir-Rahim (In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful) "Verily, We have granted you (O Muhammad) Al-Kawthar. Therefore turn in prayer to your Lord and sacrifice. For he who hates you, he will be cut off.".' Then he said: 'Do you know what Al-Kawthar is?' We said: 'Allah and His Messenger know best.' He said: 'It is a river that my Lord, the Mighty and Sublime, has promised me, and there is much goodness in it. And it is a Hawd. (cistern) to which my Ummah will come on the Day of Resurrection, its vessels like the number of stars. A man will be turned away from it and I will say: "Lord, he is one of my Ummah.'' He will say: "You do not know what they innovated after you were gone.'' Ibn Hujr added in his Hadith: "(He) was among us in the Masjid.'' And he said: "What he innovated after you were gone."

حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ حُجْرٍ السَّعْدِيُّ حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُسْهِرٍ أَخْبَرَنَا الْمُخْتَارُ بْنُ فُلْفُلٍ عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ ح و حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ وَاللَّفْظُ لَهُ حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُسْهِرٍ عَنْ الْمُخْتَارِ عَنْ أَنَسٍ قَالَ بَيْنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ذَاتَ يَوْمٍ بَيْنَ أَظْهُرِنَا إِذْ أَغْفَى إِغْفَاءَةً ثُمَّ رَفَعَ رَأْسَهُ مُتَبَسِّمًا فَقُلْنَا مَا أَضْحَكَكَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ؟ قَالَ أُنْزِلَتْ عَلَيَّ آنِفًا سُورَةٌ فَقَرَأَ بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ { إِنَّا أَعْطَيْنَاكَ الْكَوْثَرَ فَصَلِّ لِرَبِّكَ وَانْحَرْ إِنَّ شَانِئَكَ هُوَ الْأَبْتَرُ } ثُمَّ قَالَ أَتَدْرُونَ مَا الْكَوْثَرُ؟ فَقُلْنَا اللَّهُ وَرَسُولُهُ أَعْلَمُ قَالَ فَإِنَّهُ نَهْرٌ وَعَدَنِيهِ رَبِّي عَزَّ وَجَلَّ، عَلَيْهِ خَيْرٌ كَثِيرٌ هُوَ حَوْضٌ تَرِدُ عَلَيْهِ أُمَّتِي يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ آنِيَتُهُ عَدَدُ النُّجُومِ فَيُخْتَلَجُ الْعَبْدُ مِنْهُمْ فَأَقُولُ رَبِّ إِنَّهُ مِنْ أُمَّتِي فَيَقُولُ مَا تَدْرِي مَا أَحْدَثَتْ بَعْدَكَ. زَادَ ابْنُ حُجْرٍ فِي حَدِيثِهِ: بَيْنَ أَظْهُرِنَا فِي الْمَسْجِدِ وَقَالَ: مَا أَحْدَثَ بَعْدَكَ.