Mishkat
al-Masabih
مشكاة المصابيح
04
Prayer
كتاب الصلاة
Chapter 13b: What is Recited During the Prayer - Section 2
باب القراءة في الصلاة - الفصل الثاني
Mishkat al-Masabih 844
Ibn ‘Abbas said that Allah's Messenger ﷺ used to begin his prayer with, “In the name of Allah, the Compassionate, the Merciful.” Tirmidhi transmitted it and said that the isnad of this tradition is not approved.
عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ قَالَ: كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَفْتَتِحُ صَلَاتَهُ بِ (بِسم الله الرَّحْمَن الرَّحِيم) رَوَاهُ التِّرْمِذِيُّ وَقَالَ: هَذَا حَدِيثٌ لَيْسَ إِسْنَادُهُ بِذَاكَ