The Basmalah and Al-Fātiḥah
The Prophet ﷺ said:
When you recite “Al-Ḥamdulillah” [Al-Fātiḥah], recite:
{بِسْمِ اللّٰهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ}
[I begin reciting the Qur’ān] with the name of Allāh, [seeking His help], Al-Raḥmān [the All-Encompassing in Mercy], Al-Raḥīm [the Bestower of Mercy]. (Al-Fātiḥah, 1)
Indeed, [Al-Fātiḥah] is the Umm [head and foundation] of the Qurʾān, the Umm of the Book, the Sabʿu Al-Mathānī [the Seven Continually Repeated Verses]; and
{بِسْمِ اللّٰهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ}
is one of them.
Authenticated by Al-Albānī, Al-Silsilah Al-Ṣaḥīḥah, 1183.