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.