حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَی بْنُ يَحْيَی أَخْبَرَنَا يَزِيدُ يَعْنِي ابْنَ زُرَيْعٍ عَنْ حَبِيبٍ الْمُعَلِّمِ عَنْ عَطَائٍ قَالَ قَالَ أَبُو هُرَيْرَةَ فِي کُلِّ صَلَاةٍ قِرَائَةٌ فَمَا أَسْمَعَنَا النَّبِيُّ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَسْمَعْنَاکُمْ وَمَا أَخْفَی مِنَّا أَخْفَيْنَاهُ مِنْکُمْ وَمَنْ قَرَأَ بِأُمِّ الْکِتَابِ فَقَدْ أَجْزَأَتْ عَنْهُ وَمَنْ زَادَ فَهُوَ أَفْضَلُ
صحیح مسلم · Hadith 884
Ata' narrated on the authority of Abu Huraira who said that one should recite (al-Fatiha) in every (rak'ah of) prayer. What we heard (i. e. recitation) from the Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ), we made you listen to that. And that which he (recited) inwardly, we (recited) inwardly for you. A person said to him: If I add nothing to the (recitation) of the Umm al Qur'an (Surat al-Fatiha), would it make the prayer incomplete? He (AbuHuraira) said: If you add to that (if you recite some of verses of the Qur'an along with Surat at-Fatiha) that is better for you. But if you are contented with it (Surat al-Fatiha) only, it is sufficient for you.
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020