Arabic (Original)
حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ قَالَ سَعِيدُ بْنُ يَزِيدَ أَخْبَرَنَا قَالَ قُلْتُ لِأَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ أَكَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَسْتَفْتِحُ الْقِرَاءَةَ بْ { بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ } أَوْ بْ { الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ } فَقَالَ إِنَّكَ لَتَسْأَلُنِي عَنْ شَيْءٍ مَا سَأَلَنِي عَنْهُ أَحَدٌ.
English Translation
Isma'il narrated to us: Sa'id ibn Yazid informed us, who said: I said to Anas ibn Malik: "Did the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, begin the recitation with 'In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful' or with 'Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds'?" He said: "You are indeed asking me about something no one has asked me before."