Arabic (Original)
حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ أَخْبَرَنِي الْعَلَاءُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ يَعْقُوبَ الْحُرَقِيِّ فِي بَيْتِهِ عَلَى فِرَاشِهِ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ أَيُّمَا صَلَاةٍ لَا يُقْرَأُ فِيهَا بِفَاتِحَةِ الْكِتَابِ فَهِيَ خِدَاجٌ ثُمَّ هِيَ خِدَاجٌ ثُمَّ هِيَ خِدَاجٌ قَالَ قَالَ أَبُو هُرَيْرَةَ وَقَالَ قَبْلَ ذَلِكَ حَبِيبِي عَلَيْهِ الصَّلَاة وَالسَّلَامُ قَالَ فَقَالَ يَا فَارِسِيُّ اقْرَأْ بِفَاتِحَةِ الْكِتَابِ فَإِنِّي سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ قَالَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ قَسَمْتُ الصَّلَاةَ بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَ عَبْدِي وَقَالَ مَرَّةً لِعَبْدِي مَا سَأَلَ فَإِذَا قَالَ { الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ } قَالَ حَمِدَنِي عَبْدِي فَإِذَا قَالَ { الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ } قَالَ مَجَّدَنِي عَبْدِي أَوْ أَثْنَى عَلَيَّ عَبْدِي فَإِذَا قَالَ { مَالِكِ يَوْمِ الدِّينِ } قَالَ فَوَّضَ إِلَيَّ عَبْدِي فَإِذَا قَالَ { إِيَّاكَ نَعْبُدُ وَإِيَّاكَ نَسْتَعِينُ } قَالَ فَهَذِهِ بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَ عَبْدِي وَلِعَبْدِي مَا سَأَلَ وَقَالَ مَرَّةً مَا سَأَلَنِي فَيَسْأَلُهُ عَبْدُهُ { اهْدِنَا الصِّرَاطَ الْمُسْتَقِيمَ صِرَاطَ الَّذِينَ أَنْعَمْتَ عَلَيْهِمْ غَيْرِ الْمَغْضُوبِ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلَا الضَّالِّينَ } قَالَ هَذَا لِعَبْدِي لَكَ مَا سَأَلْتَ وَقَالَ مَرَّةً وَلِعَبْدِي مَا سَأَلَنِي.
English Translation
Any prayer in which al-Fatihah is not recited is deficient, deficient, deficient. Abu Hurayrah said: 'O Persian, recite al-Fatihah, for I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) say: Allah the Almighty said: I have divided the prayer between Myself and My servant, and My servant shall have what he asks for. When he says: All praise is due to Allah, Lord of the worlds — Allah says: My servant has praised Me. When he says: The Most Gracious, the Most Merciful — Allah says: My servant has glorified Me. When he says: Master of the Day of Judgment — Allah says: My servant has entrusted his affairs to Me. When he says: You alone we worship and You alone we ask for help — Allah says: This is between Me and My servant, and My servant shall have what he asks. When the servant says: Guide us to the straight path, the path of those You have favored, not of those who earned Your anger, nor of those who went astray — Allah says: This is for My servant, and My servant shall have what he asked for.'