Arabic (Original)
حَدَّثَنَا أَسْبَاطُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ عَنْ بُدَيْلٍ عَنْ أَبِي الْجَوْزَاءِ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ قَالَتْ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَفْتَتِحُ الصَّلَاةَ بِالتَّكْبِيرِ وَيَفْتَتِحُ الْقِرَاءَةَ بْ { الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ }.
English Translation
Asbat ibn Muhammad told us: Shu'bah told us, from Budayl, from Abu al-Jawza', from Aisha, who said: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, used to open the prayer with the takbir, and open the recitation with {Praise be to Allah}.