Arabic (Original)
وَأَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو نَصْرٍ أَحْمَدُ بْنُ عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَحْمَدَ الْقَاضِي مِنْ أَصْلِهِ ثنا أَبُو بَكْرٍ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُؤَمَّلِ بْنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ عِيسَى الْمَاسَرْجِسِيُّ ثنا الْفَضْلُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ الشَّعْرَانِيُّ ثنا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ أَبِي أُوَيْسٍ حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي عَنِ الْعَلَاءِ أَنَّهُ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ مِنْ أَبِي وَمِنْ أَبِي السَّائِبِ جَمِيعًا وَكَانَا جَلِيسَيْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ ؓ قَالَا قَالَ أَبُو هُرَيْرَةَ ؓ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ مَنْ صَلَّى صَلَاةً لَمْ يَقْرَأْ فِيهَا بِفَاتِحَةِ الْكِتَابِ فَهِيَ خِدَاجٌ فَهِيَ خِدَاجٌ غَيْرُ تَمَامٍ قَالَ قُلْتُ يَا أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ إِنِّي أَكُونُ أَحْيَانًا وَرَاءَ الْإِمَامِ فَغَمَزَ ذِرَاعِي وَقَالَ يَا فَارِسِيُّ اقْرَأْ بِهَا فِي نَفْسِكَ فَإِنِّي سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ يَعْنِي يَقُولُ اللهُ قَسَمْتُ الصَّلَاةَ بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَ عَبْدِي نِصْفَيْنِ فَنِصْفُهَا لِي وَنِصْفُهَا لِعَبْدِي وَلِعَبْدِي مَا سَأَلَ يَقُولُ عَبْدِي {الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ} [الفاتحة 2] يَقُولُ اللهُ حَمِدَنِي عَبْدِي فَيَقُولُ {الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ} [الفاتحة 1] فَيَقُولُ اللهُ أَثْنَى عَلَيَّ عَبْدِي يَقُولُ عَبْدِي {مَالِكِ يَوْمِ الدِّينِ} يَقُولُ اللهُ مَجَّدَنِي عَبْدِي وَهَذِهِ الْآيَةُ بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَ عَبْدِي يَقُولُ عَبْدِي {إِيَّاكَ نَعْبُدُ وَإِيَّاكَ نَسْتَعِينُ} [الفاتحة 5] فَهَذِهِ الْآيَةُ بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَهُ وَآخَرُ السُّورَةِ لِعَبْدِي وَلِعَبْدِي مَا سَأَلَ يَقُولُ عَبْدِي {اهْدِنَا الصِّرَاطَ الْمُسْتَقِيمَ} [الفاتحة 6] إِلَى آخِرِ السُّورَةِ
English Translation
Abu Nasr Ahmad ibn Ali ibn Ahmad al-Qadi informed us... from Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) who said: The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said: 'Whoever prays a prayer without reciting the Opening of the Book [al-Fatihah] in it, it is deficient, it is deficient — incomplete.' He said: 'I said: O Abu Hurayrah, sometimes I am behind the imam.' He squeezed my arm and said: 'O Persian, recite it silently to yourself, for I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) say that Allah says: I have divided the prayer between Myself and My servant into two halves. Half is for Me and half is for My servant, and My servant shall have what he asks for. The servant says: All praise is due to Allah, Lord of the worlds. Allah says: My servant has praised Me. The servant says: The Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate. Allah says: My servant has glorified Me. The servant says: Master of the Day of Judgment. Allah says: My servant has exalted Me. This verse is between Me and My servant. The servant says: You alone we worship, and You alone we ask for help. This verse is between Me and him. The rest of the surah is for My servant, and My servant shall have what he asks for. The servant says: Guide us to the straight path — to the end of the surah.'