It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) concerning the verse "And We have certainly given you seven of the oft-repeated (verses) and the Great Qur'an" that Sa'id bin Jubayr recited it in front of me, and when he finished it, he counted Bismillahir-Rahmanir-Rahim (In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful) as the seventh verse. And Sa'id bin Jubayr said to me: Allah has made this surah especially for you and did not grant it to anyone before you.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) concerning the verse "And We have certainly given you seven of the oft-repeated (verses)" that he said: It refers to Fatihat al-Kitab. Then he recited: "In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful (1). All praise is for Allah, Lord of all the worlds" (i.e., he counted the tasmiyah as the first verse). The narrator said: I asked my father: Did Sa'id tell you that Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) regarded Bismillahir-Rahmanir-Rahim as a distinct verse? He said: Yes.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) concerning the saying of Allah Almighty "And We have certainly given you seven of the oft-repeated (verses)" that he said: It refers to Fatihat al-Kitab. When Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) was asked where the seventh verse is, he said: It is Bismillahir-Rahmanir-Rahim (In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful).

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) concerning the saying of Allah "al-Sab' al-Mathani" that he counted them out in front of me on his fingers: "In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful (1). All praise is for Allah, Lord of all the worlds (2). The Most Gracious, the Most Merciful (3). Master of the Day of Judgement (4). You alone we worship, and You alone we ask for help (5). Guide us to the straight path (6). The path of those upon whom You have bestowed favour, not of those who have earned (Your) anger, nor of those who have gone astray (7)." Then he said: Allah has brought this surah out for you and has not made it manifest for anyone other than you.

It is narrated from Sa'id bin Jubayr (may Allah have mercy on him) concerning the verse "And We have certainly given you seven of the oft-repeated (verses)" that it is Umm al-Qur'an. The narrator said: When Sa'id bin Jubayr had recited it completely in front of me, he said that Bismillahir-Rahmanir-Rahim (In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful) is the seventh verse. And Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: Allah had stored it up for you, and did not make it manifest for anyone before you.