It is narrated from Sayyidah Umm Salamah (may Allah be pleased with her), the pure wife of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) used to break up his recitation (pausing after each verse): "In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful", "All praise is for Allah, the Lord of the worlds", "The Most Gracious, the Most Merciful", "Master of the Day of Judgement" [Surah al-Fatihah: 1-4] .

It is narrated from Sayyidah Umm Salamah (may Allah be pleased with her) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to recite verse by verse, separately: first he would recite "All praise is for Allah, the Lord of the worlds" and then pause, then he would recite "The Most Gracious, the Most Merciful" and then pause. Ibn Abi Mulaykah (may Allah have mercy on him) said that Sayyidah Umm Salamah (may Allah be pleased with her) used to read this word as "maliki yawm al-din" (without an alif). This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim), but they did not record it.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to read "maliki yawm al-din" (without an alif). There is a supporting narration (shahid) for it, narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) with a sahih chain on the condition of the two Shaykhs.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) recited "Guide us to the straight path" [Surah al-Fatihah: 6] , reading the word "sirat" with the letter "sad". This hadith has a sahih (authentic) chain, but the two Shaykhs did not record it.