It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) concerning the saying of Allah, the Mighty and Majestic: "And We have certainly given you seven of the oft-repeated (verses)" [Surah al-Hijr: 87] , that he said: It refers to Fatihat al-Kitab (Surah al-Fatihah). Then he recited: "In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. All praise is for Allah, the Lord of the worlds." (The narrator said:) I asked my father: "Did Sa'id bin Jubayr inform you that Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) said that Bismillah al-Rahman al-Rahim is a (separate) verse (of Surah al-Fatihah)?" He replied: "Yes." This hadith has a sahih (authentic) chain, but the two Shaykhs (Imam Bukhari and Muslim) did not record it, and the rest of this chapter is in the Book of Prayer.