Ismail bin Ubaid, may Allah have mercy on him, narrates from his father, who reports from his grandfather: Sayyiduna Muawiyah bin Abu Sufyan, may Allah be pleased with him, came to Madinah Munawwarah for Hajj or Umrah. While leading the people in prayer, at the beginning of the recitation, he did not recite "Bismillah ar-Rahman ar-Raheem" aloud and started reciting Surah Al-Fatihah. When he completed the prayer, the Muhajirun and Ansar got up from different corners of the mosque and came to him and said: O Muawiyah! Did you deliberately leave out "Bismillah ar-Rahman ar-Raheem" or did you forget to recite it? (The narrator states: When Sayyiduna Muawiyah, may Allah be pleased with him, led them in the next prayer, he recited "Bismillah ar-Rahman ar-Raheem" aloud in it.) Imam Daraqutni, may Allah have mercy on him, states: Besides the narrations we have transmitted regarding the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) reciting "Bismillah ar-Rahman ar-Raheem" aloud, some other Companions and the Pure Wives have also reported this. We have compiled these narrations separately on the issue of reciting "Bismillah ar-Rahman ar-Raheem" aloud. Here, we have briefly mentioned those narrations which have already been mentioned before, so that brevity and conciseness are maintained. Similarly, at this point, we have also mentioned those narrations which clarify which of the Companions of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), the Tabi‘een, and the scholars who came after them, used to recite "Bismillah ar-Rahman ar-Raheem" aloud.