Muwatta Malik #177
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The Arabic includes the chain of narration (sanad) and the collector's commentary; the English translation shows the Prophet's words only.
وَحَدَّثَنِي عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ حُمَيْدٍ الطَّوِيلِ، عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ، أَنَّهُ قَالَ قُمْتُ وَرَاءَ أَبِي بَكْرٍ وَعُمَرَ وَعُثْمَانَ فَكُلُّهُمْ كَانَ لاَ يَقْرَأُ {بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ } إِذَا افْتَتَحَ الصَّلاَةَ .
Yahya related to me from Malik from Humayd at-Tawil that Anas ibn
Malik said, "I stood behind Abu Bakr and Umar and Uthman and none of
them used to recite 'In the name of Allah, the Merciful, the
Compassionate' when they began the prayer."
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This hadith is #177 from Muwatta Malik, in the Book of Prayer.