Faith · Hadith Qudsi · Sahih
Allah the Exalted said: I have divided the prayer between Myself and My servant into two halves, and My servant shall have what he asked for. When he says, “All praise is for Allah, Lord of the worlds,” Allah says: My servant has praised Me. When he says, “the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful,” Allah says: My servant has extolled Me. When he says, “Sovereign of the Day of Recompense,” Allah says: My servant has glorified Me. When he says, “It is You we worship and You we ask for help,” Allah says: This is between Me and My servant, and My servant shall have what he asked for. When he says, “Guide us to the straight path…” Allah says: This is for My servant, and My servant shall have what he asked for.
Narrated by Abu Hurayrah·Sahih Muslim 395 · Hadith Qudsi
قَالَ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى: قَسَمْتُ الصَّلَاةَ بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَ عَبْدِي نِصْفَيْنِ وَلِعَبْدِي مَا سَأَلَ. فَإِذَا قَالَ الْعَبْدُ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ قَالَ اللَّهُ حَمِدَنِي عَبْدِي. وَإِذَا قَالَ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ قَالَ أَثْنَى عَلَيَّ عَبْدِي. وَإِذَا قَالَ مَالِكِ يَوْمِ الدِّينِ قَالَ مَجَّدَنِي عَبْدِي. فَإِذَا قَالَ إِيَّاكَ نَعْبُدُ وَإِيَّاكَ نَسْتَعِينُ قَالَ هَذَا بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَ عَبْدِي وَلِعَبْدِي مَا سَأَلَ. فَإِذَا قَالَ اهْدِنَا الصِّرَاطَ الْمُسْتَقِيمَ … قَالَ هَذَا لِعَبْدِي وَلِعَبْدِي مَا سَأَلَ
The chain·1 names
The names as the compiler wrote them — not a new rijal file. Open Isnad to see how those names are weighed.
رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ
The Fatiha is not recited into a void. Each line is answered. The fifth ayah is the handshake: worship and help, shared between the Lord and the one who stands.