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Reference " The Meaning and Explanation of the Glorious Qur'an "
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Ibn Kathir Tafsir of Surah: 1 Ayah: 1 of the Glorious Qur'an

The Virtue of Al-Fatihah

Imam Ahmad recorded in his Musnad, that a person who was riding behind the
Prophet said, "The Prophet's animal tripped, so I said, `Cursed Shaytan.'
The Prophet said,

(Do not say, 'Cursed Shaytan,' for if you say these words, Satan becomes
arrogant and says, 'With my strength I made him fall.' When you say,
'Bismillah,' Satan will become as small as a fly.)

Further, An-Nasa'i recorded in his book Al-Yawm wal-Laylah, and also Ibn
Marduwyah in his Tafsir that Usamah bin `Umayr said, "I was riding behind
the Prophet...'' and he mentioned the rest of the above Hadith. The Prophet
said in this narration,