Narrated by Abu Hurairah
Allah said: "I have divided the prayer between Myself and My servant into two halves, and My servant will have what he asks." When the servant says "All praise is for Allah, Lord of the worlds", Allah says: "My servant has praised Me." When he says "The Most Merciful, the Most Kind", Allah says: "My servant has extolled Me." When he says "Master of the Day of Judgement", Allah says: "My servant has glorified Me." When he says "You alone we worship and You alone we ask for help", He says: "This is between Me and My servant, and My servant will have what he asks."
Sahih Muslim 395
What this hadith teaches
Knowing that Allah replies to every verse changes how we recite al-Fatihah: slowly, verse by verse, as a conversation.
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The hadith in Arabic نص الحديث
قَسَمْتُ الصَّلاَةَ بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَ عَبْدِي نِصْفَيْنِ وَلِعَبْدِي مَا سَأَلَ فَإِذَا قَالَ الْعَبْدُ { الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ} . قَالَ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى حَمِدَنِي عَبْدِي وَإِذَا قَالَ { الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ} . قَالَ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى أَثْنَى عَلَىَّ عَبْدِي . وَإِذَا قَالَ { مَالِكِ يَوْمِ الدِّينِ} . قَالَ مَجَّدَنِي عَبْدِي - وَقَالَ مَرَّةً فَوَّضَ إِلَىَّ عَبْدِي - فَإِذَا قَالَ { إِيَّاكَ نَعْبُدُ وَإِيَّاكَ نَسْتَعِينُ} . قَالَ هَذَا بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَ عَبْدِي وَلِعَبْدِي مَا سَأَلَ . فَإِذَا قَالَ { اهْدِنَا الصِّرَاطَ الْمُسْتَقِيمَ * صِرَاطَ الَّذِينَ أَنْعَمْتَ عَلَيْهِمْ غَيْرِ الْمَغْضُوبِ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلاَ الضَّالِّينَ} . قَالَ هَذَا لِعَبْدِي وَلِعَبْدِي مَا سَأَلَ
Arabic text of Sahih Muslim 395, as given on sunnah.com.