The Prophet (may Allah bless him and give him peace) would also seek refuge with Allah the Exalted and say:
أَعُوذُ بِاللَّهِ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ الرَّجِيمِ
Translation:
“I seek refuge with Allah from the accursed Shaytan.”
Then he would recite:
بِسْمِ اللّٰهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِیْمِ
Translation:
“In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.” — but quietly, without raising his voice.
عَنْ أَنَسٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ صَلَّيتُ مع رَسولِ اللهِ صلَّى اللهُ عليه وسلَّم وأبي بَكرٍ، وعُمَرَ، وعُثمانَ، فلَم أسمَعْ أحَدًا منهم يَقرَأُ {بسمِ اللهِ الرَّحمَنِ الرَّحيمِ}.
صحيح مسلم الصفحة أو الرقم: 399
Narrated by Anas (may Allah be pleased with him): "I prayed with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), Abu Bakr, 'Umar, and 'Uthman, and I did not hear any of them recite {In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful} out loud."
Brief Explanation:
This hadith addresses the practice of not reciting the Basmalah (Bismillah hir-Rahman nir-Rahim) out loud (jahr) during prayers that are recited aloud (such as Fajr, Maghrib, and Isha). It indicates that the Prophet (ﷺ) and the Rightly-Guided Caliphs used to recite it silently.
Then he recited surah al fatiha:
الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ (۲) الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ (۳) مَالِكِ يَوْمِ الدِّينِ (۴) إِيَّاكَ نَعْبُدُ وَإِيَّاكَ نَسْتَعِينُ (۵) اهْدِنَا الصِّرَاطَ الْمُسْتَقِيمَ (۶) صِرَاطَ الَّذِينَ أَنْعَمْتَ عَلَيْهِمْ غَيْرِ الْمَغْضُوبِ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلَا الضَّالِّينَ (۷)
Translation:
“All praise belongs to Allah, the Lord of all the worlds (2), the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful (3), Master of the Day of Judgment (4). You alone we worship, and You alone we ask for help (5). Guide us to the straight path (6), the path of those whom You have blessed, not of those who have incurred anger, nor of those who have gone astray (7).”
حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ حَدَّثَنَا الزُّهْرِيُّ ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ مَحْمُودِ بْنِ الرَّبِيعِ ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ عُبَادَةَ بْنِ الصَّامِتِ ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏أَنّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ:‏‏‏‏
لَا صَلَاةَ لِمَنْ لَمْ يَقْرَأْ بِفَاتِحَةِ الْكِتَابِ
Narrated by ‘Ubadah ibn al-Samit (may Allah be pleased with him):
The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: “There is no prayer for the one who does not recite the Opening of the Book (al-Fatihah).”
(Sahih al-Bukhari, Hadith 756; Sahih Muslim, Hadith 394)