Fayd al-Rahman responded to those who claimed that Al-Fatihah had been distorted by Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan

On the authority of Al-Zuhri that he was informed (((and I repeat))) --- he was informed--- that the Prophet, Abu Bakr, Omar, Uthman, Muawiyah, and his son Yazid used to recite Malik on the Day of Judgment. Al-Zuhri said: The first person to narrate: Malik is Marwan.

To respond, we say:

1- I think . The wording of the hadith is sufficient, and everyone who is eloquent with reference will understand ((that is, if he is eloquent at all))

2- Ibn Kathir said, commenting on what Al-Zuhri said: Marwan has knowledge of the authenticity of what he read, but Ibn Shihab did not see it, meaning that what Al-Zuhri said is wrong and his statement is not Musnad

. The question now is: What is the evidence for what Ibn Kathir said??

3- Narrations were also reported by those who reported the report of Al-Zuhri that the Prophet used to recite: The kingdom of the Day of Judgment without a thousand,

on the authority of Umm Salamah, that she mentioned the Messenger of God reciting: In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Praise be to God, Lord of the worlds, the Most Merciful The Most Merciful, the King of the Day of Judgment. He interrupts his recitation verse by verse,

and also about it: She said: The Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace, would interrupt his recitation, saying: Praise be to God, Lord of the Worlds, then he would stop, Most Compassionate, Most Merciful, then he would stop, and he would recite it: The King of the Day of Judgment

4- The Uthmani Qur’ans all agreed to draw (king) like this without an alif. This drawing is possible for both short and long readings.