Types of Opening Supplications in Prayer

Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, I begin my prayer with this supplication: "Blessed is Your name, and Exalted is Your majesty, and there is no god but You." Honorable Shaykh, should I continue with this opening, or should I begin with other supplications?

Answer:
There are various types of opening supplications, all of which are established from the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). The Shaykh of Islam, Ibn Taymiyyah, wrote an independent treatise in which he collected the authentic types of opening supplications reported from the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). There is an opening for the night prayer, and an opening for the five daily prayers. The closest and most comprehensive of them is: "Glory be to You, O Allah, and praise, and blessed is Your name, and Exalted is Your majesty, and there is no god but You." Yes.