Establishing the Prayer and the Sunnah Regarding Them

Muhammadbin 'Amr bin 'Ata' said:
"I heard Abu Humaid As-Sa'idi say:'When the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) stood up for prayer, he wouldfacethe prayer direction, raise his hands, and say: "Allahu Akbar(Allahis Most Great)."

It wasnarrated that Abu Sa'eed Al-Khudri said:
"The Messenger ofAllah(ﷺ) used to start his prayer by saying: 'Subhanaka Allahummawabi hamdika, wa tabarakas-muka, wa ta'ala jadduka, wa la ilahaghairuka (Glory and praise be to You, O Allah, blessed be Your Nameand exalted be Your majesty, none has the right to be worshipped butyou)."

It wasnarrated that Abu Hurairah said:
"When the Messenger of Allah(ﷺ)said the Takbir (Allah Akbar), he would remain silent betweentheTakbir and the recitation. I said: 'May my father and mother beransomed for you! I noticed that you are silent between the Takbirandthe recitation; please tell me what you say then.' He said: 'Isay:'Allahumma ba'id baini wa baina khatayaya kama ba'adtabainal-mashriqiwal-maghrib; Allahumma naqqini min khatayaykath-thawbil abyad minad-danas; Allahummaghsilni min khatayayabil-ma'i waththalji wal-barad (OAllah, distance me from my sins asYou have distanced the east fromthe west; O Allah purify me of mysins as a white garment is purifiedof dirt; O Allah, cleanse me ofmy sins with water and snow andhail)."

It wasnarrated from 'Aishah that when the Prophet (ﷺ) startedSalat hewould say:
"Subhanak Allahumma wa bi hamdika, wa tabarakas-muka wata'ala jadduka, wa la ilaha ghayruk (Glory and praise is toYou, OAllah, blessed is Your Name and exalted is Your majesty, nonehas theright to be worshipped but You)."

It wasnarrated from Ibn Jubair bin Mut'im that his father said:
"Isawthe Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) when he started the prayer. He said:'Allahu Akbaru kabiran, Allahu Akbaru kabiran (Allah is the MostGreatindeed),' three times; 'Al-hamdu Lillahi kathiran, al-hamduLillahikathiran (Much praise is to Allah),' three times; 'SubhanAllahibukratan wa asilan (Glory is to Allah morning and evening),'threetimes; 'Allahumma inni a'udhu bika minash-Shaitanir-rajim,min hamzihiwa nafkhihi wa nafthihi (O Allah, I seek refuge in Youfrom theaccursed Satan, from his madness, his poetry, and hispride)."

It wasnarrated from Ibn Mas'ud that the Prophet (ﷺ) said:
"Allahummainni a'udhu bika minash-Shaitanir-rajim, wa hamzihi wanafkhihi wamafthihi (O Allah, I seek refuge in You from the accursedSatan, fromhis madness, his pride, and his poetry)."

It wasnarrated from Qabisah bin Hulb that his father said:
"TheProphet(ﷺ) used to lead us in prayer, and he would take hold of hislefthand with his right."

It wasnarrated that Wa'il bin Hujr said:
"I saw the Prophet (ﷺ)performing prayer, and he took hold of his left hand with his right."

It wasnarrated that 'Abdullah bin Mas'ud said:
"The Prophet (ﷺ)passed by me, and I was putting my left hand on my right. He tookholdof my right hand and put it on my left."

It wasnarrated that 'Aishah said:
"The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), AbuBakr, 'Umar and 'Uthman used to start their recitation with "Allpraises and thanks are to Allah, the Lord of all that exists.(Al-hamdu Lillahi Rabbil-'Alamin).'" [1:2]

It wasnarrated that Anas bin Malik said:
"The Messenger of Allah(ﷺ),Abu Bakr and 'Umar used to start their recitation with 'All thepraises and thanks are to Allah, the Lord of all that exists(Al-hamduLillahi Rabbil-'Alamin)." [1:2]

It wasnarrated from Abu Hurairah that the Prophet (ﷺ) used tostart hisrecitation with 'All the praises and thanks are to Allah,the Lordof all that exists' (Al-hamdu Lillahi Rabbil-'Alamin),' [1:
2]

Ibn'Abdullah bin Mughaffal narrated from his father and he said:
"Ihave rarely seen a man for whom innovation in Islam was harder tobearthan him. He heard me reciting: 'In the Name of Allah, theMostGracious, the Most Merciful' Bismillahir-Rahmanir-Rahim [1:1]and hesaid: 'O my son, beware of innovation, for I prayed with theMessengerof Allah (ﷺ), and with Abu Bakr, and with 'Umar, andwith 'Uthman,and I never heard any of them saying this. When you(begin to) recite,say: 'All the praises and thanks are to Allah,the Lord of all thatexists.' (Al-hamdu Lillahi Rabbil-'Alamin).'"[1:2]

It wasnarrated from Qutbah bin Malik that he heard the Prophet (ﷺ)recite:
"And tall date palms, with ranged clusters" [50:10] intheSubh.

It wasnarrated that 'Amr bin Huraith said:
"I performed prayer withtheProphet (ﷺ) when he was reciting in the Fajr, and it is as if Icanhear him reciting: 'So verily, I swear by the planets that recede.And by the planets that move swiftly and hide themselves.'"[81:15-16]

It wasnarrated from Abu Barzah that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)used torecite between sixty and one hundred (Verses) in Fajr prayer.

It wasnarrated that Abu Qatadah said:
"The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)usedto lead us in prayer, and he would lengthen the first Rak'ah oftheZuhr and shorten the second Rak'ah, and he would do likewise intheSubh."

It wasnarrated that 'Abdullah bin Sa'ib said:
"The Messenger ofAllah(ﷺ) recited Al-Mu'minun [Al-Mu'minun 23] in the Subh prayer,and when he came to the mention of 'Eisa, he was overcome with acough, so he bowed in Ruku'."

It wasnarrated that Ibn 'Abbas said:
"For the Subh prayer onFridays,the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to recite 'Alif-Lam-Mim.Therevelation...' [32:1] and 'Has there not been over man...'"[76:1]

It wasnarrated from Mus'ab bin Sa'd that his father said:
"For theFajr prayer on Fridays, the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to recite'Alif-Lam-Mim. The revelation...' [32:1] and 'Has there notbeen overman...'" [76:1]

It wasnarrated from Abu Hurairah that for the Subh prayer onFridays, theMessenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to recite 'Alif-Lam-Mim'.Therevelation...'[32:
1] and 'Has there not been over man..."[76:1]

It wasnarrated from 'Abdullah bin Mas'ud that for the Subh prayer onFridays, the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to recite "Alif-Lam-Mim.The revelation..." [32:
1] and "Has there not been over man.."[76:1]

It wasnarrated that Qaza'ah said:
"I asked Abu Sa'eed Al-Khudriaboutthe prayer of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ). He said: 'There isnothing good in that for you.'* I said: 'Explain it, may Allahhavemercy on you.' He said: 'The Iqamah would be given for theZuhr prayerfor the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), then one of us would goout to Al-Baqi', relieve himself, then come back and performablution, and hewould find the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) still in thefirst Rak'ah ofZuhr.'"

It wasnarrated that Abu Ma'mar said:
"I said to Khabbab: 'How didyourecognize that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) was reciting in theZuhrand the 'Asr?' He said: 'From the movement of his beard.'"

It wasnarrated that Abu Hurairah said:
"I have never seen anyonewhoseprayer more closely resembles that of the Messenger of Allah(ﷺ)than so-and-so. He used to lengthen the first two Rak'ah of theZuhr and shorten the last two Rak'ah, and he used to shorten the'Asr."

It wasnarrated that Abu Sa'eed Al-Khudri said:
"Thirty of theCompanions of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) who had been at Badr cametogether and said: 'Come, let us estimate the length of therecitationof the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) for the prayer in whichQur'an is notrecited out aloud.' No two men among themdisagreed, and theyestimated the length of his recitation in thefirst Rak'ah of the Zuhrto be thirty Verses and in the secondRak'ah to be half of that. Theyestimated his recitation in 'Asrto be half of the last two Rak'ah ofZuhr."

It wasnarrated from 'Abdullah bin Abu Qatadah that his father said:
"TheMessenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to recite when leading us in thefirsttwo Rak'ah of the Zuhr prayer, and sometimes he would recitesuchthat we could hear the Verse."

It wasnarrated that Bara' bin 'Azib said:
"The Messenger of Allah(ﷺ) used to lead us for the Zuhr, and we would hear him reciting aVerse after the Verses from Surat Luqman (31) and Adh-Dhariyat (51)."

It wasnarrated that Ibn 'Abbas said, narrating from his mother (oneofthe narrators) Abu Bakr bin Abu Shaibah said:
"(She was) Lubabah"that she heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) reciting 'By the windssent forth one after another...'[Al-Mursalat (77)] in the Maghrib.

It wasnarrated from Muhammad bin Jubair bin Mut'im that his fathersaid:
"I heard the Prophet (ﷺ) reciting At-Tur (52) in the Maghrib."In a different narration, Jubair said: "And when I heard himrecite:'Were they created by nothing? Or were they themselves thecreators?'up to: 'Then let their listener produce some manifestproof',[52:35-38] it was as if my heart were about to take flight."

It wasnarrated that Ibn 'Umar said:
"The Prophet (ﷺ) used torecitein the Maghrib: 'Say: O you disbelievers!'[Al-Kafirun (109)]and'Say: He is Allah, (the) One.'"[Al-Ikhlas (112)]

It wasnarrated from Bara' bin 'Azib that he performed the 'Isha',the later, with the Prophet (ﷺ). He said:
"I heard him reciting'Bythe fig, and the olive'."[Al-Tin (95)]

'Adibin Thabit narrated something similar from Bara' and said:
"Ihave never heard any man with a better voice or who recites betterthan him."

It wasnarrated from Jabir that Mu'adh bin Jabal led his companionsforthe 'Isha' and he made the prayer too long for them. The Prophet(ﷺ) said:
"Recite 'By the sun and its brightness,'[Al-Shams(91)]'Glorify the Name of your Lord, the Most High,' [Al-A'la(87)] 'By thenight as it envelops,' [Al-Lail (92)] or, 'Read!In the Name of yourLord Who has created.'" [Al-'Alaq (96)]

It wasnarrated from 'Ubadah bin Samit that the Prophet (ﷺ) said:
"Thereis no prayer for the one who does not recite Fatihatil-Kitab init."

It wasnarrated from Abu Sa'ib that he heard Abu Hurairah say:
"TheMessenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: 'Whoever performs a prayer in whichhedoes not recite Ummul Qur'an (the Mother of the Qur'an, i.e.,Al-Fatihah), it is deficient; not complete.'" I said: 'O AbuHurairah,sometimes I am behind the Imam. He pressed my forearm andsaid: 'OPersian! Recite it to yourself.'"

It wasnarrated that Abu Sa'eed said:
"The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)said: 'There is no prayer for the one who does not recite in everyRak'ah: Al-Hamd (Al-Fatihah) and a Surah whether in an obligatoryprayer or another.'"

It was narrated that 'Aishah said:
"I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say: 'Every prayer in which the Ummul-Kitab (the Mother of the Book) is not recited is deficient.'"

It wasnarrated that from 'Amr bin Shu'aib, from his father, from hisgrandfather, that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:
"Every prayerinwhich Fatihatil-Kitab (the Opening of the Book) is not recited, itisdeficient, it is deficient."

Abu IdrisAl-Khawlani narrated that a man asked Abu Darda':
"Should Irecite when the Imam is reciting?" He said: "A man asked theProphet(ﷺ) whether there was recitation in every prayer. TheMessenger ofAllah (ﷺ) said: 'Yes.' A man among the peoplesaid: 'It has becomeobligatory.'"

It wasnarrated that Jabir bin 'Abdullah said:
"We used to recite theOpening of the Book and a Surah behind the Imam in the first twoRak'ah of the Zuhr and the 'Asr, and in the last wo Rak'ah (wewouldrecite) the Opening of the Book."

It wasnarrated that Samurah bin Jundab said:
"There are two pauseswhich I memorized from the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), but `Imran binHusain denied that. We wrote to Ubayy bin Ka`b in Al-Madinah, andhewrote that Samurah had indeed memorized them."(One of the narrators) Sa`eed said: "We said to Qatadah: 'What are these two pauses?' He said: 'When he started his prayer, and when he finished reciting.'Then later he said: 'And when he recited: 'Not (the way) of those who earned your anger, nor of those who went astray.' They used to like (for the Imam) when he had finished reciting to remain silent until he had caught his breath.'"

Samurahsaid:
"I memorized two pauses in the prayer, a pause beforereciting and a pause when bowing. 'Imran bin Husain denied that, sothey wrote to Al-Madinah, to Ubayy bin Ka'b, and he said thatSamurahwas speaking the truth."

It wasnarrated that Abu Hurairah said:
"The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)said: 'The Imam has been appointed to be followed, so when he saysAllahu Akbar, then say Allahu Akbar, when he recites, then listenattentively; when he says: Not (the way) of those who earned Youranger, nor of those who went astray,[1:7] then say Amin; when he bowsthen bow; when he says Sami' Allahu liman hamidah (Allah hearsthosewho praise Him), then say Allahumma Rabbana wa lakal-hamd (OAllah,our Lord, to You is the praise);" when he prostrates thenprostrate;and if he prays sitting down then all of you pray sittingdown.'"

It wasnarrated that Abu Musa Al-Ash'ari said:
"The Messenger ofAllah(ﷺ) said: 'When the Imam recites, then listen attentively, andifhe is sitting (in the prayer) then the first remembrance thatanyoneof you recites should be the Tashahhud.'"

It wasnarrated that Ibn Ukaimah said:
"I heard Abu Hurairah say:'TheProphet (ﷺ) led his Companions in a prayer; we think it was theSubh. He said: "Did anyone among you recite?" A man said: "Idid." Hesaid: "I was saying to myself, what is wrong with methat someone isfighting to wrest the Qur'an from me?"

It wasnarrated that Abu Hurairah said:
"The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)ledus in prayer," and he mentioned a similar report, and added to it,and he said: "And after that they were quiet in the prayers inwhichthe Imam recites aloud."

It wasnarrated that Jabir said:
"The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:'Whoever has an Imam, the recitation of the Imam is hisrecitation.'"

It wasnarrated from Abu Hurairah that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)said:
"When the reciter says Amin, then say Amin, for the angels sayAmin,and if a person's Amin coincides with the Amin of the angels,hisprevious sins will be forgiven."

It wasnarrated that Abu Hurairah said:
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)said:"When the reciter says Amin, then say Amin, for if a person'sAmincoincides with the Amin of the angels, his previous sins will beforgiven."

It wasnarrated that Abu Hurairah said:
"The people stopped sayingAmin,but when the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said 'Not (the way) ofthosewho earned Your Anger, nor of those who went astray'[1:7] hewouldsay Amin, until the people in the first row could hear it, andthemosque would shake with it.

It wasnarrated that 'Ali said:
"I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)saying 'Amin' after he said, 'nor of those who wentastray.'[1:7]

It wasnarrated from 'Abdul-Jabbar bin Wa'il that his father said:
"Iperformed prayer with the Prophet (ﷺ) and when he said: 'Nor ofthose who went astray',[1:7] he said Amin and we heard that fromhim."

It wasnarrated from 'Aishah that the Prophet (ﷺ) said:
"The Jewsdonot envy you for anything more than they envy you for the Salam and(saying) 'Amin'."

It wasnarrated from Ibn 'Abbas that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)said:
"The Jews do not envy you for anything more than they envy youforthe Salam and (saying) Amin, so say Amin a great deal."

It wasnarrated that Ibn 'Umar said:
"I saw the Messenger of Allah(ﷺ)raising his hands until they were parallel to his shoulders whenhestarted the prayer, and when he bowed in Ruku', and when he raisedhis head from Ruku', but he did not raise them between the twoprostrations."

It wasnarrated that Malik bin Huwairith said that when the MessengerofAllah (ﷺ) said Allahu Akbar, he would raise his hands until theywere close to his ears; when he bowed in Ruku' he did likewise, andwhen he raised his head from Ruku' he did likewise.

It wasnarrated that Abu Hurairah said:
"I saw the Messenger of Allah(ﷺ) raising his hands during prayer until they were parallel withhis shoulders when he started to pray, when he bowed and when heprostrated."

It wasnarrated that 'Umair bin Habib said:
"The Messenger of Allah(ﷺ) used to raise his hands at every Takbir (saying Allahu Akbar)inthe obligatory prayer."

It wasnarrated that Muhammad bin `Amr bin `Ata' said, concerning AbuHumaid As-Sa`di:
"I heard him when he was among ten of theCompanionsof the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), one of whom was AbuQatadah binRib`i, saying: 'I am the most knowledgeable of youabout the prayer of the Messengerof Allah (ﷺ). When he stood up for prayer, hestood up straight andraised his hands until they were parallel tohis shoulders, then hesaid: Allahu Akbar. When he wanted to bow inRuku`, he raised hishands until they were parallel to hisshoulders. When he said Sami`Allahu liman hamidah (Allah hearsthose who praise Him), he raised hishands and stood up straight.When he stood up after two Rak`ah, hesaid Allahu Akbar and raisedhis hands until they were parallel to hisshoulders, as he did whenhe started the prayer.'"

'Abbasbin Sahl As-Sa'di said:
"Abu Humaid, Abu Usaid As-Sa'di, Sahlbin Sa'd, and Muhammad bin Maslamah came together and spoke abouttheprayer of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ). Abu Humaid said: 'I amthemost knowledgeable of you about the prayer of the Messenger ofAllah(ﷺ). The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) stood up and said AllahuAkbar,and raised his hands, then he raised them when he said AllahuAkbarfor Ruku', then he stood up and raised his hands, and stoodstraightuntil every bone had returned to its place.'"

It wasnarrated that 'Ali bin Abu Talib said:
"When the Prophet (ﷺ)stood up to offer a prescribed prayer, he said Allahu Akbar andraisedhis hands until they were parallel to his shoulders. When hewanted tobow he did likewise; when he raised his head from bowing hedidlikewise; and when he stood up after the two prostrations he didlikewise."*

It wasnarrated from Ibn 'Abbas that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)used toraise his hands at every Takbir (saying Allahu Akbar).

It wasnarrated from Anas that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used toraisehis hands when he entered prayer, and when he bowed in Ruku'."

It wasnarrated that Wa'il bin Hujr said:
"I said: 'I will look attheMessenger of Allah (ﷺ) and see how he performs the prayer.' Hestood up and faced the Qiblah, and raised his hands until they wereparallel to his ears. When he bowed, he raised them likewise, andwhenhe raised his head from Ruku', he raised them likewise."

It wasnarrated from Abu Zubair that Jabir bin 'Abdullah would raisehishands when he began the prayer, and when he bowed, and when heraised(his head) from Ruku' he would do likewise, and he said:
"I sawthe Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) doing that." (One of the narrators)said:"Ibrahim bin Tahman (one of the narrators) raised his handsto hisears."

It wasnarrated that 'Aishah said:
"When the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)bowed, he neither raised his head nor lowered it, rather (he didsomething) between that."

It wasnarrated that Abu Mas'ud said:
"The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)said: 'No prayer is acceptable in which a man does not settle hisspine when bowing and when prostrating.'"

It wasnarrated that 'Ali bin Shaiban who was part of a delegation(to theProphet (ﷺ)) said:
"We set out until we came to theMessenger ofAllah (ﷺ), and we gave him our oath of allegiance andperformedprayer behind him. He glanced out of the corner of his eyeat a manwho was not settling his spine when he bowed and prostrated.When theProphet (ﷺ) finished the prayer, he said: 'O Muslims, thereis noprayer for the one who does not settle his spine when bowing andprostrating.'"

It wasnarrated that Rashid said:
"I heard Wabisah bin Ma'bad saying:'Isaw the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) performing prayer, and when hebowedhe made his back so straight that if water were poured on it, itwould have stayed there.'"

It wasnarrated that Mus'ab bin Sa'd said:
"I bowed (in prayer)besidemy father, and I put my hands between my knees. He struck myhand andsaid: 'We used to do that, then we were commanded to put themonthe knees.'"

It wasnarrated that 'Aishah said:
"The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) usedtobow with his hands on his knees and his upper arms held away fromhissides."

It wasnarrated from Abu Hurairah that when the Messenger of Allah(ﷺ)said:
"Sami' Allahu liman hamidah (Allah hears those who praiseHim)," he said: "Rabbana wa lakal-hamd (O our Lord, to You is thepraise)."

It wasnarrated from Anas bin Malik that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)said:
"When the Imam says: 'Sami' Allahu liman hamidah (Allah hearsthose who praise Him),' say: 'Rabbana wa lakal-hamd (O our Lord,toYou is the praise).'"

It wasnarrated from Abu Sa'eed Al-Khudri that he heard the MessengerofAllah (ﷺ) say:
"When the Imam says: 'Sami' Allahu limanhamidah(Allah hears those who praise Him),' say: 'Allahumma,Rabbana walakal-hamd (O Allah! O our Lord! To You is the praise).'"

It wasnarrated that Ibn Abu Awfa said:
"When the Messenger of Allah(ﷺ)raised his head from Ruku', he said: 'Sami' Allahu limanhamidah, Allahumma, Rabbana lakal-hamd, mil' as-samawati wa mil'al-ard wa mil' ma shi'ta min shay'in ba'd (Allah hears thosewho praiseHim. O Allah! O our Lord, to You is the praise as much asfills theheavens, as much as fills the earth and as much as You willafterthat).'"

It wasnarrated that Abu 'Umar said:
"I heard Abu Juhaifah say: Goodfortune was mentioned in the presence of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)while he was performing prayer. A man said: 'so-and-so's fortuneis inhorses.' Another man said: 'So-and-so's fortune is incamels.' Anotherman said: 'So-and-so's fortune is in sheep.'Another man said: 'So-and-so's fortune is in slaves.' While theMessenger of Allah (ﷺ) wasfinishing his prayer, he raised his headat the end of the last Rak'ahand said: 'Allahumma Rabbanalakal-hamd mil' as-samawati wa mil' al-ard wa mil' ma shi'tamin shai'in ba'du. Allahumma la mani' limaa'taita wa lamu'ti lima mana'ta, wa la yanfa'u dhal-jaddi minkal-jadd(Allahhears those who praise Him. O Allah! O our Lord! To You is thepraiseas much as fills the heavens, as much as fills the earth and asmuchas You will after that. O Allah, there is none who can withholdwhatYou give, and none who can give what You withhold, and the goodfortune of any fortunate person is to no avail against You).' TheMessenger of Allah (ﷺ) elongated the word Jadd (fortune) so thatthey would know that it was not as they had said."

It wasnarrated from Maimunah that when the Prophet (ﷺ) prostrated,hewould hold his forearms away from his sides, such that if a lambwanted to pass under his arms, it would be able to do so.

It wasnarrated from (`Ubaidullah bin `Abdullah) bin Aqram Al-Khuza`ithat his father said:
"I was with my father on the plain inNamirah,*when some riders passed us and made their camels kneel downat theside of the road. My father said to me: 'Stay with yourlambs until Igo to those people and see what they want.' He said:Then he (myfather) went out and I came, (i.e., I came near,) thenthere was theMessenger of Allah (ﷺ), and the time for prayer cameso I prayedwith them, and I was looking at the whiteness of thearmpits of theMessenger of Allah (ﷺ) every time he prostrated."Ibn Majah said: The people say `Ubaidullah bin `Abdullah, but Abu Bakr bin Abu Shaibah said: "The people say `Abdullah bin `Ubaidullah."Muhammad bin Bashshar said: "`Abdur-Rahman bin Mahdi, Safwan bin `Eisa and Abu Dawud all said: 'Dawud bin Qais narrated to us, from `Ubaidullah bin `Abdullah bin Aqram, from his father, from the Prophet (ﷺ).'" With similar wording.

It wasnarrated that Wa'il bin Hujr said:
"I saw the Prophet (ﷺ)whenhe prostrated and put his knees on the ground before his hands,andwhen he stood up after prostrating, he took his hands off thegroundbefore his knees."

It wasnarrated from Ibn 'Abbas that the Prophet (ﷺ) said:
"I havebeen commanded to prostrate on seven bones."

It wasnarrated that Ibn 'Abbas said:
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)said:"I have been commanded to prostrate on seven, but not to tuck upmyhair or my garment."

It wasnarrated from 'Abbas bin 'Abdul-Muttalib that he heard theProphet (ﷺ) say:
"When a person prostrates, seven parts of hisbodyprostrate with him: His face, his two hands, his two knees, andhistwo feet."

Ahmar,the Companion of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), narrated to us:
"Weused to feel sorry for the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) because hetookpains to keep his arms away from his sides when he prostrated."

'Uqbahbin 'Amir Al-Juhani said:
"When the following was revealed:'Soglorify the Name of your Lord, the Most Great',[69:52] theMessenger of Allah (ﷺ) said to us: 'Say this in your Ruku'.'Andwhen the following was revealed: 'Glorify the Name of yourLord, theMost High.'[87:1] the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said tous: 'Say thisin your prostrations.'"

It wasnarrated from Hudhaifah bin Al-Yaman that he heard theMessenger ofAllah (ﷺ) say when he bowed:
"Subhana Rabbiyal-'Azim(Glory isto my Lord, the Most Great)" three times, and when heprostrated hesaid: "Subhana Rabbiyal-A'la (Glory is to my Lord theMost High)"three times.

It wasnarrated that 'Aishah said:
"The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)oftenused to say when bowing and prostrating: 'Subhanak Allahumma wabihamdika, Allahummaghfir li (Glory be to You, O Allah, and praise; OAllah forgive me),' following the command given by theQur'an."[SuratAn-Nasr (110)]

It wasnarrated that Ibn Mas'ud said:
"The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)said: 'When anyone of you bows, let him say in his bowing: "SubhanaRabbiyal-'Azim (Glory is to my Lord, the Most Great)" threetimes; ifhe does that his bowing will be complete. And when anyoneof youprostrates, let him say in his prostration, 'SubhanaRabbiyal-A'la(Glory if to my Lord, the Most High)" three times;if he does that,his prostration will be complete, and that is theminimum.'"

It wasnarrated that Jabir said:
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:"Whenanyone of you prostrates let him be balanced in prostration, andnotspread his arms as a dog does."

It wasnarrated from Anas bin Malik that the Prophet (ﷺ) said:
"Bebalanced in prostration; none of you should prostrate with his armsspread out like a dog."

It wasnarrated that 'Aishah said:
"When the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)raised his head from bowing, he would not prostrate until he hadstoodup straight. When he prostrated, he would raise his head andnotprostrate again until he had sat up straight. And he used tospreadout his left leg."

It wasnarrated that 'Ali said:
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said tome:"Do not squat between the two prostrations."

It wasnarrated that 'Ali said:
"The Prophet (ﷺ) said: 'O 'Ali, donot squat like a dog.'"

It wasnarrated that Anas bin Malik said:
"The Prophet (ﷺ) said to me:'When you raise your head from prostration, do not squat like adog. Put your buttocks between your feet and let the tops of yourfeet touch the ground."

It wasnarrated from Hudhaifah that the Prophet (ﷺ) used to saybetweenthe two prostrations:
"Rabbighfir li, Rabbighfir li (O Lordforgiveme, O Lord forgive me)."

It wasnarrated that Ibn 'Abbas said:
"When praying at night(Qiyamul-Lail), the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to say between thetwo prostrations: 'Rabbighfir li warhamni wajburni warzuqniwarfa'ni(O Lord, forgive me, have mercy on me, improve mysituation, grant meprovision and raise me in status).'"

It wasnarrated that 'Abdullah bin Mas'ud said:
"When we performedprayer with the Prophet (ﷺ) we said: 'Peace be upon Allah fromHisslaves, peace be upon Jibra'il and Mika'il and so-and-so andso-and-so.' The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) heard us and said: 'Donot say peace(Salam) be upon Allah, for He is As-Salam. When you sit(duringprayer) say: At-Tahiyyatu lillahi was-salawatu wat-tayyibatu;as-salamu 'alayka ayyuhan-Nabiyyu wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuhu;as-salamu 'alayna wa 'ala 'ibadillahis-salihin (Allcompliments, prayersand good words are due to Allah; peace be uponyou, O Prophet, and themercy of Allah and His blessings; peace beupon us and upon therighteous slaves of Allah)." For as you saythat it will reach everyrighteous slave in the heavens and on earth.(Then say:) "Ashhadu anla ilaha illallah wa ashhadu annaMuhammadan 'abduhu wa Rasuluhu (Ibear witness that none has theright to be worshipped but Allah, and Ibear witness that Muhammad isHis slave and Messenger)."(Another chain) with similar wording. (Another chain) that `Abdullah bin Mas`ud said: "The Prophet (ﷺ) used to teach us the Tashahhud." And he mentioned similarly.

It wasnarrated that Ibn 'Abbas said:
"The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)usedto teach us the Tashah-hud as he used to teach us a Surah of theQur'an. He used to say: 'At-Tahiyyatul-Mubarakatussalawatut-tayyibatulillah; As-salamu 'alayka ayyuhan-Nabiyyu warahmatullahi wabarakatuhu; as-salamu 'alayna wa 'ala'ibadillahis-salihin. Ashhadu anla ilaha illallah wa ashhadu annaMuhammadan 'abduhu wa Rasuluhu (Allblessed compliments and goodprayers are due to Allah; peace be uponyou, O Prophet, and the mercyof Allah and His blessings; peace beupon us and upon the righteousslaves of Allah. I bear witness thatnone has the right to beworshipped but Allah and I bear witness thatMuhammad is His slaveand Messenger).'"

It wasnarrated from Abu Musa Al-Ash'ari:
"The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)addressed us and explained the Sunnah for us, and he taught us ourprayer. He said: 'When you perform prayer, and you are sitting, letthe first thing you say be: At-Tahiyyatut-tayyibatus-salawatu lillah;as-salamu 'alayka ayyuhan-Nabiyyu wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuhu;as-salamu 'alayna wa 'ala 'ibadillahis-salihin. Ashhadu an lailaha illallah wa ashhadu anna Muhammadan 'abduhu wa Rasuluhu (Allcompliments, good words and prayers are due to Allah; peace be uponyou, O Prophet, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings; peace beupon us and upon the righteous slaves of Allah. I bear witness thatnone has the right to be worshipped but Allah and I bear witness thatMuhammad is His slave and Messenger). Seven phrases which are thegreeting of the prayer.'"

It wasnarrated that Jabir bin 'Abdullah said:
"The Messenger ofAllah(ﷺ) used to teach us the Tashah-hud as he used to teach us aSurahfrom the Qur'an: 'Bismillahi wa Billahi; at-tahiyyatu lillahiwas-salawatu wat-tayyibatu lillahi; as-salamu 'alaykaayyuhan-Nabiyyu wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuhu; as-salamu 'alayna wa'ala'ibadillahis-salihin. Ashhadu an la ilaha illallah waashhadu annaMuhammadan 'abduhu wa rasuluhu. As'aluAllahal-jannah, wa a'udhubillahi minannar (In the name of Allahand by the grace of Allah. Allcompliments are due to Allah and allprayers and good words are due toAllah. Peace be upon you, OProphet, and the mercy of Allah and Hisblessings; peace be upon usand upon the righteous slaves of Allah. Ibear witness that none hasthe right to be worshipped but Allah and Ibear witness that Muhammadis His slave and Messenger. I ask Allah forParadise and I seekrefuge with Allah from the Fire).'"

It wasnarrated that Abu Sa'eed Al-Khudri said:
"We said: 'O Messengerof Allah! We know what it means to send greetings upon you, but whatdoes it mean to send peace and blessings upon you?' He said: 'Say:"Allahumma salli 'ala Muhammadin 'abdika wa Rasulika kamasalayta 'ala Ibrahima, wa barik 'ala Muhammad (wa 'ala aliMuhammadin) kama barakta 'ala Ibrahima [O Allah, send Your grace,honor and mercy upon Muhammad, Your slave and Messenger, as You sentYour (grace, honour and mercy) upon Ibrahim, and send Your blessingsupon Muhammad (and the family of Muhammad) as You sent Your blessingsupon Ibrahim]."

It wasnarrated that Hakam said:
"I heard Ibn Abi Laila say: 'Ka'bbin'Ujrah met me and said: "Shall I not give you a gift? TheMessenger of Allah (ﷺ) came out to us and we said: 'We know whatitmeans to send greetings on you, but what does it mean to sendpeaceand blessings upon you?' He said: 'Say: Allahumma salli'alaMuhammadin wa 'ala ali Muhammadin, kama sallayta 'alaIbrahima, innakaHamidun Majid; Allahumma barik 'ala Muhammadin wa'ala ali Muhammadin, kama barakta 'ala Ibrahima,innaka Hamidun Majid (O Allah, send your grace,honour and mercy uponMuhammad and upon the family of Muhammad, asYou sent Your grace,honour and mercy upon Ibrahim, You are indeedPraiseworthy, MostGlorious. O Allah, send Your blessings uponMuhammad and the family ofMuhammad, as You sent Your blessings uponIbrahim, You are indeedPraiseworthy, Most Glorious).'"

It wasnarrated from Abu Humaid As-Sa'di that they said:
"O MessengerofAllah! We have been commanded to send peace and blessings upon you.How should we send peace and blessings upon you?" He said: "Say:Allahumma salli 'ala Muhammadin wa azwajihi wa dhurriyatihi, kamasallayta 'ala Ibrahim; wa barik 'ala Muhammadin wa azwajihi wadhurriyatihi kama barakta 'ala ali Ibrahim fil-'alamin, innakaHamidumMajid (O Allah, send Your grace, honour and mercy uponMuhammad andhis wives and offspring, as You sent Your grace, honourand mercy uponIbrahim. O Allah, send Your blessings upon Muhammadand his wives andoffspring, as You sent Your blessings upon thefamily of Ibrahim amongthe nations, You are indeed Praiseworthy,Most Glorious)."

Aswad binYazid narrated that 'Abdullah bin Mas'ud said:
"When yousendpeace and blessings upon the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), then do itwell, for you do not know, that may be shown to him." They said tohim: "Teach us." He said: "Say: 'Allahumma aj'al salatakawa rahmatakawa barakatika 'ala sayyidil-mursalin waimamil-muttaqin wa khatamin-nabiyyin, Muhammad 'abdika wa Rasulikaimamil-khayri (wa qa'idil-khair), wa Rasulir-Rahmah.Allahummab'athhu maqaman mahmudanyaghbituhu bihil-awwalunawal-akhirun. Allahumma salli 'ala Muhammadinwa 'ala aliMuhammadin kama sallayta 'ala Ibrahim wa 'ala ali Ibrahim;Allahumma barik 'ala Muhammadin wa 'ala ali Muhammadin kamabarakta 'ala Ibrahim wa 'ala aliIbrahim, innakaHamidum Majid (O Allah, send Your grace, honour,mercy and blessingsupon the leader of the Messengers, the imam ofthe pious and the sealof the Prophets, Muhammad, Your slave andMessenger, the Imam of thegood (and the leader) of the good, and theMessenger of mercy. OAllah, raise him to a station of praise andglory that will be theenvy of the first and the last. O Allah, sendYour grace, honour andmercy upon Muhammad and upon the family ofMuhammad, as You sent Yourgrace, honour and mercy upon Ibrahim, Youare indeed Praiseworthy,Most Glorious. O Allah, send blessings uponMuhammad and upon thefamily of Muhammad as You sent blessings uponIbrahim and the familyof Ibrahim, You are Praiseworthy, MostGlorious).'"

It wasnarrated that 'Asim bin 'Ubaidullah said:
"I heard 'Abdullahbin 'Amir bin Rabi'ah narrating from his father that the Prophet(ﷺ)said: "There is no Muslim who sends peace and blessings uponme, butthe angels will send peace and blessings upon him as long ashe sendspeace and blessings upon me. So let a person do a little ofthat or alot."

It wasnarrated that Ibn 'Abbas said:
"The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)said: 'Whoever forgets to send peace and blessings upon me, then hehas missed the road to Paradise.'"

Muhammadbin Abi 'Aishah said:
"I heard Abu Hurairah say that theMessenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: 'When anyone of you finishes thelastTashah-hud, let him seek refuge with Allah from four things:From thetorment of Hell, from the torment of the grave, from thetrials oflife and death, and from the Fitnah (tribulation) ofMasihud-Dajjal.'

It wasnarrated that Abu Hurairah said:
"The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)saidto a man: 'What do you say during your Salat?' He said: 'TheTashah-hud, then I ask Allah for Paradise, and I seek refuge with Himfrom Hell, but I do not understand what you and Mu'adh murmur(duringSalat). He said: 'Our murmuring revolves around the samethings.'"

It wasnarrated from Malik bin Numair Al-Khuza'i that his father said:
"Isaw the Prophet (ﷺ) putting his right hand on his right thighduring prayer, and pointing with his finger."

It wasnarrated that Wa'il bin Hujr said:
"I saw the Prophet (ﷺ)making a circle with his thumb and middle finger, and raising the onenext to it (the index finger), supplicating with it during theTashah-hud."

It wasnarrated from Ibn 'Umar that the Prophet (ﷺ) used to sitduringprayer, putting his hands on his knees and raising his rightfingerwhich was next to his thumb, supplicating with it, and with hislefthand (spread out) on his knee.

It wasnarrated from 'Abdullah that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) usedtosay the Salam to his right and his left, until the whiteness of hischeek could be seen (saying):
"As-salamu 'alaikum wa rahmatullah(Peace be upon you and the mercy of Allah)."

It wasnarrated from 'Amir bin Sa'd, from his father, that theMessengerof Allah (ﷺ) used to say the Salam to his right and to hisleft.

It wasnarrated that 'Ammar bin Yasir said:
"The Messenger of Allah(ﷺ) used to say the Salam to his right and to his left, until thewhiteness of his cheek could be seen (saying): 'As-salamu 'alaikumwarahmatullah, as-salamu 'alaikum wa rahmatullah.'"

It wasnarrated that Abu Musa said:
"Ali led us in prayer on the dayof(the battle of) the Camel, in a way that reminded us of the prayerofthe Messenger of Allah (ﷺ). Either we had forgotten it or we hadabandoned it. He said the Salam to his right and to his left."

'Abdul-Muhaimin bin 'Abbas bin Sahl bin Sa'd As-Sa'idinarrated fromhis father, from his grandfather, that the Messenger ofAllah (ﷺ)said one Taslim to the front.

It wasnarrated from Hisham bin 'Urwah, from his father, from'Aishah,that the Messenger of Allah (saW) used to say one Salam, tothefront.

It wasnarrated that Salamah bin Akwa' said:
"I saw the Messenger ofAllah (ﷺ) performing the prayer, and he said one Salam."

It wasnarrated from Samurah bin Jundub that the Prophet (ﷺ) said:
"Whenthe Imam says the Salam, then respond to him."

It wasnarrated that Samurah bin Jundab said:
"The Messenger of Allah(ﷺ) commanded us to greet our Imam with Salam, and to greet oneanother with Salam."

It wasnarrated that Thawban said:
"The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)said: 'Noperson should lead others in prayer, then supplicate onlyfor himselfand not for them. If he does that, he has betrayed them.'"

It wasnarrated that 'Aishah said:
"When the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)said the Salam, he would sit only for as long as it took to say:'Allahumma Antas-Salam wa minkas-salam. Tabarakta ya Dhal-jalaliwal-ikram. (O Allah, You are As-Salam, From You is all peace, blessedareYou O Possessor of majesty and honour).'"

It wasnarrated from Umm Salamah that when the Prophet (ﷺ)performed theSubh (morning prayer), while he said the Salam, he would say:
'Allahummainnias'aluka 'ilman nafi'an, wa rizqan tayyiban, wa 'amalanmutaqabbalan (O Allah, I ask You for beneficial knowledge, goodlyprovision and acceptable deeds).'"

It wasnarrated that 'Abdullah bin 'Amr said:
"The Messenger of Allah(ﷺ) said: 'There are two characteristics which no Muslim manacquires but he will enter Paradise. They are easy but those who dothem are few. At the end of every prayer he should glorify Allah (bysaying Subhan Allah) ten times, extol Him (by saying Allahu Akbar)tentimes, and praise Him (by saying Al-Hamdu Lillah) ten times.' Isawthe Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) counting them on his hand. 'Thatis onehundred and fifty (after all the prayers of the day) on thetongue,and one thousand and five hundred on the Scale. And when hegoes tohis bed, let him glorify Allah and praise Him and extol Himonehundred times. That will be one hundred on the tongue and onethousandon the Scale. Who among you does two thousand and fivehundred evilactions in one day?' They said: 'Who would not bekeen to do that?' Hesaid: 'But the Shaitan comes to anyone ofyou while he is performingprayer and says: 'Remember such andsuch, remember such and such,"until the person becomes distractedand does not understand (what heis saying). And he comes to him whenhe is in his bed, and makes himsleepy such that he sleeps.'"

It wasnarrated that Abu Dharr said:
"It was said to the Prophet(ﷺ) andperhaps (one of the narrators) Sufyan said: I said: OMessenger ofAllah! Those who have property and wealth have surpassedus inreward. They say the same as we do, and they spend but we do notspend.' He said to me: 'Shall I not tell you something which, ifyoudo it, you will catch up with those who have surpassed you andyouwill excel over those who come after you? Praise Allah (by sayingAl-Hamdu Lillah) after every prayer, and glorify Him (by sayingSubhan-Allah) and extol Him (by saying Allahu Akbar), thirty-three,thirty-three, and thirty-four times.'" Sufyan said: "I do notknow which ofthem was to be recited thirty-four times."

Thawbannarrated that when he finished his prayer, the Messenger ofAllah(ﷺ) would ask for forgiveness three times, then he would say:
"Allahumma Antas-Salam wa minkas-salam tabarakta ya Dhal-jalaliwal-ikram" (O Allah, You are As-Salam and from You is all peace,Blessedare You O Possessor of majesty and honour)."

It wasnarrated from Qabisah bin Hulb that his father said:
"TheProphet(ﷺ) led us (in prayer), and he used to depart from bothsides.(i.e. from either side)."

It wasnarrated that Aswad said:
" 'Abdullah (bin Mas'ud) said: 'Noneof you should apportion within himself a part (of his prayer)thinkingthat it is a right of Allah upon him that he must only turnto hisright to leave after finishing the prayer. I saw the MessengerofAllah (ﷺ) and most of the time he turned to his left.'"

It wasnarrated from 'Amr bin Shu'aib, from his father, that hisgrandfather said:
"I saw the Prophet (ﷺ) departing to his rightandto his left when he finished the prayer."

It wasnarrated that Umm Salamah said:
"When the Messenger of Allah(ﷺ)said the Salam, the women would stand up when he finished hisTaslim,and he would stay where he was for a little while beforestanding up.(i.e. to depart)."

It wasnarrated from Anas bin Malik that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)said:
"If food is served and the Iqamah for prayer is given, thenstartwith the food."

It wasnarrated from Nafi' that Ibn 'Umar said:
"The Messenger ofAllah (ﷺ) said: 'If food is served and the Iqamah for prayer isgiven, then start with the food."He said: "Ibn 'Umar ate dinner one night while he could hear the Iqamah."

It wasnarrated from 'Aishah that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:
"Iffood is ready and the Iqamah is being given, then start with thefood."

It wasnarrated that Abu Malih said:
"I went out on a rainy night(forcongregational prayer), and when I came back I asked for the doortobe opened. My father said: 'Who is this?' I said: 'Abu Malih.'Hesaid: 'We were with the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) at Hudaybiyahand itrained a little, such that the soles of our sandals did notget wet.The announcer of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) called out:'Performyour prayer at your camps.'"

It wasnarrated that Ibn 'Umar said:
"On rainy nights or on coldwindynights, the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) would summon his announcertocall out: 'Perform your prayer at your camps.'"

It wasnarrated from Ibn 'Abbas that the Prophet (ﷺ) said, on aFridaythat was rainy:
"Perform your prayer at your camps."

It wasnarrated from 'Abdullah bin Harith bin Nawfal that Ibn 'Abbascommanded the Mu'adh-dhin to call the Adhan one Friday, which was arainy day. He said:
"Allahu Akbar, Allahu Akbar, Ashhadu an lailahaillallah, Ashhadu anna Muhammadan Rasulullah (Allah is the MostGreat,Allah is Most Great, I bear witness that none has the right tobeworshipped but Allah, I bear witness that Muhammad is theMessenger ofAllah)." Then he (Ibn 'Abbas) said: "Proclaim tothe people that theyshould pray in their houses." The people saidto him: "What is thisthat you have done?" He said: "One who isbetter than me did that. Areyou telling me that I should bring thepeople out of their houses andmake them come to me wading throughthe mud up to their knees?"

It wasnarrated from Musa bin Talhah that his father said:
"We usedtoperform prayer while the beasts were passing in front of us. Thatwasmentioned to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and he said: 'Ifsomething like the hand of a saddle* is placed in front of anyone ofyou, it will not matter whoever passes in front of him."

It wasnarrated that Ibn 'Umar said:
"A small spear (Harbah) would bebrought out to the Prophet (ﷺ) when he was travelling; he wouldplant it (in the ground) to perform prayer while facing it."

It wasnarrated that 'Aishah said:
"The Messenger of Allah had a reedmat that he would spread out during the day, and make into acompartment at night, towards which he would perform prayer."

It wasnarrated from Abu Hurairah that the Prophet (ﷺ) said:
"Whenanyone of you performs prayer, let him put something in front of him.If he cannot find anything then let him put a stick. If he cannotfindone, then let him draw a line. Then it will not matter ifanythingpasses in front of him."

Busr binSa'eed said:
"They sent me to Zaid bin Khalid to ask himaboutpassing in front of one who is performing prayer. He told methat theProphet (ﷺ) said: 'Waiting for forty is better than passinginfront of one who is performing prayer.'"(One of the narrators) Sufyan said: "I do not know if he meant forty years, months, days, or hours."

It wasnarrated from Busr bin Sa'eed that Zaid bin Khalid sent wordto AbuJuhaim Al-Ansari asking him:
"What did you hear from theProphet(ﷺ) about a man when he is performing prayer?" He said: "Iheard the Prophet (ﷺ) saying: 'If anyone of you knew (how greatisthe sin involved) when he passed in front of his brother who isperforming prayer, then waiting for forty'," (one of thenarrators)said: "I do not know if he meant forty years, fortymonths, or fortydays, 'would be better for him than that."

It wasnarrated that Abu Hurairah said:
"The Prophet (ﷺ) said: 'Ifanyone of you knew (how great is the sin involved) in passing infrontof his brother while he is performing prayer, waiting for onehundredyears would be better for him than one step that he takes.'"

It wasnarrated that Ibn 'Abbas said:
"The Prophet (ﷺ) wasperformingprayer at 'Arafat, and Fadl and I came riding a femaledonkey. Wepassed in front of part of the row, then we dismounted andleft thedonkey, and we came and joined the row."

It wasnarrated that Umm Salamah said:
"The Prophet (ﷺ) wasperformingprayer in the house of Umm Salamah, and 'Abdullah or 'UmarbinAbu Salamah passed in front of him; he gestured his hand, and hewentback. Then Zainab bint Umm Salamah passed in front of him, and hegestured his hand, but she kept going. When the Messenger of Allah(ﷺ) finished his prayer, he said: 'These (women) are morestubborn.'"

It wasnarrated from Ibn 'Abbas that the Prophet (ﷺ) said:
"Theprayeris severed by a black dog and a woman who has reached the ageofmenstruation."

It wasnarrated from Abu Hurairah that the Prophet (ﷺ) said:
"Theprayeris severed by a woman, a dog and a donkey."

It wasnarrated from 'Abdullah bin Mughaffal that the Prophet (ﷺ)said:
"The prayer is severed by a woman, a dog and a donkey."

It wasnarrated from 'Abdullah bin Samit from Abu Dharr, that theProphet(ﷺ) said:
"The prayer is severed by a woman, a donkey, and ablack dog, if there is not something like the handle of a saddle infront of a man." I ('Abdullah) said: "What is wrong with ablack dogand not a red one?" He (Abu Dharr) said: 'I asked theMessenger ofAllah (ﷺ) the same question, and he said: "The blackdog is aShaitan (satan)."

It wasnarrated that Hasan Al-'Urani said:
'Mention was made in thepresence of Ibn 'Abbas about what severs the prayer. They mentionedadog, a donkey and a woman. He said: 'What do you say about kids(younggoats)? The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) was performing prayer oneday,when a kid came and wanted to pass in front of him. TheMessenger ofAllah (ﷺ) preceded it toward the Qiblah. (to tightenthe space andprevent it from passing in front of him).'"

It wasnarrated from 'Abdur-Rahman bin Abu Sa'eed that his fathersaid:
"The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: 'When anyone of you performsprayer, let him pray facing towards a Sutrah, and let him get closetoit, and not let anyone pass in front of him. If someone comes andwants to pass in front of him, let him fight him, for he is a Shaitan(satan).'"

It wasnarrated from 'Abdullah bin 'Umar that the Messenger of Allah(ﷺ) said:
"When anyone of you is performing prayer, he should notlet anyone pass in front of him. If he insists then let him fighthim,for he has a Qarin (devil-companion) with him."

It wasnarrated from 'Aishah:
"The Prophet (ﷺ) used to pray atnight,and I was laying between him and the prayer direction, as a(body fora) funeral horizontally.'"

It wasnarrated from Zainab bint Umm Salamah that her mother saidthat herbed was in front of the place where the Messenger of Allah(ﷺ)prostrated.

Maimunah,the wife of the Prophet (ﷺ), said:
"The Prophet (ﷺ)used toperform prayer when I was opposite to him, and his garmentwouldsometimes touch me when he prostrated."

It wasnarrated that Ibn 'Abbas said:
"The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)forbade performing prayer behind one who is engaged in conversationorone who is sleeping."

It wasnarrated that Abu Hurairah said:
"The Prophet (ﷺ) used toteachus not to bow or prostrate before the Imam; when he says theTakbirthen say the Takbir, and when he prostrates, you shouldprostrate."

It wasnarrated that Abu Hurairah said:
"The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)said: 'Does not the one who raises his head before the Imam fearthatAllah may turn his head into the head of a donkey?'"

It wasnarrated that Abu Musa said:
"The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)said: 'Ihave gained weight, so when I bow, then bow, and when I standup,then stand up, and when I prostrate, then prostrate. I shouldneverfind anyone preceding me in bowing or prostration.'"

It wasnarrated that Mu'awiyah bin Abu Sufyan said:
"The Messenger ofAllah (ﷺ) said: 'Do not bow or prostrate before me. No matter howfar ahead of you I bow, you will catch up with me when I stand up,andno matter how far ahead of you I prostrate, you will catch upwith mewhen I raise my head. I have become bulky.'"

It wasnarrated from Abu Hurairah that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)said:
"It is impolite for a man to wipe his forehead a great dealbeforehe finishes prayer."

It wasnarrated from 'Ali that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:
"Donot crack your fingers during the prayer."

It wasnarrated that Abu Hurairah said:
"The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)forbade a man to cover his mouth during the prayer."

It wasnarrated from Ka'b bin 'Ujrah that the Messenger of Allah(ﷺ)saw a man who had interlocked his fingers during the prayer, sotheMessenger of Allah (ﷺ) separated his fingers.

It wasnarrated from Abu Hurairah that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)said:
"When anyone of you yawns, let him put his hand over his mouthandnot make a sound, because Satan laughs at him."

It wasnarrated from 'Adi bin Thabit, from his father, from hisgrandfather, that the Prophet (ﷺ) said:
"Spitting, blowing one'snose, menstruating and drowsiness during the prayer are from Satan."

It wasnarrated that 'Abdullah bin 'Amr said:
"The Messenger of Allah(ﷺ) said: 'There are three whose prayer are not accepted: A manwholeads people while they do not like him; a man who does not cometoprayer until its end – meaning after its time has expired –and onewho enslaves a freed person.'"

It wasnarrated from Ibn 'Abbas that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)said:
"There are three whose prayer do not rise more than a hand spanabove their heads: A man who leads people (in prayer) when they donotlike him; a woman who has spent the night with her husband angrywithher; and two brothers who have severed contact with oneanother."

It wasnarrated that Abu Musa Al-Ash'ari said:
"The Messenger ofAllah(ﷺ) said: 'Two or more people are a congregation.'"

It wasnarrated that Ibn 'Abbas said:
"I stayed overnight with mymaternal aunt Maimunah, and the Prophet (ﷺ) got up during the nightto perform prayer. So I got up and stood on his left. He took me bythe hand and made me stand on his right."

Shurahbilsaid:
"I heard Jabir bin 'Abdullah say: 'The Messenger ofAllah(ﷺ) was performing Maghrib, and I came and stood on his left,buthe made me stand on his right.'"

It wasnarrated that Anas said:
"The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) led awomanof his household and myself in prayer. I stood to his right andthewoman stood behind us."

It wasnarrated that Abu Mas'ud Al-Ansari said:
"The Messenger ofAllah(ﷺ) used to gently pat our shoulders (to make sure the row wasstraight) at the time of prayer, saying: 'Keep (the rows) straight,donot differ from one another lest your hearts should suffer fromdiscord. Let those who are forbearing and wise stand closest to me,then those who are next to them, then those who are next to them.'"

It wasnarrated that Anas said:
"The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) likedtheMuhajirun and Ansar to stand closest to him, so that they couldlearnfrom him."

It wasnarrated from Abu Sa'eed that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) sawthatsome of his Companions tended to stand in the rear, so he said:
"Comeforward and follow me, and let those who are behind you followyourlead. If people continue to lag behind, Allah will put themback."

It wasnarrated that Malik bin Huwairith said:
"I came to the Prophet(ﷺ) with a friend of mine, and when we wanted to leave, he said tous: 'When the time for prayer comes, say the Adhan and Iqamah, thenlet the older of you lead the prayer.'"

AbuMas'ud said:
"The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: 'The peopleshould be lead by the one who is most well-Versed in recitation oftheBook of Allah. If they are equal in recitation, then they shouldbeled by the one who emigrated first. If they are equal inemigration,then they should be led by the eldest. A man should notbe led amonghis family or in his place of authority; no one shouldbe sat in hisplace of honour in his house without permission, orwithout hispermission.'"

Abu Hazimsaid:
"Sahl bin Sa'd As-Sa'idi used to give preference totheyoung to lead his people in prayer. It was said to him: "Do you dothat, when you have such seniority (in Islam)?" He said: "I heardtheMessenger of Allah (ﷺ) say: 'The Imam is responsible. If hedoeswell, then he will have the reward and so will they, but if hedoesbadly, then that will be counted against him but not againstthem.'"

It wasnarrated that Salamah bint Hurr, the sister of Kharashah, said:
"Iheard the Prophet (ﷺ) say: 'A time will come when the people willstand for a long time and will not be able to find any Imam to leadthem in prayer."

It wasnarrated from Abu 'Ali Al-Hamdani that he went out in a ship inwhich 'Uqbah bin 'Amir Al-Juhani was present. The time for prayercame, and we told him to lead us in prayer and said to him:
"Youarethe most deserving of that, you were the Companion of theMessenger ofAllah (ﷺ)." But he refused and said: "I heard theMessenger of Allah(ﷺ) say: 'Whoever leads the people and gets itright, the prayerwill be for him and for them, but if he fallsshort, then that will becounted against him but not against them."

It wasnarrated that Abu Mas'ud said:
"A man came to the Prophet(ﷺ)and said: 'O Messenger of Allah! I stay behind and do notperformthe morning prayer (in congregation) because of so-and-so, forhemakes it too long for us.' I never saw the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)preaching with such anger as he did that day. He said; 'O people!There are among you those who repel others. Whoever among you leadsothers in prayer, let him keep it short, for among them are those whoare weak and elderly, and those who have pressing needs.'"

It wasnarrated that Anas bin Malik said:
"The Messenger of Allah(ﷺ)used to make his prayer brief but perfect."

It wasnarrated that Jabir said:
"Mu'adh bin Jabal Al-Ansari led hiscompanions in the 'Isha' prayer and he made it long. A man amonguswent away and prayed by himself. Mu'adh was told about that andhesaid: 'He is a hypocrite.' When the man heard about that, hewent tothe Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and told him what Mu'adh hadsaid to him.The Prophet (ﷺ) said: 'Do you want to be a cause ofFitnah (trial,tribulation), O Mu'adh? When you lead the people inprayer, recite "Bythe sun and its brightness,"[Ash-Shams 91] and"Glorify the Name ofyour Lord the Most High," [Al-A'la 87] and"By the night as itenvelopes," [Al-Lail 92] and "Recite in theName of yourLord.'"[Al-'Alaq]

It wasnarrated that Mutarrif bin 'Abdullah bin Shikhkhir said:
"Iheard'Uthman bin Abul-'As say: "The last thing that the Prophet(ﷺ)enjoined on me when he appointed me governor of Ta'if wasthat hesaid: "O 'Uthman! Be tolerable in prayer and estimate thepeople basedupon the weakest among them, for among them are theelderly, theyoung, the sick, those who live far from the mosque, andthose whohave pressing needs."

'Uthmanbin Abul-'As narrated that the last thing the Messenger ofAllah(ﷺ) enjoined on him was that he said:
"When you lead people,keepit short for them."

It wasnarrated that Anas bin Malik said:
"The Messenger of Allah(ﷺ)said: 'I start prayer and I want to make it long, but then Ihearan infant crying, so I make my prayer short, because I know thedistress caused to the mother by his crying.'"

It wasnarrated that 'Uthman bin Abul-'As said:
"The Messenger ofAllah (ﷺ) said: 'I hear an infant crying so I make the prayershort.'"

It wasnarrated from 'Abdullah bin Abu Qatadah that his father said:
"TheMessenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: 'I get up to perform prayer and Iintend to make it long, but then I hear an infant crying, so I makeitshort, because I do not like to cause distress to his mother.'"

It wasnarrated that Jabir bin Samurah As-Suwa'i said:
"The Messenger ofAllah (ﷺ) said: 'Will you not form your rows as the angels formtheir rows before their Lord?' We said: 'How do the angels formtheir rows before their Lord?' He said: 'They complete the firstrow and they stand close of one another in the line (leaving no gapsbetween one another).'"

It wasnarrated that Anas bin Malik said:
"The Messenger of Allah(ﷺ)said: 'Make your rows straight, for straightening the rows ispartof completing the prayer.'"

Simak binHarb narrated that he heard Nu'man bin Bashir say:
"TheMessengerof Allah (ﷺ) used to straighten the rows until he madethem like aspear or an arrow-shaft. Once he saw a man's chest(sticking out)so the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: 'Make your rowsstraight orAllah will create division among you.'"

It wasnarrated that 'Aishah said:
"The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)said:'Allah and His angels send blessings upon those who complete therows, and whoever fills a gap, Allah will raise him one degree instatus thereby.'"

It wasnarrated from 'Irbad bin Sariyah that the Messenger of Allah(ﷺ)used to ask for forgiveness for the first row three times andfor thesecond row twice.

Bara'bin 'Azib said:
"I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say:'Allahand the angels send blessings upon the first row.'"

It wasnarrated that Abu Hurairah said:
"The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)said: 'If they knew what (goodness) there is in the first row, theywould cast lots for it.'"

It wasnarrated from Ibrahim bin 'Abdur-Rahman bin 'Awf that hisfathersaid:
"The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: 'Allah and the angelssend blessings upon the first row.'"

It wasnarrated that Abu Hurairah said:
"The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)said: 'The best rows for women are the back rows, and the worst arethe front rows, and the best rows for men are the front rows, and theworst are the back rows.'"

It wasnarrated that Jabir bin 'Abdullah said:
"The Messenger ofAllah(ﷺ) said: 'The best rows for men are the front rows and theworstrows are the back rows, and the best rows for women are the backrowsand the worst are the front rows.'"

It wasnarrated from Mu'awiyah bin Qurrah that his father said:
"Wewereforbidden to form a row between two pillars at the time of theMessenger of Allah (ﷺ), and we would be repelled from themforcefully."

'Abdur-Rahman bin 'Ali bin Shaiban narrated that his father, 'AlibinShaiban, who was part of the delegation, said:
"We set outuntil wecame to the Prophet (ﷺ). We gave him our oath ofallegiance andperformed prayer behind him. Then we offered anotherprayer behindhim. He finished the prayer and saw a man on his own,praying behindthe row." He said: "The Prophet of Allah (ﷺ)stood beside him andwhen he finished he said: 'Repeat your prayer;there is no prayer forthe one who is behind the row.'"

It wasnarrated that Hilal bin Yasaf said:
"Ziyad bin Abu-Ja'd took meby the hand and made me stand near an old man at Raqqah, whose namewas Wabisah bin Ma'bad. He said: 'A man performed prayer behindtherow on his own, and the Prophet (ﷺ) commanded him to repeat theprayer.'"

It wasnarrated that 'Aishah said:
"The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)said:'Allah and His angels send blessings upon the right side of therows.'"

It wasnarrated that Bara' said:
"When we performed prayer behind theMessenger of Allah (ﷺ) (One of the narrators) Mis'ar said: 'Oneofthe things we liked, or one of the things I liked' 'was tostand tohis right.'"

It wasnarrated that Ibn 'Umar said:
"It was said to the Prophet(ﷺ):'The left side of the mosque has been abandoned. The Prophet(ﷺ)said: "Whoever frequents the left side of the mosque, two Kifl*ofreward will be recorded for him."

It wasnarrated that Jabir said:
"When the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)finished Tawaf around the House (the Ka'bah), he came to Maqam ofIbrahim (the Station of Ibrahim). 'Umar said: 'O Messenger ofAllah,this is the Station of our father Ibrahim about which Allahsaid: "Andtake you (people) the Maqam of Ibrahim as a place ofprayer.'" [2:125]

It wasnarrated that Anas bin Malik told that 'Umar said:
"I said: 'OMessenger of Allah (ﷺ), why do you not take the Maqam of Ibrahim asa place of prayer?' Then the following was revealed: 'And takeyou(people) the Maqam of Ibrahim as a place of prayer.'" [2:125]

It wasnarrated that Bara' said:
"We prayed with the Messenger ofAllah(ﷺ) facing towards Baitul-Maqdis (Jerusalem) for eighteenmonths,then the Qiblah was changed to the Ka'bah two months after theProphet (ﷺ) entered Al-Madinah. When the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)prayed towards Baitul-Maqdis, he would often lift his face towardstheheavens, and Allah knew what was in the heart of His Prophet andhowhe longed to face the Ka'bah (during prayer). Jibril appeared(in thesky), and the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) started watching himas he wasdescending between the heavens and the earth, waiting tosee what hewould bring. Then Allah revealed the words: 'Verily, Wehave seen theturning of your face towards the heaven. Surely, Weshall turn you toa Qiblah that shall please you, so turn your facein the direction ofAl-Masjid Al-Haram (at Makkah). And wherever youpeople are, turn yourfaces (during prayer) in that direction.'[2:144] Then someone came tous and said: 'The Qiblah has beenchanged to the Ka'bah.' We hadperformed two Rak'ah facingtowards Jerusalem. And we were bowing. Sowe turned around, and wecontinued our prayer. The Messenger of Allah(ﷺ) said: 'O Jibril!What about our prayer facing towards Baitul-Maqdis?' Then Allahrevealed the words: "And Allah would never makeyour faith to belost." [2:143]

It wasnarrated that Abu Hurairah said:
"The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)said: 'What is between the east and the west is the Qiblah (prayerdirection).'"*

It wasnarrated from Abu Hurairah that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)said:
"When anyone of you enters the mosque, let him not sit downuntilhe performs two Rak'ah."

It wasnarrated from Abu Qatadah that the Prophet (ﷺ) said:
"Whenone ofyou enters the mosque, let him perform two Rak'ah before hesitsdown."

It wasnarrated from Ma'dan bin Abu Talhah Al-Ya'muri that 'Umar binKhattab stood up one Friday to deliver a sermon, or, he delivered asermon one Friday. He praised Allah, then he said:
"O people, youeattwo plants that I find are nothing but obnoxious; this garlic andthisonion. At the time of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), if a foulodourwas detected from a man, I would see him seized by the arm andtakenout to Al-Baqi'. Whoever must eat them, let him cook them todeath."

It wasnarrated that Abu Hurairah said:
"The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)said: 'Whoever eats from this plant; garlic, let him not annoy uswithit in this mosque of ours.'"

It wasnarrated that Ibn 'Umar said:
"The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)said:'Whoever eats anything from this plant, let him not come to themosque.'"

It wasnarrated that 'Abdullah bin 'Umar said:
"The Messenger ofAllah(ﷺ) came to the mosque at Quba' and performed prayer there.Somemen of the Ansar came and greeted him. I asked Suhaib, who waswithhim: 'How did the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) respond to them?' Hesaid: 'He gestured with his hand.'"

It wasnarrated that Jabir said:
"The Prophet (ﷺ) sent me on anerrand,then I caught up with him while he was performing prayer, andIgreeted him. He gestured to me, then when he finished, he called meand said: 'You greeted me before, but I was performing prayer.'"

It wasnarrated that 'Abdullah said:
"We would greet others duringtheprayer, and it was said to us: 'During the prayer one ispreoccupied.'"

It wasnarrated from 'Abdullah bin 'Amir bin Rabi'ah that his fathersaid:
"We were with the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) on a journey, andthesky was overcast so it was difficult for us to determine theQiblah.So we performed prayer, and we marked the location.* Later,when thesun reappeared, we realized that we had prayed facing adirectionother than the Qiblah. We mentioned that to the Prophet(ﷺ), thenthe Words were revealed: 'So wherever you turn there isthe Face ofAllah.'" [2:115]

It wasnarrated that Tariq bin 'Abdullah Al-Muharibi said:
"TheProphet(ﷺ) said: 'When you perform prayer, do not spit in front ofyouor to your right, but spit to your left or beneath your feet.'"

It wasnarrated from Abu Hurairah that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)saw somesputum in the direction of the Qiblah of the mosque. Heturned to thepeople and said:
"What is wrong with one of you that hestandsfacing Him (meaning his Lord) and spits in front of Him? Wouldanyonelike to be faced by someone who spits in his face? If anyone ofyouneeds to spit, then let him spit to his left, or let him do likethisin his garment."

It wasnarrated from Hudhaifah that he saw Shabath bin Rib'i spittinginfront of him. He said:
"O Shabath! Do not spit in front of you, forthe Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to forbid that, and he said: 'Whenaman stands up to perform prayer, Allah turns His Face towards himuntil he turns away or he commits an evil Hadath.'"*

It wasnarrated from Anas bin Malik that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)spaton his garment while he was performing prayer, then he rubbed it.

It wasnarrated that Abu Hurairah said:
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)said:"Whoever smoothes the pebbles, then he has engaged in Laghw."*

It wasnarrated that Mu'aiqib said:
"The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)said,concerning smoothing the pebbles during prayer: 'If you must dothat, then do it only once.'"

It wasnarrated that Abu Dharr said:
"The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)said:'When anyone of you gets up to perform prayer, then indeed mercyisfacing him, so he should not smooth the pebbles.'"

Maimunahthe wife of the Prophet (ﷺ) said:
"The Messenger of Allah(ﷺ)used to perform prayer on a Khumrah."

It wasnarrated that Abu Sa'eed said:
"The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)performed prayer on a reed mat."

It wasnarrated that 'Amr bin Dinar said:
"When Ibn 'Abbas was inBasrah, he performed prayer on his rug, then he told his companionsthat the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to perform prayer on his rug."

It wasnarrated that 'Abdullah bin 'Abdur-Rahman said:
"The Prophet(ﷺ) came to us and led us in prayer in the mosque of Banu'Abdul-Ashhal, and I saw him putting his hands on his garment whenheprostrated."

It wasnarrated from 'Abdullah bin 'Abdur-Rahman bin Thabit binSamit,from his father, from his grandfather, that the Messenger ofAllah(ﷺ) performed prayer among Banu 'Abdul-Ashhal, wearing a cloakinwhich he was wrapped and putting his hands on it to protect themfromthe cold of the pebbles.

It wasnarrated that Anas bin Malik said:
"We used to perform prayerwiththe Prophet (ﷺ) when it was very hot. When one of us could notplace his forehead firmly on the ground, he would spread his garmentand prostrate on it."

It wasnarrated from Abu Hurairah that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)said:
"The Tasbih (saying Subhan-Allah) is for men and clapping is forwomen."

It wasnarrated from Sahl bin Sa'd As-Sa'idi that the Messenger ofAllah(ﷺ) said:
"The Tasbih is for men and clapping is for women."

It wasnarrated that Nafi' used to say:
"Ibn 'Umar said: 'TheMessenger of Allah (ﷺ) granted a concession for the women to clap,and for the men to say the Tasbih."

It wasnarrated that Ibn Abu Aws said:
"My grandfather, Aws, used toperform prayer, and sometimes he would make a gesture while praying,and I would give him his sandals. He said: 'I saw the Messenger ofAllah (ﷺ) performing prayer in his sandals.'"

It wasnarrated from 'Amr bin Shu'aib, from his father, that hisgrandfather said:
"I saw the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) performingprayer both barefoot, and while wearing sandals."

It wasnarrated that 'Abdullah said:
"We saw the Messenger of Allah(ﷺ) performing prayer wearing sandals and leather slippers."

It wasnarrated that Ibn 'Abbas said:
The Prophet (ﷺ) said: "I wascommanded not to tuck up my hair or my garment."*

It wasnarrated that 'Abdullah said:
"We were ordered to not (tuck upour) hair (nor garment) and not to repeat ablution for what westeppedon."

Mukhawwal said:
"I heard Abu Sa'd, a man from the people ofMadinah,say: 'I saw Abu Rafi', the freed slave of the Messengerof Allah(ﷺ), when he saw Hasan bin 'Ali performing prayer, withhis hairbraided. He undid it, or told him not to do that, and said:"TheMessenger of Allah (ﷺ) forbade a man from performing prayerwith hishair braided."

It was narrated that Ibn 'Umar said:
"The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: 'Do not lift your gaze to the heavens lest your sight be snatched away," meaning during prayer.

It wasnarrated that Anas bin Malik said:
"The Messenger of Allah(ﷺ)led his Companions in prayer one day. When he had finishedprayer heturned to face the people and said: 'What is wrong with somepeoplethat they lift their gaze to the heavens?' He spoke severelyconcerning that: 'They should certainly abstain from that or Allahwill snatch away their sight.'"

It wasnarrated from Jabir bin Samurah that the Prophet (ﷺ) said:
"Letthose who lift their gaze to the heavens desist, or their sightwillnot come back."

It wasnarrated that Ibn 'Abbas said:
"A woman used to perform prayerbehind the Prophet (ﷺ), and she was one of the most beautiful ofpeople. Some of the people used to go into the first row so that theywould not see her, and some of them used to lag behind so that theywould be in the last row, and when they bowed, they would do likethisso that they could see her from beneath their armpits. ThenAllahrevealed: "And indeed, We know the first generations of youwho hadpassed away, and indeed, We know the present generations ofyou(mankind), and also those who will some afterwards." [15:24]concerning her matter.

It wasnarrated that Abu Hurairah said:
"A man came to the Prophet(ﷺ)and said: 'O Messenger of Allah! One of us performs prayer in asingle garment.' The Prophet (ﷺ) said: 'Does everyone have twogarments?'"

AbuSa'eed Al-Khudri narrated that he entered upon the Messenger ofAllah (ﷺ) when he was performing prayer in a single garment,wrapping himself in it.

It wasnarrated that 'Umar bin Abu Salamah said:
"I saw the MessengerofAllah (ﷺ) performing prayer in a single garment, wrapping himselfin it and throwing the ends over his shoulders."

It wasnarrated from 'Abdur-Rahman bin Kaisan that his father said:
"Isaw the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) performing prayer at Bi'r 'Ulya,in a garment."

IbnKaisan narrated that his father said:
"I saw the Prophet (ﷺ)performing the Zuhr and the 'Asr in a single garment, wrapping itaround his chest."

It wasnarrated that Abu Hurairah said:
"The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)said: 'When a son of Adam recites a Sajdah* and prostrates, Satanwithdraws weeping, saying: 'Woe is me! The son of Adam wascommandedto prostrate and he prostrated, and Paradise will be his; Iwascommanded to prostrate and I refused, so I am doomed to Hell.'"

It wasnarrated that Ibn 'Abbas said:
"I was with the Prophet (ﷺ),anda man came to him and said: 'Last night while I was sleeping, Isawthat I was praying towards the base of a tree. I recited (an Ayahof)prostration and prostrated, and the tree prostrated when I did,and Iheard it saying: Allahummah-tut anni biha wizran, waktub li bihaajran, waj'al-ha li 'indaka dhukhran (O Allah, reduce my burdenof sinthereby, reward me for it and store it for me with You).'Ibn 'Abbassaid: "I saw the Prophet (ﷺ) recite (an Ayah of)prostration andthen prostrate, and I heard him saying in hisprostration somethinglike that which the man had told him the treesaid."

It wasnarrated from 'Ali that whenever the Prophet (ﷺ) prostratedhewould say:
"Allahumma laka sajadtu, wa bika amantu, wa lakaaslamtu, Anta rabbi, sajada wajhi lilladhi shaqqa sam'ahu wabasarahu,tabarak Allah ahsanul-khaliqin (O Allah, to You I haveprostrated, andin You I have believed, and to You I have submitted.You are my Lord;my face has prostrated to the One Who gave ithearing and sight.Blessed is Allah the best of Creators)."*

It wasnarrated that Umm Darda' said:
"Abu Darda' told me that he dideleven prostrations* with the Prophet (ﷺ), including An-Najm."

It wasnarrated that Abu Darda' said:
"I performed elevenprostrationswith the Prophet (ﷺ) of which there were none in theMufassal.Al-A'raf, Ar-Ra'd, An-Nahl, Bani Isra'il, Maryam, Al-Hajj,theprostration in Al-Furqan, Surat An-Naml (mentioning) Sulaiman,As-Sajdah, Sad, and the Ha-Mim Surah."

It wasnarrated from 'Amr bin 'As that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)taught him fifteen prostrations in the Qur'an, including three intheMufassal and two in Al-Hajj.

It wasnarrated that Abu Hurairah said:
"We prostrated with theMessengerof Allah (ﷺ) in "When the heaven is split asunder" [84:1]and"Read! In the Name of your Lord." [96:1]

It wasnarrated from Abu Hurairah that the Prophet (ﷺ) prostratedin "Whenthe heaven is split asunder." [84:
1]

It wasnarrated from Abu Hurairah that a man entered the mosque andperformed prayer, and the Prophet (ﷺ) was in a corner of themosque.The man came and greeted him, and he said:
"And also uponyou. Go backand repeat your prayer, for you have not prayed." Sohe went back andrepeated his prayer, then he came and greeted theProphet (ﷺ). Hesaid: "And also upon you. Go back and repeat yourprayer, for you havenot prayed." On the third occasion, the mansaid: "Teach me, OMessenger of Allah!" He said: "When youstand up to offer the prayer,perform ablution properly, then standto face the prayer direction andsay Allahu Akbar. Then recitewhatever you can of Qur'an, and then bowuntil you can feel at easebowing. Then stand up until you feel atease standing, then prostrateuntil you feel at ease prostrating. Thenraise your head until youare sitting up straight. Do that throughoutyour prayer."

Muhammadbin 'Amr bin 'Ata' said:
'While he was among ten of theCompanions of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) including Abu Qatadah: "Iheard Abu Humaid As-Sa'idi say: 'I am the most knowledgeable ofyouconcerning the prayer of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ).' Theysaid:'Why? By Allah, you did not follow him more than we did, andyou didnot accompany him for longer.' He said: 'Yes I am.'They said: 'Showus.' He said: 'When the Messenger of Allah(ﷺ) stood up for prayer,he would say the Takbir, then he wouldraise his hands parallel to hisshoulders, and every part of his bodywould settle in place. Then hewould recite, then he would raise hishands parallel to his shouldersand bow, placing his palms on hisknees and supporting his weight onthem. He neither lowered his head,nor raised it up, it was evenlybalanced (between either extreme).Then he would say: "Sami' Allahuliman hamidah (Allah hears thosewho praise Him); and he would raisehis hands parallel with hisshoulders, until every bone returned toits place. Then he wouldprostrate himself on the ground, keeping hisarms away from hissides. Then he would raise his head and tuck hisleft foot under himand sit on it, and he would spread his toes whenhe prostrated.* Thenhe would prostrate, then say the Takbir and siton his left foot,until every bone returned to its place. Then hewould stand up and dothe same in the next Rak'ah. Then when he stoodup after twoRak'ah, he would raise his hands level with his shouldersas he didat the beginning of the prayer. Then he would offer the restof hisprayer in like manner until, when he did the prostration after whichtheTaslim comes, he would push one of his feet back and sit with hisweight on his left side, Mutawarrikan.'** They said: 'You havespokenthe truth; this is how the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used toperformthe prayer.'"***

It wasnarrated that 'Amrah said:
"I asked 'Aishah: 'How did theMessenger of Allah (ﷺ) perform prayer?' She said: 'When theProphet(ﷺ) performed ablution, he would put his hand in the vesseland sayBismillah, and he would perform ablution properly. Then hewould standand face the Qiblah. He would say the Takbir raising hishandsparallel to his shoulders. Then he would bow, putting his handson hisknees and keeping his arms away from his sides. Then he wouldraisehis head and straighten his back, and he would stand a littlelongerthan your standing. Then he would prostrate, pointing hishandstowards the Qiblah, keeping his arms away (from his sides) asmuch aspossible, according to what I have seen. Then he would raisehis headand sit on his left foot with his right foot held upright,and hedisliked leaning towards his left side.'"

It wasnarrated that 'Umar said:
"The prayer while traveling is twoRak'ah, and Friday is two Rak'ah, and 'Eid is two Rak'ah.They arecomplete and are not shortened, as told by Muhammad (ﷺ)."

'Umarsaid:
"The prayer when traveling is two Rak'ah, and Friday istwoRak'ah, and Al-Fitr and Al-Adha are two Rak'ah, complete, notshortened, as told by Muhammad (ﷺ)."

It wasnarrated that Ya'la bin Umayyah said:
"I asked 'Umar binKhattab: 'Allah says: "And when you travel in the land, there isnosin on you if you shorten the prayer if you fear that thedisbelieversmay put you in trial (attack you), verily, thedisbelievers are everto you open enemies," [4:101] but now thereis security and people aresafe.' He said: 'I found it strangejust as you do, so I asked theMessenger of Allah (ﷺ) about that,and he said: "It is charity thatAllah has bestowed upon you, soaccept His charity."

It wasnarrated from Umayyah bin 'Abdullah bin Khalid that he said to'Abdullah bin 'Umar:
"We find (mention of) the prayer of theresidentand the prayer in a state of fear in the Qur'an, but we donot findany mention of the prayer of the traveler. 'Abdullah saidto him:"Allah sent Muhammad (ﷺ) to us, and we did not knowanything, ratherwe do what we saw Muhammad (ﷺ) doing."

It wasnarrated that Ibn 'Umar said:
"When the Messenger of Allah(ﷺ)went out from this city (Al-Madinah) he did not perform morethan twoRak'ah for prayer until he returned."