[Machine] Narrated by Rifaa bin Rafi Al-Zurqi, who was one of the companions of the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ , he said, "A man came while the Messenger of Allah ﷺ was sitting in the mosque. He offered his prayer near him, then he went to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and greeted him. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said to him, 'Repeat your prayer, for you have not prayed properly.' The man returned and performed the prayer in a similar way to how he had prayed previously. Then, he went back to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ , who said to him, 'Repeat your prayer, for you have not prayed properly.' The man then asked the Messenger of Allah ﷺ to teach him the correct way to pray. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, 'When you face the Qibla (direction of prayer), say 'Allahu Akbar' (Allah is the Greatest), then recite the Opening Chapter of the Quran (Al-Fatiha), and recite whatever you wish after that. When you bow, place your palms on your knees, straighten your back, and distribute your weight equally on both knees. When you raise your head from bowing, stand up straight until your bones return to their joints. When you prostrate, find a comfortable position for your prostration. When you raise your head from prostration, sit on your left thigh. Repeat these actions in every unit of prayer and prostration."
عَنْ رِفَاعَةَ بْنِ رَافِعٍ الزُّرَقِيِّ وَكَانَ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ جَاءَ رَجُلٌ وَرَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ جَالِسٌ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ فَصَلَّى قَرِيبًا مِنْهُ ثُمَّ انْصَرَفَ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَسَلَّمَ عَلَيْهِ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ أَعِدْ صَلَاتَكَ فَإِنَّكَ لَمْ تُصَلِّ قَالَ فَرَجَعَ فَصَلَّى كَنَحْوٍ مِمَّا صَلَّى ثُمَّ انْصَرَفَ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ لَهُ أَعِدْ صَلَاتَكَ فَإِنَّكَ لَمْ تُصَلِّ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ عَلِّمْنِي كَيْفَ أَصْنَعُ قَالَ إِذَا اسْتَقْبَلْتَ الْقِبْلَةَ فَكَبِّرْ ثُمَّ اقْرَأْ بِأُمِّ الْقُرْآنِ ثُمَّ اقْرَأْ بِمَا شِئْتَ فَإِذَا رَكَعْتَ فَاجْعَلْ رَاحَتَيْكَ عَلَى رُكْبَتَيْكَ وَامْدُدْ ظَهْرَكَ وَمَكِّنْ لِرُكُوعِكَ فَإِذَا رَفَعْتَ رَأْسَكَ فَأَقِمْ صُلْبَكَ حَتَّى تَرْجِعَ الْعِظَامُ إِلَى مَفَاصِلِهَا وَإِذَا سَجَدْتَ فَمَكِّنْ لِسُجُودِكَ فَإِذَا رَفَعْتَ رَأْسَكَ فَاجْلِسْ عَلَى فَخِذِكَ الْيُسْرَى ثُمَّاصْنَعْ ذَلِكَ فِي كُلِّ رَكْعَةٍ وَسَجْدَةٍ