While we said prayer with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, one among the people said: Allah is truly Great, praise be to Allah in abundance. Glory be to Allah in the morning and the evening. The Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon, him) said: Who uttered such and such a word? A person among the people said: It is I, Messenger of Allah (who have recited these words). He (the Holy Prophet) said: It (its utterance) surprised me, for the doors of heaven were opened for It. Ibn 'Umar said: I have not abandoned them (these words) since I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ saying this. (Using translation from Muslim 601)   

نَحْنُ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ نُصَلِّي إِذْ سَمِعَ رَجُلًا يَقُولُ اللهُ أَكْبَرُ كَبِيرًا وَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ كَثِيرًا وَسُبْحَانَ اللهِ بُكْرَةً وَأَصِيلًا فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ مَنِ الْقَائِلُ كَلِمَةَ كَذَا وَكَذَا؟ فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ أَنَا يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ فَقَالَ عَجِبْتُ لَهَا فُتِحَتْ لَهَا أَبْوَابُ السَّمَاءِ قَالَ ابْنُ عُمَرَ ؓ فَمَا تَرَكْتُهُنَّ مُنْذُ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُهُنَّ  

Send with us a person who should teach us Sunnah and al-Islam, whereupon he (the Holy Prophet) caught hold of the hand of Ubaida and said: He is a man of trust of this Umma. (Using translation from Muslim 2419b)   

أَنَّ أَهْلَ الْيَمَنِ قَدِمُوا عَلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَالُوا ابْعَثْ مَعَنَا رَجُلًا يُعَلِّمُنَا السُّنَّةَ وَالْإِسْلَامَ فَأَخَذَ بِيَدِ أَبِي عُبَيْدَةَ ؓ فَقَالَ هَذَا أَمِينُ هَذِهِ الْأُمَّةِ  

We came to the Prophet ﷺ and we were (a few) young men of approximately equal age and stayed with him for twenty nights. Then he thought that we were anxious for our families, and he asked us whom we had left behind to look after our families, and we told him. He was kindhearted and merciful, so he said, "Return to your families and teach them (religious knowledge) and order them (to do good deeds) and offer your prayers in the way you saw me offering my prayers, and when the stated time for the prayer becomes due, then one of you should pronounce its call (i.e. the Adhan), and the eldest of you should lead you in prayer. (Using translation from Bukhārī 6008)   

أَتَيْنَا رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ وَنَحْنُ شَبَبَةٌ مُتَقَارِبُونَ فَأَقَمْنَا عِنْدَهُ عِشْرِينَ لَيْلَةً قَالَ وَكَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ رَحِيمًا رَقِيقًا فَظَنَّ أَنَّا قَدِ اشْتَقْنَا إِلَى أَهْلِنَا وَسَأَلَنَا عَمَّنْ تَرَكْنَا فِي أَهْلِنَا فَأَخْبَرْنَاهُ فَقَالَ ارْجِعُوا إِلَى أَهْلِيكُمْ فَأَقِيمُوا فِيهِمْ وَعَلِّمُوهُمْ وَمُرُوهُمْ وَإِذَا حَضَرَتِ الصَّلَاةُ فَلْيُؤَذِّنْ أَحَدُكُمْ ثُمَّ لِيَؤُمَّكُمْ أَكْبَرُكُمْ  

[Machine] I heard from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ who gathered them and said, "I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ saying, 'Learn the Quran, and when you have learned it, do not exaggerate in it, do not abandon it, do not use it as a means of worldly gains, and do not seek abundance through it.'" And he mentioned the rest of the hadith 2271. The Sheikh, Imam Abu Tayyib Sahl bin Muhammad bin Sulaiman informed us that Abu Amr Ismail bin Nujaid narrated to us that Muhammad bin Ayyub al-Bajali informed him that Sahl bin Bakkar narrated to him from Aban bin Yazid from Yahya bin Abi Kathir from Zaid bin Abi Salam from Abu Salam from Abu Rashid al-Hubrani from Abdur Rahman bin Shibl that the Prophet ﷺ said, and he mentioned it in the same manner.  

سَمِعْتَ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَجَمَعَهُمْ فَقَالَ إِنِّي سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ تَعَلِّمُوا الْقُرْآنَ فَإِذَا عَلِمْتُمُوهُ فَلَا تَغْلُوا فِيهِ وَلَا تَجْفُوا عَنْهُ وَلَا تَأْكُلُوا بِهِ وَلَا تَسْتَكْثِرُوا بِهِ وَذَكَرَ بَاقِيَ الْحَدِيثِ 2271 حَدَّثَنَاهُ الشَّيْخُ الْإِمَامُ أَبُو الطَّيِّبِ سَهْلُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ سُلَيْمَانَ أنبأ أَبُو عَمْرٍو إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ نُجَيْدٍ ثنا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ أَيُّوبَ الْبَجَلِيُّ أنبأ سَهْلُ بْنُ بَكَّارٍ ثنا أَبَانُ بْنُ يَزِيدَ عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ أَبِي كَثِيرٍ عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ أَبِي سَلَّامٍ عَنْ أَبِي سَلَّامٍ عَنْ أَبِي رَاشِدٍ الْحُبْرَانِيِّ عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ شِبْلٍ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ قَالَ فَذَكَرَهُ بِنَحْوِهِ  

The Prophet ﷺ said, "The best among you (Muslims) are those who learn the Qur'an and teach it." (Using translation from Bukhārī 5027)   

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ إِنَّ خَيْرَكُمْ مَنْ عَلِمَ الْقُرْآنَ وَتَعَلَّمَهُ قَالَ وَأَقْرَأَ أَبُو عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ فِي إِمْرَةِ عُثْمَانَ حَتَّى كَانَ الْحَجَّاجُ قَالَ وَذَاكَ أَقْعَدَنِي مَقْعَدِي هَذَا  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "There is no better blessing for a parent than having a well-behaved child." Ayyub ibn Musa, who is the son of Amr ibn Sa'id ibn Al-Aas, is an example of this.  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ مَا نَحَلَ وَالِدٌ وَلَدًا خَيْرًا لَهُ مِنْ أَدَبٍ حَسَنٍ أَيُّوبُ بْنُ مُوسَى هُوَ ابْنُ عَمْرِو بْنِ سَعِيدِ بْنِ الْعَاصِ وَكَذَلِكَ  

[Machine] He said, "Learn Arabic."  

أَنَّهُ قَالَ تَعَلَّمُوا الْعَرَبِيَّةَ  

[Machine] He heard one of his sons humming a tune.  

سَمِعَ بَعْضَ وَلَدِهِ يَلْحَنُ ضَرَبَهُ  

[Machine] Abu Hurairah complained or was absent, so Abu Sa'eed Al-Khudri led the prayer and raised his voice with the takbeer when he initiated the prayer, when he bowed, and after he said, "Allah hears whoever praises Him." He also raised his head from prostration, when he prostrated, and when he stood up from the two prostrations until he completed his prayer in that manner. When he finished, someone said to him, "The people differed about your prayer." So he went out until he stood by the pulpit and said, "O people, by Allah, I do not care if your prayers differed or not. I saw the Messenger of Allah ﷺ praying in this manner."  

اشْتَكَى أَبُو هُرَيْرَةَ أَوْ غَابَ فَصَلَّى أَبُو سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيُّ فَجَهَرَ بِالتَّكْبِيرِ حِينَ افْتَتَحَ وَحِينَ رَكَعَ وَبَعْدَ أَنْ قَالَ سَمِعَ اللهُ لِمَنْ حَمِدَهُ وَحِينَ رَفَعَ رَأْسَهُ مِنَ السُّجُودِ وَحِينَ سَجَدَ وَحِينَ رَفَعَ وَحِينَ قَامَ مِنَ الرَّكْعَتَيْنِ حَتَّى قَضَى صَلَاتَهُ عَلَى ذَلِكَ فَلَمَّا انْصَرَفَ قِيلَ لَهُ قَدِ اخْتَلَفَ النَّاسُ عَلَى صَلَاتِكَ فَخَرَجَ حَتَّى قَامَ عِنْدَ الْمِنْبَرِ فَقَالَ أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ إِنِّي وَاللهِ مَا أُبَالِي اخْتَلَفَتْ صَلَاتُكُمْ أَوْ لَمْ تَخْتَلِفْ إِنِّي رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ هَكَذَا يُصَلِّي  

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: The Imam is appointed, so that he should be followed, so don't be at variance with him. Recite takbir when he recites it; bow down when he bows down and when he says:" Allah listens to him who praises Him," say:" O Allah, our Lord, to Thee be the Praise." And when he (the Imam) prostrates, you should also prostrate, and when he says prayer sitting, you should all observe prayer sitting. (Using translation from Muslim 414a)   

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِنَّمَا الْإِمَامُ لِيُؤْتَمَّ بِهِ فَلَا تَخْتَلِفُوا عَلَيْهِ فَإِذَا كَبَّرَ فَكَبِّرُوا وَإِذَا رَكَعَ فَارْكَعُوا وَإِذَا قَالَ سَمِعَ اللهُ لِمَنْ حَمِدَهُ فَقُولُوا اللهُمَّ رَبَّنَا لَكَ الْحَمْدُ وَإِذَا سَجَدَ فَاسْجُدُوا وَإِذَا صَلَّى جَالِسًا فَصَلُّوا جُلُوسًا أَجْمَعُونَ  

[Machine] Bilal used to give the call to prayer when the sun had dipped, meaning it had set. He would not start the prayer until the Prophet ﷺ came out. And when the Prophet came out, Bilal would establish the prayer at the time when he could see him.  

كَانَ بِلَالٌ يُؤَذِّنُ إِذَا دَحَضَتْ يَعْنِي الشَّمْسُ فَلَا يُقِيمُ حَتَّى يَخْرُجَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ فَإِذَا خَرَجَ أَقَامَ الصَّلَاةَ حِينَ يَرَاهُ  

[Machine] "Narrated by Abu Huraira, elevated and not memorized."  

عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ مَرْفُوعًا وَلَيْسَ بِمَحْفُوظٍ  

[Machine] That the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "Between every two calls to prayer, there is a prayer for those who wish."  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ بَيْنَ كُلِّ أَذَانَيْنِ صَلَاةٌ ثَلَاثًا لِمَنْ شَاءَ  

[Machine] If the muadhin (the one who calls the adhan) calls for prayer, people from the companions of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ would rush to stand in rows and pray until the Messenger of Allah ﷺ would come out to them. They would continue to pray the two units of the sunnah before Maghrib, with nothing in between the adhan and the iqamah.  

إِنْ كَانَ الْمُؤَذِّنُ إِذَا أَذَّنَ قَامَ نَاسٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَيَبْتَدِرُونَ السَّوَارِيَ يُصَلُّونَ حَتَّى يَخْرُجَ عَلَيْهِمْ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ وَهُمْ كَذَلِكَ يُصَلُّونَ الرَّكْعَتَيْنِ قَبْلَ الْمَغْرِبِ وَلَمْ يَكُنْ بَيْنَ الْأَذَانِ وَالْإِقَامَةِ شَيْءٌ  

[Machine] "The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said to Bilal, 'O Bilal, make the time between your Adhan (call to prayer) and Iqama (the call to start the prayer) as much as a person needs to empty their stomach from food, their throat from drink, and their bladder from urine. And do not start the prayer until you see me in its chain of transmission (Isnad) with a glance.'"  

رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ لِبِلَالٍ يَا بِلَالُ اجْعَلْ بَيْنَ أَذَانِكَ وَإِقَامَتِكَ بِقَدْرِ مَا يَفْرُغُ الْآكِلُ مِنْ أَكْلِهِ وَالشَّارِبُ مِنْ شُرْبِهِ وَالْمُعْتَصِرُ مِنْ حَاجَتِهِ وَلَا تَقُومُوا حَتَّى تَرَوْنِي فِي إِسْنَادِهِ نَظَرٌ  

[Machine] The Prophet ﷺ used to go out to the mosque after the call to prayer. When he saw few people in the mosque, he would sit until he saw a group of them. Then, he would pray. When he went out and saw a group, he would establish the prayer. Musa ibn Uqbah also narrated from Nafi' ibn Jubayr from Mas'ud ibn al-Hakam al-Zurqi from Ali ibn Abi Talib, a similar narration. Abu Asim also narrated from Ibn Jurayj.  

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ كَانَ يَخْرُجُ بَعْدَ النِّدَاءِ إِلَى الْمَسْجِدِ فَإِذَا رَأَى أَهْلَ الْمَسْجِدِ قَلِيلًا جَلَسَ حَتَّى يَرَى مِنْهُمْ جَمَاعَةً ثُمَّ يُصَلِّي وَكَانَ إِذَا خَرَجَ فَرَأَى جَمَاعَةً أَقَامَ الصَّلَاةَ قَالَ وَحَدَّثَنِي مُوسَى بْنُ عُقْبَةَ أَيْضًا عَنْ نَافِعِ بْنِ جُبَيْرٍ عَنْ مَسْعُودِ بْنِ الْحَكَمِ الزُّرَقِيِّ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ ؓ مِثْلَ هَذَا الْحَدِيثِ وَرَوَاهُ أَيْضًا أَبُو عَاصِمٍ عَنِ ابْنِ جُرَيْجٍ  

[Machine] The prayer used to be performed for the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ , and people would take their positions before the Prophet ﷺ took his position.  

كَانَتِ الصَّلَاةُ تُقَامُ لِرَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَيَأْخُذُ النَّاسُ مَقَامَهُمْ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَأْخُذَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ مَقَامَهُ  

[Machine] We went from Mina to the prayer area, but the imam did not come out, so some of us sat down. A sheikh from the people of Kufa asked me, "What bothers you?" I said, "Ibn Bureida." The sheikh said to me, "Abdul Rahman bin Awsaja informed me about it, from Al-Bara bin Azib who said, "We used to stand in prayer in rows for a long time before the Prophet Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him would say the Takbir. He said, 'Indeed, Allah and His angels send prayers upon those who are in the first row, and there is no step that is more beloved to Allah, the Glorified and Exalted, than a step that a person takes to join a row.' And what was narrated from Ibn Bureida in this hadith was also narrated from Ali, who narrated it from Abu Khalid al-Walibi, who said, 'Ali bin Abi Talib came out to us while we were standing, and he said, 'Why do I see you sitting?' meaning instead of standing. Ibrahim an-Nakhai was asked if they were waiting for the imam while sitting or standing, and he said, 'No, rather, they were waiting while sitting. And it is more likely that they used to establish the prayer before the Prophet Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him came out, and they would take their positions before he took his. Then he commanded them not to stand for the prayer until they see him coming out as a lightening of difficulty for them.'"  

قُمْنَا بِمِنًى إِلَى الصَّلَاةِ وَالْإِمَامُ لَمْ يَخْرُجْ فَقَعَدَ بَعْضُنَا فَقَالَ لِي شَيْخٌ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْكُوفَةِ مَا يُقْعِدُكَ؟ قُلْتُ ابْنُ بُرَيْدَةَ قَالَ هَذَا السُّمُودُ فَقَالَ لِيَ الشَّيْخُ حَدَّثَنِي بِهِ عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ عَوْسَجَةَ عَنِ الْبَرَاءِ بْنِ عَازِبٍ قَالَ كُنَّا نَقُومُ فِي الصَّلَاةِ صُفُوفًا عَلَى عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ طَوِيلًا قَبْلَ أَنْ يُكَبِّرَ قَالَ وَقَالَ إِنَّ اللهَ وَمَلَائِكَتَهُ يُصَلُّونَ عَلَى الَّذِينَ يَلُونَ الصَّفَّ الْأَوَّلَ وَمَا مِنْ خُطْوَةٍ أَحَبَّ إِلَى اللهِ جَلَّ ثَنَاؤُهُ مِنْ خُطْوَةٍ يَمْشِيهَا يَصِلُ بِهَا صَفًّا وَالَّذِي رُوِيَ عَنِ ابْنِ بُرَيْدَةَ فِي هَذَا الْحَدِيثِ قَدْ رُوِيَ أَيْضًا عَنْ عَلِيٍّ رُوِيَ عَنْ أَبِي خَالِدٍ الْوَالِبِيِّ قَالَ خَرَجَ إِلَيْنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ أَبِي طَالِبٍ ؓ وَنَحْنُ قِيَامٌ فَقَالَ مَا لِيَ أَرَاكُمْ سَامِدِينَ يَعْنِي قِيَامًا وَسُئِلَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ النَّخَعِيُّ يَنْتَظِرُونَ الْإِمَامَ قِيَامًا أَوْ قُعُودًا؟ قَالَ لَا بَلْ قُعُودًا وَالْأَشْبَهُ أَنَّهُمْ كَانُوا يُقِيمُونَ إِلَى الصَّلَاةِ قَبْلَ خُرُوجِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ وَيَأْخُذُونَ مَقَامَهُمْ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَأْخُذَ ثُمَّ أَمَرَهُمْ بِأَنْ لَا يَقُومُوا إِلَى الصَّلَاةِ حَتَّى يَرَوْهُ قَدْ خَرَجَ تَخْفِيفًا عَلَيْهِمْ  

[Machine] The Prophet ﷺ said, "When the prayer is established, do not stand up until you see me."  

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ قَالَ إِذَا أُقِيمَتِ الصَّلَاةُ فَلَا تَقُومُوا حَتَّى تَرَوْنِي  

[Machine] Allah, ﷺ , said: "When the prayer is established, do not stand up until you see that I have left."  

اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ إِذَا أُقِيمَتِ الصَّلَاةُ فَلَا تَقُومُوا حَتَّى تَرَوْنِي قَدْ خَرَجْتُ  

[Machine] That the Messenger of Allah ﷺ after the prayer was established, before making the Takbeer, turned his face towards his companions and said, "Straighten your rows and stand close together, for I see you from behind my back. Indeed, I have seen a man touching his shoulder to his brother's shoulder when standing in prayer."  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ بَعْدَ أَنْ أُقِيمَتِ الصَّلَاةُ قَبْلَ أَنْ يُكَبِّرَ أَقْبَلَ بِوَجْهِهِ عَلَى أَصْحَابِهِ فَقَالَ أَقِيمُوا صُفُوفَكُمْ وَتَرَاصُّوا فَإِنِّي أَرَاكُمْ مِنْ وَرَاءِ ظَهْرِي فَلَقَدْ رَأَيْتُ الرَّجُلَ يُلْزِقُ مَنْكِبَهُ بِمَنْكِبِ أَخِيهِ إِذَا قَامَ فِي الصَّلَاةِ  

Once the Iqama was pronounced and Messenger of Allah ﷺ faced us and said, "Straighten your rows and stand closer together, for I see you from behind my back.' (Using translation from Bukhārī 719)   

أُقِيمَتِ الصَّلَاةُ فَأَقْبَلَ عَلَيْنَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ بِوَجْهِهِ فَقَالَ أَقِيمُوا صُفُوفَكُمْ وَتَرَاصُّوا فَإِنِّي أَرَاكُمْ مِنْ وَرَاءِ ظَهْرِي  

The Messenger of Allah (may peace-be upon him) used to straighten our rows as it lie were straightening an arrow with their help until be saw that we had learnt it from him. One day he came out, stood up (for prayer) and was about to say: Allah is the Greatest, when he saw a man, whose chest was bulging out from the row, so he said: Servants of Allah, you hint straighten your rows or Allah would create dissension amongst you. (Using translation from Muslim 436b)   

سَمِعْتُ النُّعْمَانَ بْنَ بَشِيرٍ ؓ يَقُولُ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يُسَوِّي صُفُوفَنَا حَتَّى كَأَنَّمَا يُسَوِّي بِهَا الْقِدَاحَ حَتَّى يَرَى أَنَّا قَدْ عَقَلْنَا عَنْهُ ثُمَّ خَرَجَ يَوْمًا فَقَامَ حَتَّى كَادَ يُكَبِّرُ فَرَأَى رَجُلًا بَادِيًا صَدْرُهُ مِنَ الصَّفِّ فَقَالَ عِبَادَ اللهِ لَتُسَوُّنَّ صُفُوفَكُمْ أَوْ لَيُخَالِفَنَّ اللهُ بَيْنَ وُجُوهِكُمْ  

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to straighten our rows when we stood up to pray, and when we were straight, he said: Allah is most great (takbir). (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 665)   

كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يُسَوِّي صُفُوفَنَا إِذَا قُمْنَا إِلَى الصَّلَاةِ فَإِذَا اسْتَوَيْنَا كَبَّرَ  

[Machine] "That (he/she) has become big."  

أَنْ قَدِ اسْتَوَتْ كَبَّرَ  

[Machine] "To give me a foothold, while I continued to speak to him, he smoothed the gravel with his sandals until some men approached him, whom he had appointed to level the rows. They informed him that the rows had been made even, so he told me to stand in the row and then he raised his voice."  

أَنْ يَفْرِضَ لِي فَلَمْ أَزَلْ أُكَلِّمُهُ وَهُوَ يُسَوِّي الْحَصْبَاءَ بِنَعْلَيْهِ حَتَّى جَاءَهُ رِجَالٌ قَدْ وَكَّلَهُمْ بِتَسْوِيَةِ الصُّفُوفِ فَأَخْبَرُوهُ أَنَّ الصُّفُوفَ قَدِ اسْتَوَتْ فَقَالَ لِي اسْتَوِ فِي الصَّفِّ ثُمَّ كَبَّرَ  

one day I prayed by the side of Anas b. Malik. He said ; Do you know why this stick is placed here ? I said : No, by Allah. He said; The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to put his hand upon it and say: Keep straight and straighten your rows. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 669)   

هَلْ تَدْرِي لِمَ صُنِعَ هَذَا الْعُودُ؟ قُلْتُ لَا وَاللهِ قَالَ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يَضَعُ عَلَيْهِ يَدَهُ فَيَقُولُ اسْتَوُوا اعْدِلُوا صُفُوفَكُمْ  

[Machine] Indeed, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, when he stood for prayer, he would take hold of his right hand, then turn around and say, "Straighten your rows, align your rows." Then he would take hold of his left hand and say, "Straighten your rows, align your rows." The sheikh, may Allah the Most High have mercy on him, said, "And all other Sunnahs regarding the straightening of the rows and its manner are mentioned in the chapters of leadership, by the will of Allah."  

إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ كَانَ إِذَا قَامَ إِلَى الصَّلَاةِ أَخَذَهُ بِيَمِينِهِ ثُمَّ الْتَفَتَ فَقَالَ اعْدِلُوا سَوُّوا صُفُوفَكُمْ ثُمَّ أَخَذَهُ بِيَسَارِهِ فَقَالَ اعْدِلُوا سَوُّوا صُفُوفَكُمْ قَالَ الشَّيْخُ رَحِمَهُ اللهِ تَعَالَى وَسَائِرُ السُّنَنِ فِي تَسْوِيَةِ الصُّفُوفِ وَكَيْفِيَّتِهَا مُخَرَّجَةٌ فِي أَبْوَابِ الْإِمَامَةِ بِمَشِيئَةِ اللهِ  

[Machine] The prayer was established and the Prophet ﷺ isolated himself with a man on the side of the mosque, so the people did not get up for prayer until they fell asleep.  

أُقِيمَتِ الصَّلَاةُ وَالنَّبِيُّ ﷺ يُنَاجِي رَجُلًا فِي جَانِبِ الْمَسْجِدِ فَمَا قَامَ إِلَى الصَّلَاةِ حَتَّى نَامَ الْقَوْمُ  

[Machine] Bilal, the prayer has been established. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ stood up, and he said the takbeer. This is only narrated by Al-Hajjaj ibn Farrukh, and Yahya ibn Ma'in weakened it.  

بِلَالٌ قَدْ قَامَتِ الصَّلَاةُ نَهَضَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فَكَبَّرَ وَهَذَا لَا يَرْوِيهِ إِلَّا الْحَجَّاجُ بْنُ فَرُّوخَ وَكَانَ يَحْيَى بْنُ مَعِينٍ يُضَعِّفُهُ  

Messenger of Allah, do not say Amin before me. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 937)   

أَنَّهُ سَأَلَ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فَقَالَ لَا تَسْبِقْنِي بِآمِينَ  

[Machine] Bilal said to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, "Don't say 'Amin' before me, like this."  

قَالَ بِلَالٌ ؓ لِرَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ لَا تَسْبِقْنِي بِآمِينَ كَذَا  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Do not precede me with the 'Ameen.'" This was narrated by Shu'bah from 'Aasim. And it was reported about Bilal that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Do not precede me with the 'Ameen.'" The narration continued until it was mentioned that Bilal seemed to be finishing the 'Ameen' before the Prophet ﷺ . So he (the Prophet) said, "Do not precede me with the 'Ameen.' And Allah knows best."  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ لَا تَسْبِقْنِي بِآمِينَ وَرَوَاهُ شُعْبَةُ عَنْ عَاصِمٍ وَقَالَ عَنْ بِلَالٍ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ لَا تَسْبِقْنِي بِآمِينَ فَرَجَعَ الْحَدِيثَ إِلَى أَنَّ بِلَالًا كَأَنَّهُ كَانَ يُؤَمِّنُ قَبْلَ تَأْمِينِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَقَالَ لَا تَسْبِقْنِي بِآمِينَ وَاللهُ تَعَالَى أَعْلَمُ  

[Machine] I saw the Messenger of Allah ﷺ raising his hands when he started the prayer, and he brought them close to his shoulders. He also raised his hands during the bowing and after raising his head from the bowing, but he did not do so during prostration.  

رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَرْفَعُ يَدَيْهِ إِذَا افْتَتَحَ الصَّلَاةَ يُحَاذِي بِهِمَا مَنْكِبَيْهِ وَإِذَا رَكَعَ وَإِذَا رَفَعَ رَأْسَهُ مِنَ الرُّكُوعِ وَلَا يَفْعَلُ ذَلِكَ فِي السُّجُودِ  

[Machine] That the Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to raise his hands to the level of his shoulders when he entered into prayer, and when he performed the rukoo' (bowing) and when he raised his head from rukoo'. Hammad is the son of Salama, and Al-Bukhari has authenticated this.  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ كَانَ إِذَا دَخَلَ فِي الصَّلَاةِ رَفَعَ يَدَيْهِ حَذْوَ مَنْكِبَيْهِ وَإِذَا رَكَعَ وَإِذَا رَفَعَ رَأْسَهُ مِنَ الرُّكُوعِ حَمَّادٌ هُوَ ابْنُ سَلَمَةَ وَقَدِ اسْتَشْهَدَ الْبُخَارِيُّ بِذَلِكَ  

[Machine] I heard Abu Humaid Al-Sa'idi speak about ten companions of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ , including Abu Qatadah Al-Harith bin Rib'i. Abu Humaid said that when the Messenger of Allah ﷺ stood up for prayer, he would raise his hands until they reached his shoulders. Then he would say the takbir (Allahu Akbar) and mention the rest of the hadith. He described how the Prophet ﷺ would raise his hands during the bowing and when raising his head from it. And when he stood up from the two prostrations, he would say in each position until his hands reached his shoulders, and this is also mentioned in a narration by Ali bin Abi Talib from the Prophet ﷺ .  

سَمِعْتُ أَبَا حُمَيْدٍ السَّاعِدِيَّ فِي عَشَرَةٍ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فِيهِمْ أَبُو قَتَادَةَ الْحَارِثُ بْنُ رِبْعِيٍّ فَقَالَ أَبُو حُمَيْدٍ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِذَا قَامَ إِلَى الصَّلَاةِ رَفَعَ يَدَيْهِ حَتَّى يُحَاذِيَ بِهِمَا مَنْكِبَيْهِ ثُمَّ يُكَبِّرُ وَذَكَرَ بَاقِيَ الْحَدِيثِ وَوَصَفَ رَفْعَ يَدَيْهِ عِنْدَ الرُّكُوعِ وَعِنْدَ رَفْعِ الرَّأْسِ مِنْهُ وَإِذَا قَامَ مِنَ الرَّكْعَتَيْنِ وَقَالَ فِي كُلِّ وَاحِدٍ مِنْهُمَا حَتَّى يُحَاذِيَ بِهِمَا مَنْكِبَيْهِ وَكَذَلِكَ هُوَ فِي رِوَايَةِ عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ ؓ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ  

[Machine] The Prophet ﷺ used to raise his hands parallel to his shoulders when he began the prayer. And when he wanted to make the bowing (rak'ah) and when he raised his head from the bowing (rukoo'), he did not do so in any part of his prostration. And when he stood up from the two prostrations (sujood), he did the same. And this is also mentioned in one of the narrations from Wail ibn Hujr.  

كَانَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ إِذَا افْتَتَحَ الصَّلَاةَ رَفَعَ يَدَيْهِ حَذْوَ مَنْكِبَيْهِ وَإِذَا أَرَادَ أَنْ يَرْكَعَ وَإِذَا رَفَعَ رَأْسَهُ مِنَ الرُّكُوعِ وَكَانَ لَا يَفْعَلُ ذَلِكَ فِي شَيْءٍ مِنْ سُجُودِهِ وَإِذَا قَامَ مِنَ السَّجْدَتَيْنِ مِثْلَ ذَلِكَ وَكَذَلِكَ هُوَ فِي إِحْدَى الرِّوَايَتَيْنِ عَنْ وَائِلِ بْنِ حُجْرٍ  

[Machine] I saw the Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , when he began the prayer, he raised his hands parallel to his shoulders. And when he bowed and after he raised his head from the bowing, Wail said that I saw them in the winter and they used to raise their hands in the blankets as well. And similarly...  

رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ إِذَا افْتَتَحَ الصَّلَاةَ يَرْفَعُ يَدَيْهِ حَذْوَ مَنْكِبَيْهِ وَإِذَا رَكَعَ وَبَعْدَ مَا يَرْفَعُ رَأْسَهُ مِنَ الرُّكُوعِ قَالَ وَائِلٌ ثُمَّ أَتَيْتُهُمْ فِي الشِّتَاءِ فَرَأَيْتُهُمْ يَرْفَعُونَ أَيْدِيَهُمْ فِي الْبَرَانِسِ وَكَذَلِكَ  

[Machine] He saw the Prophet ﷺ when he stood up for prayer, raising his hands until they were level with his shoulders, and his thumbs reached his ears. Then he said "Allahu Akbar". Ath-Thawri, Shu'bah, Abu 'Awanah, Zaidah ibn Qudamah, Bishr ibn al-Mufaddal, and a group of narrators from 'Asim ibn Kulayb all narrated this hadith, saying that he raised his hands until they were level with his ears. Some of them said that his hands reached the level of his ears. Sharik also narrated from 'Asim that he raised his hands level with his ears. Similarly, this is also mentioned in the narrations from 'Abdul Jabbar ibn Wa'il, from Alqamah ibn Wa'il, from Wa'il ibn Hujr. In another narration, from Malik ibn Al-Huwairith, from the Prophet ﷺ , it is stated that he raised his hands until they reached his ears. And in another authentic narration, it is stated that he raised his hands until his earlobes.  

أَنَّهُ أَبْصَرَ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ حِينَ قَامَ إِلَى الصَّلَاةِ رَفَعَ يَدَيْهِ حَتَّى كَانَتَا بِحِيَالِ مَنْكِبَيْهِ وَحَاذَى إِبْهَامَيْهِ أُذُنَيْهِ ثُمَّ كَبَّرَ وَرَوَاهُ الثَّوْرِيُّ وَشُعْبَةُ وَأَبُو عَوَانَةَ وَزَائِدَةُ بْنُ قُدَامَةَ وَبِشْرُ بْنُ الْمُفَضَّلِ وَجَمَاعَةٌ عَنْ عَاصِمِ بْنِ كُلَيْبٍ فَقَالُوا فِي الْحَدِيثِ فَرَفَعَ يَدَيْهِ حَتَّى حَاذَتَا أُذُنَيْهِ وَقَالَ بَعْضُهُمْ حِذَاءَ أُذُنَيْهِ وَرَوَاهُ شَرِيكٌ عَنْ عَاصِمٍ وَقَالَ رَفَعَ يَدَيْهِ حِيَالَ أُذُنَيْهِ وَرَوَاهُ شَرِيكٌ عَنْ عَاصِمٍ وَقَالَ رَفَعَ يَدَيْهِ حِيَالَ أُذُنَيْهِ وَكَذَلِكَ هُوَ فِي الرِّوَايَةِ الثَّابِتَةِ عَنْ عَبْدِ الْجَبَّارِ بْنِ وَائِلٍ عَنْ عَلْقَمَةَ بْنِ وَائِلٍ عَنْ وَائِلٍ وَفِي رِوَايَةٍ ثَابِتَةٍ عَنْ مَالِكِ بْنِ الْحُوَيْرِثِ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ حَتَّى يُحَاذِيَ بِهِمَا أُذُنَيْهِ وَفِي رِوَايَةٍ أُخْرَى ثَابِتَةٍ حَتَّى يُحَاذِيَ بِهِمَا فُرُوعَ أُذُنَيْهِ  

[Machine] The Prophet ﷺ used to raise his hands when he would say the takbir until they were level with the lobes of his ears, and he would do the same when he would bow and when he would raise his head from the bowing position.  

كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِذَا كَبَّرَ رَفَعَ يَدَيْهِ حَتَّى يُحَاذِيَ بِهِمَا فُرُوعَ أُذُنَيْهِ وَإِذَا رَكَعَ كَذَلِكَ وَإِذَا رَفَعَ رَأْسَهُ مِنَ الرُّكُوعِ كَذَلِكَ  

[Machine] "Omar used to raise his hands up to his shoulders. The sheikh, may Allah have mercy on him, said that Abdullah ibn Omar and Abu Hurairah used to do the same."  

أَنَّ عُمَرَ ؓ كَانَ يَرْفَعُ يَدَيْهِ إِلَى الْمَنْكِبَيْنِ قَالَ الشَّيْخُ رَحِمَهُ اللهُ وَكَذَلِكَ كَانَ يَفْعَلُ عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ عُمَرَ وَأَبُو هُرَيْرَةَ  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , used to raise his hands when starting the prayer until they were level with his ears. Yazid bin Abi Ziyad was not strong.  

كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِذَا افْتَتَحَ الصَّلَاةَ رَفَعَ يَدَيْهِ حَتَّى تَكُونَا حَذْوَ أُذُنَيْهِ يَزِيدُ بْنُ أَبِي زِيَادٍ غَيْرُ قَوِيٍّ  

I saw the Messenger of Allah ﷺ when he said the opening Takbir of the prayer, raise his hands until they were level with his shoulders. When he said the Takbir before bowing he did likewise, and when he said: 'Sami Allahu liman hamidah (Allah hears those who praise Him),' he did likewise, then he said: 'Rabbana wa lakal-hamd (Our Lord, to You be praise).' But he did not do that when he prostrated or when he raised his head from prostration. (Using translation from Nasāʾī 876)   

رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ إِذَا افْتَتَحَ التَّكْبِيرَ فِي الصَّلَاةِ رَفَعَ يَدَيْهِ حِينَ يُكَبِّرُ حَتَّى يَجْعَلَهُمَا حَذْوَ مَنْكِبَيْهِ ثُمَّ إِذَا كَبَّرَ لِلرُّكُوعِ فَعَلَ مِثْلَ ذَلِكَ ثُمَّ إِذَا قَالَ سَمِعَ اللهُ لِمَنْ حَمِدَهُ فَعَلَ مِثْلَ ذَلِكَ وَقَالَ رَبَّنَا وَلَكَ الْحَمْدُ وَلَا يَفْعَلُ ذَلِكَ حِينَ يَسْجُدُ وَلَا حِينَ يَرْفَعُ رَأْسَهُ مِنَ السُّجُودِ  

[Machine] When he (referring to the person mentioned in the passage) arrived in the presence of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, he saw him raising his hands while saying Takbir and placing his right hand over his left hand in prayer, and also prostrating between his two palms.  

أَنَّهُ كَانَ حِينَ قَدِمَ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ رَآهُ يَرْفَعُ يَدَيْهِ مَعَ التَّكْبِيرِ وَيَضَعُ الْيُمْنَى عَلَى الْيُسْرَى فِي الصَّلَاةِ وَيَسْجُدُ بَيْنَ كَفَّيْهِ وَكَذَلِكَ  

[Machine] I prayed behind the Messenger of Allah, ﷺ . When he said the takbeer, he raised his hands. And when he went into rukoo' (bowing), prostration, and when he raised his head from prostration, I saw him giving the salutation to the right and left.  

صَلَّيْتُ خَلْفَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَلَمَّا كَبَّرَ رَفَعَ يَدَيْهِ مَعَ التَّكْبِيرِ وَإِذَا رَكَعَ وَإِذَا رَفَعَ أَوْ قَالَ سَجَدَ وَرَأَيْتُهُ يُسَلِّمُ عَنْ يَمِينِهِ وَعَنْ شِمَالِهِ  

[Machine] Ibn Umar used to say: The Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , used to raise his hands when he stood up for prayer until they were level with his shoulders, then he would say "Allahu Akbar" and recite the Hadith.  

أَنَّ ابْنَ عُمَرَ كَانَ يَقُولُ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِذَا قَامَ إِلَى الصَّلَاةِ رَفَعَ يَدَيْهِ حَتَّى تَكُونَا حَذْوَ مَنْكِبَيْهِ ثُمَّ كَبَّرَ وَسَاقَ الْحَدِيثَ  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to raise his hands when he stood for prayer until they were level with his shoulders, then he would say takbeer. And when he wanted to bow, he would do the same. And when he raised from the bowing position, he would do the same. He would not do it when he raised his head from prostration.  

كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِذَا قَامَ لِلصَّلَاةِ رَفَعَ يَدَيْهِ حَتَّى تَكُونَا حَذْوَ مَنْكِبَيْهِ ثُمَّ كَبَّرَ وَإِذَا أَرَادَ أَنْ يَرْكَعَ فَعَلَ مِثْلَ ذَلِكَ وَإِذَا رَفَعَ مِنَ الرُّكُوعِ فَعَلَ مِثْلَ ذَلِكَ وَلَا يَفْعَلُهُ حِينَ يَرْفَعُ رَأْسَهُ مِنَ السُّجُودِ  

[Machine] He saw Malik ibn al-Huwayrith, when he prayed, he would say the takbir, then he would raise his hands. When he intended to bow, he would raise his hands. And when he raised his head from the bowing position, he would raise his hands. And it is reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to do this.  

أَنَّهُ رَأَى مَالِكَ بْنَ الْحُوَيْرِثِ إِذَا صَلَّى كَبَّرَ ثُمَّ رَفَعَ يَدَيْهِ وَإِذَا أَرَادَ أَنْ يَرْكَعَ رَفَعَ يَدَيْهِ وَإِذَا رَفَعَ رَأْسَهُ مِنَ الرُّكُوعِ رَفَعَ يَدَيْهِ وَحَدَّثَ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ كَانَ يَفْعَلُ هَذَا  

[Machine] Abu Huraira entered the mosque of the Zuraiqiyin and said, "The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to raise his hands in supplication when he entered prayer, then he would remain silent for a moment, asking Allah for His favor. And he would say takbir when he lowered his head and when he bowed."  

دَخَلَ عَلَيْنَا أَبُو هُرَيْرَةَ ؓ مَسْجِدَ الزُّرَقِيِّينَ فَقَالَ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِذَا دَخَلَ الصَّلَاةَ رَفَعَ يَدَيْهِ مَدًّا ثُمَّ سَكَتَ هُنَيْئَةً يَسْأَلُ اللهَ مِنْ فَضْلِهِ وَكَانَ يُكَبِّرُ إِذَا خَفَضَ وَإِذَا رَكَعَ  

[Machine] Three things that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to do and people abandoned despite his teachings. When he stood up for prayer, he would say it in this way and Abu 'Aamir would point with his hand, not separating his fingers and not clasping them.  

ثَلَاثٌ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يَعْمَلُ بِهِنَّ تَرَكَهُنَّ النَّاسُ كَانَ إِذَا قَامَ إِلَى الصَّلَاةِ قَالَ هَكَذَا وَأَشَارَ أَبُو عَامِرٍ بِيَدِهِ وَلَمْ يُفَرِّجْ بَيْنَ أَصَابِعِهِ وَلَمْ يَضُمَّهَا