[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ saw a man praying in the mosque one day. When the man finished, he came and greeted the Messenger of Allah and said, "Peace be upon you. Please tell me, how can I pray better?". The Messenger of Allah replied, "When you stand up to pray, perform the ablution properly and then say the takbeer. When you are standing straight, recite Surah Al-Fatiha, and then recite from the Quran whatever you have with you. Then, bow down until you feel at ease while bowing, and then raise your head until you are standing straight and say 'Allah hears the one who praises Him'. Then, prostrate until you feel at ease while prostrating, and then raise your head until you are sitting straight. Do this in your entire prayer. " (3948)
Narrated Abu Zakariyya and Abu Bakr: Abu Al-Abbas narrated to us, from Baher, who said that it has been recited over Ibn Wahb, that Dawud bin Qais told you that Dawud bin Qais informed him, that his father who is Badri [Muslim fighter in the Battle of Badr] told him, that he was sitting with the Messenger of Allah in the mosque. Then, he mentioned the Hadith and the Messenger of Allah said to him, "When you complete your prayer in this way, your prayer is complete, and whatever you have missed is a deficiency in your prayer." Ibn Wahb attributed this story to what has passed, and Yunnus bin Abd al-A'la narrated it to us from Dawud bin Qais, but he went against the chain of narration and mentioned the recitation of Surah Al-Fatiha. (3949)
Narrated Abu Ali Al-Rudhbary, who informed us, that Abu Bakr bin Dasa narrated to me, from Abu Dawud, from Wahb bin Baqiyyah, from Khalid, from Mohammed bin Amr, from Ali bin Yahya bin Khaled, from Rifaa'ah bin Rafi', with the same story, and he said, "When you stand up, then turn towards the Qibla and say the takbeer. Then, recite Surah Al-Fatiha and whatever Allah wills you to recite. When you bow down, place your hands on your knees and straighten your back. When you prostrate, make a space for your prostration. When you raise your head, sit on your left thigh."
أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ رَأَى رَجُلًا يُصَلِّي يَوْمًا وَهُوَ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ فَلَمَّا فَرَغَ الرَّجُلُ جَاءَ فَسَلَّمَ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ وَعَلَيْكَ السَّلَامُ ارْجِعْ فَصَلِّ فَإِنَّكَ لَمْ تُصَلِّ فَرَجَعَ فَصَلَّى ثُمَّ جَاءَ فَسَلَّمَ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَقَالَ لَهُ مِثْلَ ذَلِكَ قَالَ فَرَجَعَ فَصَلَّى مَرَّتَيْنِ أَوْ ثَلَاثًا ثُمَّ قَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ مَا أُحْسِنُ غَيْرَ مَا تَرَى فَعَلِّمْنِي كَيْفَ أُصَلِّي؟ فَقَالَ لَهُ إِذَا قُمْتَ إِلَى الصَّلَاةِ فَأَسْبَغِ الْوُضُوءَ ثُمَّ كَبِّرْ فَإِذَا اسْتَوَيْتَ قَائِمًا قَرَأْتَ بِأُمِّ الْقُرْآنِ ثُمَّ قَرَأْتَ بِمَا مَعَكَ مِنَ الْقُرْآنِ ثُمَّ رَكَعْتَ حَتَّى تَطْمَئِنَّ رَاكِعًا ثُمَّ تَرْفَعُ رَأْسَكَ حَتَّى تَعْتَدِلَ قَائِمًا وَتَقُولُ سَمِعَ اللهُ لِمَنْ حَمِدَهُ ثُمَّ تَسْجُدُ حَتَّى تَطْمَئِنَّ سَاجِدًا ثُمَّ تَرْفَعُ رَأْسَكَ حَتَّى تَطْمَئِنَّ قَاعِدًا ثُمَّ تَفْعَلُ ذَلِكَ فِي صَلَاتِكَ كُلِّهَا 3948 وَأَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو زَكَرِيَّا وَأَبُو بَكْرٍ قَالَا ثنا أَبُو الْعَبَّاسِ ثنا بَحْرٌ قَالَ قُرِئَ عَلَى ابْنِ وَهْبٍ أَخْبَرَكَ دَاوُدُ بْنُ قَيْسٍ الْمَدَنِيُّ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ يَحْيَى بْنِ خَلَّادٍ الزُّرَقِيِّ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي عَنْ عَمٍّ لَهُ بَدْرِيٍّ أَنَّهُ كَانَ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ جَالِسًا فِي الْمَسْجِدِ قَالَ ثُمَّ ذَكَرَ الْحَدِيثَ وَقَالَ لَهُ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فَإِذَا أَتْمَمْتَ صَلَاتَكَ عَلَى نَحْوِ هَذَا فَقَدْ تَمَّتْ صَلَاتُكَ وَمَا نَقَصْتَ مِنْ هَذَا فَإِنَّمَا تَنْقُصُهُ مِنْ صَلَاتِكَ أَحَالَ ابْنُ وَهْبٍ بِهَذِهِ الرِّوَايَةِ عَلَى مَا مَضَى وَرَوَاهُ غَيْرُ ابْنِ وَهْبٍ عَنْ دَاوُدَ بْنِ قَيْسٍ فَلَمْ يُثْبِتْ تَعْيِينَ الْقِرَاءَةِ وَرَوَاهُ يُونُسُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْأَعْلَى عَنِ ابْنِ وَهْبٍ عَنْ دَاوُدَ بْنِ قَيْسٍ فَسَاقَ الْحَدِيثَ وَذَكَرَ فِيهِ قِرَاءَةَ أُمِّ الْقُرْآنِ 3949 وَأَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو عَلِيٍّ الرُّوذْبَارِيُّ أنبأ أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ دَاسَةَ ثنا أَبُو دَاوُدَ ثنا وَهْبُ بْنُ بَقِيَّةَ عَنْ خَالِدٍ عَنْ مُحَمَّدٍ يَعْنِي ابْنَ عَمْرٍو عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ يَحْيَى بْنِ خَلَّادٍ عَنْ رِفَاعَةَ بْنِ رَافِعٍ بِهَذِهِ الْقِصَّةِ قَالَ إِذَا قُمْتَ فَتَوَجَّهْتَ إِلَى الْقِبْلَةِ فَكَبِّرْ ثُمَّ اقْرَأْ بِأُمِّ الْقُرْآنِ وَبِمَا شَاءَ اللهُ أَنْ تَقْرَأَ وَإِذَا رَكَعْتَ فَضَعْ رَاحَتَيْكَ عَلَى رُكْبَتَيْكَ وَامْدُدْ ظَهْرَكَ وَقَالَ إِذَا سَجَدْتَ فَمَكِّنْ لِسُجُودِكَ فَإِذَا رَفَعْتَ فَاقْعُدْ عَلَى فَخِذِكَ الْيُسْرَى