The Messenger of Allah said: "When the Iqamah is called for the prayer, do not come running. Come walking with tranquility. Whatever you catch up with, pray, and whatever you miss, complete it." (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 775)   

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ «إِذَا أَتَيْتُمُ الصَّلَاةَ فَلَا تَأْتُوهَا تَسْعَوْنَ وَأْتُوهَا تَمْشُونَ وَعَلَيْكُمُ السَّكِينَةُ فَمَا أَدْرَكْتُمْ فَصَلُّوا وَمَا فَاتَكُمْ فَأَتِمُّوا»  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "When you come to the prayer, you must bring peace and tranquility. Whatever you catch, then perform the prayer, and whatever you miss, then complete it."  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «إِذَا أَتَيْتُمُ الصَّلَاةَ فَعَلَيْكُمْ بِالسَّكِينَةِ فَمَا أَدْرَكْتُمْ فَصَلُّوا وَمَا سُبِقْتُمْ فَأَتِمُّوا»  

[Machine] There was a man in the city whom I did not know in the city one of those who was farthest from the mosque and he used to pray the prayers with the Messenger of Allah. It was said to him, "If you bought a donkey to ride on during the hot and dark times?" He said, "By Allah, it does not please me that my place is closer to the mosque by clinging to it." So, the Prophet ﷺ was informed about that, and he asked him about it. He said, "O Messenger of Allah, my traces, sins, returning to my family, my approach, and my retreat, should they be written?" The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Allah will grant you all of that and give you what you expect."  

كَانَ رَجُلٌ بِالْمَدِينَةِ لَا أَعْلَمُ بِالْمَدِينَةِ ممَنْ يُصَلِّي الْقِبْلَةِ أَبْعَدَ مَنْزِلًا مِنَ الْمَسْجِدِ مِنْهُ وَكَانَ يَصلي الصَّلَوَاتِ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَقِيلَ لَهُ لَوِ ابْتَعْتَ حِمَارًا تَرْكَبُهُ فِي الرَّمْضَاءِ وَالظَّلْمَاءِ؟ قَالَ وَاللَّهِ مَا يَسُرُّنِي أَنَّ مَنْزِلِي بِلِزْقِ الْمَسْجِدِ فَأُخْبِرَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ بِذَلِكَ فَسَأَلَهُ عَنْ ذَلِكَ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ كَيْمَا يُكْتَبَ أَثَرِي وَخُطَايَ وَرُجُوعِي إِلَى أَهْلِي وَإِقْبَالِي وَإِدْبَارِي أَوْ كَمَا قَالَ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «أَنْطَاكَ اللَّهُ ذَلِكَ كُلَّهُ وَأَعْطَاكَ مَا احْتَسَبْتَ أَجْمَعَ» أَوْ كَمَا قَالَ  

[Machine] "He heard that he had seen the Messenger of Allah ﷺ while a man was praying behind him without joining the rows. So the Messenger of Allah ﷺ commanded him to repeat the prayer. Abu Muhammad said, 'Ahmad ibn Hanbal used to confirm the hadith of Amr ibn Murrah, while I follow the hadith of Yazid ibn Ziyad ibn Abi Al-Ja'd.'"  

يَسْمَعُ أَنَّهُ رَأَى رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَقَدْ صَلَّى خَلْفَهُ رَجُلٌ وَلَمْ يَتَّصِلْ بِالصُّفُوفِ «فَأَمَرَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ أَنْ يُعِيدَ الصَّلَاةَ» قَالَ أَبُو مُحَمَّدٍ «كَانَ أَحْمَدُ بْنُ حَنْبَلٍ يُثْبِتُ حَدِيثَ عَمْرِو بْنِ مُرَّةَ وَأَنَا أَذْهَبُ إِلَى حَدِيثِ يَزِيدَ بْنِ زِيَادِ بْنِ أَبِي الْجَعْدِ»  

“Ziyad bin Abu-Ja’d took me by the hand and made me stand near an old man at Raqqah, whose name was Wabisah bin Ma’bad. He said: ‘A man performed prayer behind the row on his own, and the Prophet ﷺ commanded him to repeat the prayer.’” (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 1004)   

أَنَّ رَجُلًا «صَلَّى خَلْفَ الصُّفُوفِ وَحْدَهُ فَأَمَرَهُ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ أَنْ يُعِيدَ» قَالَ أَبُو مُحَمَّدٍ أَقُولُ بِهَذَا  

Get up, I shall lead you in prayer. Anas said: I got up and took a mat which had become black on account of long use. I then washed it with water. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ stood upon it. I and the orphan (Ibn Abi Dumairah, the freed slave of the prophet) stood in a row behind him. The old women stood behind us. He then led us in two raka'at of prayer and left. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 612)  

أَنَّ جَدَّتَهُ مُلَيْكَةَ دَعَتْ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ لِطَعَامٍ صَنَعَتْهُ فَأَكَلَ ثُمَّ قَالَ «قُومُوا فَلِأُصَلِّيَ بِكُمْ» قَالَ أَنَسٌ فَقُمْتُ إِلَى حَصِيرٍ لَنَا قَدِ اسْوَدَّ مِنْ طُولِ مَا لُبِسَ فَنَضَحْتُهُ بِمَاءٍ فَقَامَ عَلَيْهِ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَصَفَفْتُ أَنَا وَالْيَتِيمُ وَرَاءَهُ وَالْعَجُوزُ وَرَاءَنَا فَصَلَّى لَنَا رَكْعَتَيْنِ ثُمَّ انْصَرَفَ  

[Machine] The Prophet ﷺ used to pray with about thirty verses in the first two units of the noon prayer and in the last two units, he would recite about half of that. In the afternoon prayer, he would recite about two units' worth of verses from the noon prayer and in the last two units, he would recite about half of that.  

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ كَانَ «يَقُومُ فِي الرَّكْعَتَيْنِ الْأُولَيَيْنِ مِنَ الظُّهْرِ قَدْرَ ثَلَاثِينَ آيَةً وَفِي الْأُخْرَيَيْنِ عَلَى قَدْرِ النِّصْفِ مِنْ ذَلِكَ وَفِي الْعَصْرِ عَلَى قَدْرِ الْأُخْرَيَيْنِ مِنَ الظُّهْرِ وَفِي الْأُخْرَيَيْنِ عَلَى قَدْرِ النِّصْفِ مِنْ ذَلِكَ»  

[Machine] Narrated by Abu Sa'id, He added to it the measure of reading {Alif-Lam-Meem Tanzeel} [Surah As-Sajdah:2] in the Sajdah.  

عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ بِنَحْوِهِ وَزَادَ فِيهِ قَدْرَ قِرَاءَةِ {الم تَنْزِيلُ} [السجدة 2] السَّجْدَةِ  

The Prophet ﷺ used to recite "By the heaven holding the big stars" and: "By the heaven, and At-Tariq (the night-comer, i.e. the bright star)" and similar surahs in Zuhr and 'Asr. (Using translation from Nasāʾī 979)  

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ كَانَ «يَقْرَأُ فِي الظُّهْرِ وَالْعَصْرِ بِ السَّمَاءِ وَالطَّارِقِ وَالسَّمَاءِ ذَاتِ الْبُرُوجِ»  

My father said, "The Prophet ﷺ used to recite Al-Fatiha along with another Sura in the first two rakʿat of the Zuhr and ʿAsr prayers. A verse or so was audible at times and he used to prolong the first rakʿa." (Using translation from Bukhārī 778)  

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ كَانَ «يَقْرَأُ بِأُمِّ الْقُرْآنِ وَبِسُورَتَيْنِ مَعَهَا فِي الرَّكْعَتَيْنِ الْأُولَيَيْنِ مِنْ صَلَاةِ الظُّهْرِ وَصَلَاةِ الْعَصْرِ وَيُسْمِعُنَا الْآيَةَ أَحْيَانًا وَكَانَ يُطَوِّلُ فِي الرَّكْعَةِ الْأُولَى»  

[Machine] From Yahya through his chain of narration, similar to it.  

عَنْ يَحْيَى بِإِسْنَادِهِ نَحْوَهُ  

[Machine] The Prophet ﷺ used to read in the first two units of the Dhuhr prayer Surat Al-Fatiha and two other Surahs. In the last two units, he used to read Surat Al-Fatiha only and he would make us hear the verse. He would prolong the first unit more than the second unit, and he would do the same in the Asr and Fajr prayers.  

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ كَانَ «يَقْرَأُ فِي الرَّكْعَتَيْنِ الْأُولَيَيْنِ مِنْ صَلَاةِ الظُّهْرِ بِأُمِّ الْكِتَابِ وَِسُورَتَيْنِ وَفِي الْأُخْرَيَيْنِ بِأُمِّ الْكِتَابِ وَكَانَ يُسْمِعُنَا الْآيَةَ وَكَانَ يُطِيلُ الرَّكْعَةِ الْأُولَى مَا لَا يُطِيلُ فِي الثَّانِيَةِ وَهَكَذَا فِي صَلَاةِ الْعَصْرِ وَهَكَذَا فِي صَلَاةِ الْغَدَاةِ»  

She heard the Prophet ﷺ recite Al-Mursalat in Maghrib. (Using translation from Nasāʾī 986)  

أَنَّهَا سَمِعَتِ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ «يَقْرَأُ فِي الْمَغْرِبِ بِالْمُرْسَلَاتِ»  

She heard the Prophet ﷺ recite Al-Mursalat in Maghrib. (Using translation from Nasāʾī 986)   

أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ «يَقْرَأُ فِي الْمَغْرِبِ بِالطُّورِ»  

[Machine] Muadh used to pray with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and then go to his people and lead them in prayer. One night, he prayed the 'Isha prayer and recited Surah Al-Baqarah. A man from the Ansar came and prayed behind him, then left. The man heard that Muadh was complaining about him to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, so he asked him about it. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said to Muadh, "You are causing a fitna (trial) and a fitna." Then he ordered him to recite two middle Surahs from the Mufassal (the last part of the Qur'an). Abu Muhammad said, "We adhere to this."  

أَنَّ مُعَاذًا كَانَ يُصَلِّي مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ ثُمَّ يَأْتِي قَوْمَهُ فَيُصَلِّي بِهِمْ فَجَاءَ ذَاتَ لَيْلَةٍ فَصَلَّى الْعَتَمَةَ وَقَرَأَ الْبَقَرَةَ فَجَاءَ رَجُلٌ مِنَ الْأَنْصَارِ فَصَلَّى ثُمَّ ذَهَبَ فَبَلَغَهُ أَنَّ مُعَاذًا يَنَالُ مِنْهُ فَشَكَا ذَلِكَ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ لِمُعَاذٍ «فَاتِنًا فَاتِنًا فَاتِنًا أَوْ فَتَّانًا فَتَّانًا فَتَّانًا » ثُمَّ أَمَرَهُ بِسُورَتَيْنِ مِنْ وَسَطِ الْمُفَصَّلِ قَالَ أَبُو مُحَمَّدٍ نَأْخُذُ بِهَذَا  

[Machine] I heard my uncle saying that he prayed with the Prophet ﷺ and he heard him reciting in one of the two Rak'ahs of Fajr prayer, "And by the date-palm" [Quran 20:10]. Shu'bah said, "I asked him again and he said, 'I heard him reciting it with "Ba" sound.'"  

سَمِعْتُ عَمِّي يَقُولُ إِنَّهُ صَلَّى مَعَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَسَمِعَهُ يَقْرَأُ فِي إِحْدَى الرَّكْعَتَيْنِ مِنَ الصُّبْحِ {وَالنَّخْلَ بَاسِقَاتٍ} [ق 10] قَالَ شُعْبَةُ وَسَأَلْتُهُ مَرَّةً أُخْرَى قَالَ سَمِعْتُهُ يَقْرَأُ بِ ق  

[Machine] I heard the Prophet ﷺ reciting in the first rak'ah of Fajr, "{By the fig and the olive, And [by] Mount Sinai, And [by] this secure city [Makkah]. Indeed, We created man in the best of stature}" [Quran 95:1-4].  

سَمِعْتُ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ يَقْرَأُ فِي الْفَجْرِ فِي الرَّكْعَةِ الْأُولَى {وَالنَّخْلَ بَاسِقَاتٍ لَهَا طَلْعٌ نَضِيدٌ} [ق 10]  

[Machine] He heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ reciting in the Fajr prayer, "When the sun (with its spacious light) is folded up" [At-Takwir 1]. When he reached the verse, "And by the night when it covers with darkness" [At-Takwir 17], I said to myself, "What is the night when it covers with darkness?"  

أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَقْرَأُ فِي صَلَاةِ الصُّبْحِ {إِذَا الشَّمْسُ كُوِّرَتْ} [التكوير 1] فَلَمَّا انْتَهَى إِلَى هَذِهِ الْآيَةِ {وَاللَّيْلِ إِذَا عَسْعَسَ} [التكوير 17] جَعَلْتُ أَقُولُ فِي نَفْسِي مَا اللَّيْلُ إِذَا عَسْعَسَ؟  

[Machine] "About Amr ibn Huraith, in his direction."  

عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ حُرَيْثٍ نَحْوِهِ  

[Machine] "I entered with my father to visit Abu Barza Al-Aslami, who was sitting on a high couch made of reeds. My father asked him about the time of the Prophet's ﷺ prayers. Abu Barza replied, 'He used to pray Dhuhr (midday) when the sun started to decline, then he would pray Asr (afternoon prayer). After that, one of us would go to his family in the farthest part of the city while the sun was still bright.' I forgot what he mentioned about Maghrib (evening prayer). 'It was preferable to delay Isha (night prayer) to the time you call darkness. The Prophet would leave from Fajr (dawn prayer), and a person would recognize his companion. Additionally, he would recite from around sixty to one hundred verses in it.'"  

دَخَلْتُ مَعَ أَبِي عَلَى أَبِي بَرْزَةَ الْأَسْلَمِيِّ وَهُوَ عَلَى عِلْوٍيةٍ مِنْ قَصَبٍ فَسَأَلَهُ أَبِي عَنْ وَقْتِ صَلَاةِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ كَانَ «يُصَلِّي الْهَجِيرَ الَّتِي تَدْعُونَ الظُّهْيرةَ إِذَا دَحَضَتِ الشَّمْسُ وَكَانَ يُصَلِّي الْعَصْرَ ثُمَّ يَنْطَلِقُ أَحَدُنَا إِلَى أَهْلِهِ فِي أَقْصَى الْمَدِينَةِ وَالشَّمْسُ حَيَّةٌ» قَالَ وَنَسِيتُ مَا ذَكَرَ فِي الْمَغْرِبِ وَكَانَ «يَسْتَحِبُّ أَنْ يُؤَخِّرَ مِنْ صَلَاةِ الْعِشَاءِ الَّتِي تَدْعُونَ الْعَتَمَةَ وَكَانَ يَنْصَرِفُ مِنْ صَلَاةِ الصُّبْحِ وَالرَّجُلُ يَعْرِفُ جَلِيسَهُ وَكَانَ يَقْرَأُ فِيهَا مِنَ السِّتِّينَ إِلَى الْمِائَةِ»  

[Machine] The Prophet ﷺ entered the mosque and they raised their eyes towards the sky in prayer. He said, "You should lower your gazes, or your eyes will not return to you."  

دَخَلَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ الْمَسْجِدَ وَقَدْ رَفَعُوا أَبْصَارَهُمْ فِي الصَّلَاةِ إِلَى السَّمَاءِ فَقَالَ «لَتَنْتَهُنَّ أَوْ لَا تَرْجِعُ إِلَيْكُمْ أَبْصَارُكُمْ»  

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "What is the matter with people who lift their gaze to the sky when praying?" And he spoke sternly concerning that until he said: "They must stop that or they will certainly lose their eyesight." (Using translation from Nasāʾī 1193)   

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ أَنَّهُ قَالَ «مَا بَالُ أَقْوَامٍ يَرْفَعُونَ أَبْصَارَهُمْ إِلَى السَّمَاءِ فِي صَلَاتِهِمْ؟» فَاشْتَدَّ قَوْلُهُ فِي ذَلِكَ حَتَّى قَالَ «لَتَنْتَهُنَّ عَنْ ذَلِكَ أَوْ لَيَخْطَفَنَّ اللَّهُ أَبْصَارَكُمْ»  

[Machine] O my son, hit your knees with your hands then I did it again after that by a day, and I prayed towards it and he slapped my hands. When he left, he said, "We used to do this and we were commanded to hit with the palms on the knees."  

يَا بُنَيَّ اضْرِبْ بِيَدَيْكَ رُكْبَتَيْكَ ثُمَّ فَعَلْتُهُ مَرَّةً أُخْرَى بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ بِيَوْمٍ فَصَلَّيْتُ إِلَى جَنْبِهِ فَضَرَبَ يَدِي فَلَمَّا انْصَرَفَ قَالَ «كُنَّا نَفْعَلُ هَذَا وَأُمِرْنَا أَنْ نَضْرِبَ بِالْأَكُفِّ عَلَى الرُّكَبِ»  

[Machine] About Mus'ab with his chain of narration regarding it.  

عَنْ مُصْعَبٍ بِإِسْنَادِهِ نَحْوَهُ  

[Machine] We have Abu Mas'ud Al-Ansari, who said, "Shall I not pray with you the prayer of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ ?" He then raised his voice, bowed, placed his hands on his knees, and spread his fingers until every part of him became still.  

لَنَا أَبُو مَسْعُودٍ الْأَنْصَارِيُّ أَلَا أُصَلِّي بِكُمْ صَلَاةَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ «فَكَبَّرَ وَرَكَعَ وَوَضَعَ يَدَيْهِ عَلَى رُكْبَتَيْهِ وَفَرَّجَ بَيْنَ أَصَابِعِهِ حَتَّى اسْتَقَرَّ كُلُّ شَيْءٍ مِنْهُ»  

When "Glorify the name of your mighty Lord" was revealed, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: Use it when bowing, and when "Glorify the name of your most high Lord" was revealed, he said: Use it when prostrating yourself. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 869)   

لَنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «اجْعَلُوهَا فِي رُكُوعِكُمْ» فَلَمَّا نَزَلَتْ {سَبِّحِ اسْمَ رَبِّكَ الْأَعْلَى} [الأعلى 1] قَالَ «اجْعَلُوهَا فِي سُجُودِكُمْ»  

he performed Salat with the Prophet, and that while he was bowing he would say: (Subhana Rabbiyal Azim); "Glorious is my Lord the Magnificent" and while prostrating: (Subhana Rabbiyal A'la) 'Glorious is my Lord the Most High.' And he would not recite an Ayah mentioning mercy, except that he would stop and ask (for mercy), and he would not recite an Ayah mentioning punishment, except that he would stop and seek refuge (with Allah from it). (Using translation from Tirmidhī 262)  

أَنَّهُ صَلَّى مَعَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ ذَاتَ لَيْلَةٍ فَكَانَ يَقُولُ فِي رُكُوعِهِ «سُبْحَانَ رَبِّيَ الْعَظِيمِ» وَفِي سُجُودِهِ «سُبْحَانَ رَبِّيَ الْأَعْلَى» وَمَا أَتَى عَلَى آيَةِ رَحْمَةٍ إِلَّا وَقَفَ عِنْدَهَا فَسَأَلَ وَمَا أَتَى عَلَى آيَةِ عَذَابٍ إِلَّا تَعَوَّذَ  

"Abu Humaid, Abu Usaid, Sahl bin Sa'd, and Muhammad bin Maslamah were once together and they were mentioning the Salat of Messenger of Allah. Abu Humaid said: 'I am the most knowledgeable among you of the Salat of Messenger of Allah: Messenger of Allah would bow and place his hands on his knees as if he was grasping them, and he would draw his forearms to hold them away from his sides.'" (Using translation from Tirmidhī 260)   

اجْتَمَعَ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ مَسْلَمَةَ وَأَبُو أُسَيْدٍ وَأَبُو حُمَيْدٍ وَسَهْلُ بْنُ سَعْدٍ فَذَكَرُوا صَلَاةَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ أَبُو حُمَيْدٍ أَنَا أَعْلَمُكُمْ بِصَلَاةِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ «قَامَ فَكَبَّرَ وَرَفَعَ يَدَيْهِ ثُمَّ رَفَعَ يَدَيْهِ حِينَ كَبَّرَ لِلرُّكُوعِ ثُمَّ رَكَعَ وَوَضَعَ يَدَيْهِ عَلَى رُكْبَتَيْهِ كَأَنَّهُ قَابِضٌ عَلَيْهِمَا وَوَتَرَ يَدَيْهِ فَنَحَّاهُمَا عَنْ جَنْبَيْهِ وَلَمْ يُصَوِّبْ رَأْسَهُ وَلَمْ يُقْنِعْهُ»  

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)   

كَانَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ إِذَا افْتَتَحَ الصَّلَاةَ رَفَعَ يَدَيْهِ حَذْوَ مَنْكِبَيْهِ فَإِذَا رَكَعَ فَعَلَ مِثْلَ ذَلِكَ وَإِذَا رَفَعَ رَأْسَهُ مِنَ الرُّكُوعِ فَعَلَ مِثْلَ ذَلِكَ وَقَالَ «سَمِعَ اللَّهُ لِمَنْ حَمِدَهُ اللَّهُمَّ رَبَّنَا وَلَكَ الْحَمْدُ» وَلَا يَفْعَلُ ذَلِكَ فِي السُّجُودِ  

[Machine] Narrated by the Prophet ﷺ , he said, "Our Lord, to You be all praises."

Note: The Arabic phrase "عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ" is a common phrase used before narrating a saying of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ . It translates to "Narrated by the Prophet ﷺ ."  

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ مِثْلَهُ إِلَّا أَنَّهُ قَالَ «رَبَّنَا وَلَكَ الْحَمْدُ»  

“When the Imam says: ‘Sami’ Allahu liman hamidah (Allah hears those who praise Him),’ say: ‘Rabbana wa lakal-hamd (O our Lord, to You is the praise).’” (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 876)   

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ أَنَّهُ قَالَ وَإِذَا قَالَ الْإِمَامُ سَمِعَ اللَّهُ لِمَنْ حَمِدَهُ فَقُولُوا رَبَّنَا وَلَكَ الْحَمْدُ  

The Prophet ﷺ said, "The Imam is to be followed. Say the Takbir when he says it; bow if he bows; if he says 'Samiʿa l-lahu liman hamidah', say, ' Rabbana wa laka l-hamd', prostrate if he prostrates and pray sitting altogether if he prays sitting." (Using translation from Bukhārī 734)  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ إِنَّمَا جُعِلَ الْإِمَامُ لِيُؤْتَمَّ بِهِ فَإِذَا كَبَّرَ فَكَبِّرُوا وَإِذَا رَكَعَ فَارْكَعُوا وَإِذَا سَجَدَ فَاسْجُدُوا وَإِذَا قَالَ سَمِعَ اللَّهُ لِمَنْ حَمِدَهُ فَقُولُوا اللَّهُمَّ رَبَّنَا لَكَ الْحَمْدُ وَإِذَا صَلَّى قَائِمًا فَصَلُّوا قِيَامًا وَإِذَا صَلَّى جَالِسًا فَصَلُّوا جُلُوسًا أَجْمَعُونَ  

[Machine] He said, "Indeed, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ delivered a sermon to us and taught us our prayers and Sunnah. He said, 'I reckon that he said, "When the prayer is established, one of you should lead the prayer. When he says 'Allahu Akbar' (Allah is the Greatest), then say 'Allahu Akbar' too. And when he recites 'Not of those who have evoked [Your] anger or of those who are astray' [Surah Al-Fatiha, verse 7], then say 'Ameen,' for Allah will respond to you. And when he says 'Allahu Akbar' and bows, then say 'Allahu Akbar' and bow too, for indeed, the Imam bows before you and raises before you." The Prophet ﷺ said, 'And this is like that.' And when he says 'Allah hears whoever praises Him,' then say 'Our Lord, to You is the praise.' Or he said, 'Our Lord, to You is the praise.' For indeed, Allah, the Almighty and Majestic, said on the tongue of His Prophet, 'Allah hears whoever praises Him.'"  

أَنَّهُ قَالَ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ خَطَبَنَا فَعَلَّمَنَا صَلَاتَنَا وَسَنَّ لَنَا سُنَّتَنَا قَالَ أَحْسَبُهُ قَالَ إِذَا أُقِيمَتِ الصَّلَاةُ فَلْيَؤُمَّكُمْ أَحَدُكُمْ فَإِذَا كَبَّرَ فَكَبِّرُوا وَإِذَا قَالَ {غَيْرِ الْمَغْضُوبِ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلَا الضَّالِّينَ} [الفاتحة 7] فَقُولُوا آمِينَ يُجِبْكُمُ اللَّهُ وَإِذَا كَبَّرَ وَرَكَعَ فَكَبِّرُوا وَارْكَعُوا فَإِنَّ الْإِمَامَ يَرْكَعُ قَبْلَكُمْ وَيَرْفَعُ قَبْلَكُمْ قَالَ نَبِيُّ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَتِلْكَ بِتِلْكَ وَإِذَا قَالَ سَمِعَ اللَّهُ لِمَنْ حَمِدَهُ فَقُولُوا اللَّهُمَّ رَبَّنَا لَكَ الْحَمْدُ أَوْ قَالَ رَبَّنَا لَكَ الْحَمْدُ فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ ﷻ قَالَ عَلَى لِسَانِ نَبِيِّهِ سَمِعَ اللَّهُ لِمَنْ حَمِدَهُ  

When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ raised his head after bowing, he said: O Allah! our Lord, to Thee be the praise that would fill all the heavens and the earth, and all that it pleases Thee besides (them). O, thou art worthy of praise and glory, most worthy of what a servant says, and we all are Thy servants, no one can withhold what Thou givest or give what Thou withholdest, and riches cannot avail a wealthy person against Thee. (Using translation from Muslim 477)  

كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ إِذَا رَفَعَ رَأْسَهُ مِنَ الرُّكُوعِ قَالَ «رَبَّنَا لَكَ الْحَمْدُ مِلْءَ السَّمَوَاتِ وَمِلْءَ الْأَرْضِ وَمِلْءَ مَا شِئْتَ مِنْ شَيْءٍ بَعْدُ أَهْلَ الثَّنَاءِ وَالْمَجْدِ أَحَقُّ مَا قَالَ الْعَبْدُ وَكُلُّنَا لَكَ عَبْدٌ اللَّهُمَّ لَا مَانِعَ لِمَا أَعْطَيْتَ وَلَا مُعْطِيَ لِمَا مَنَعْتَ وَلَا يَنْفَعُ ذَا الْجَدِّ مِنْكَ الْجَدُّ»  

[Machine] The translation into English is as follows:

"When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ would raise his head from bowing, he would say, 'Allah hears whoever praises Him. Our Lord, all praise is due to You, filling the heavens, filling the earth, filling whatever is between them, and filling whatever You will after that.' It was asked to Abdullah, 'Do you hold on to it?' He said, 'No.' And it was asked to him, 'Do you say this in obligatory prayers?' He said, 'Perhaps.' And he said, 'All of it is good.'"  

كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ إِذَا رَفَعَ رَأْسَهُ مِنَ الرُّكُوعِ قَالَ «سَمِعَ اللَّهُ لِمَنْ حَمِدَهُ رَبَّنَا لَكَ الْحَمْدُ مِلْءَ السَّمَوَاتِ وَمِلْءَ الْأَرْضِ وَمِلْءَ مَا بَيْنَهُمَا وَمِلْءَ مَا شِئْتَ مِنْ شَيْءٍ بَعْدُ» قِيلَ لِعَبْدِ اللَّهِ تَأْخُذُ بِهِ؟ قَالَ لَا وَقِيلَ لَهُ تَقُولُ هَذَا فِي الْفَرِيضَةِ؟ قَالَ عَسَى وَقَالَ كُلُّهُ طَيِّبٌ  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Indeed, I have already begun, so do not precede me in the bowing or in the prostration. For indeed, no matter how much I precede you in the bowing, you will catch up with me when I rise, and no matter how much I precede you in the prostration, you will catch up with me when I rise."  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ «إِنِّي قَدْ بَدَّنْتُ فَلَا تَسْبِقُونِي بِالرُّكُوعِ وَلَا بِالسُّجُودِ فَإِنِّي مَهْمَا أَسْبِقُكُمْ حِينَ أَرْكَعُ تُدْرِكُونِي حِينَ أَرْفَعُ وَمَهْمَا أَسْبِقُكُمْ حِينَ أَسْجُدُ تُدْرِكُونِي حِينَ أَرْفَعُ»  

The Prophet ﷺ said, "Isn't he who raises his head before the Imam afraid that Allah may transform his head into that of a donkey or his figure (face) into that of a donkey?" (Using translation from Bukhārī 691)  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «أَمَا يَخْشَى أَحَدُكُمْ أَوْ أَلَا يَخْشَى أَحَدُكُمْ إِذَا رَفَعَ رَأْسَهُ قَبْلَ الْإِمَامِ أَنْ يَجْعَلَ اللَّهُ رَأْسَهُ رَأْسَ حِمَارٍ أَوْ صُورَتَهُ صُورَةَ حِمَارٍ؟ »  

[Machine] Indeed, the Prophet ﷺ encouraged them to pray and forbade them from preceding him in the bowing and prostration when he was leading them in prayer. He also instructed them to not leave before he finishes his prayer and he said, "I see you from behind me and in front of me."  

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ حَثَّهُمْ عَلَى الصَّلَاةِ وَنَهَاهُمْ أَنْ يَسْبِقُوهُ إِذَا كَانَ يَؤُمُّهُمْ بِالرُّكُوعِ وَالسُّجُودِ وَأَنْ يَنْصَرِفُوا قَبْلَ انْصِرَافِهِ مِنَ الصَّلَاةِ وَقَالَ «إِنِّي أَرَاكُمْ مِنْ خَلْفِي وَأَمَامِي»  

[Machine] "Your Prophet was commanded to prostrate on seven prominences and was commanded not to braid hair nor wear a garment," Shu'bah said. And he narrated to me another time, saying, "I was commanded to prostrate and not to braid hair nor wear a garment."  

«أُمِرَ نَبِيُّكُمْ أَنْ يَسْجُدَ عَلَى سَبْعَةِ أَعْظُمٍ وَأُمِرَ أَنْ لَا يَكُفَّ شَعَرًا وَلَا ثَوْبًا» قَالَ شُعْبَةُ وَحَدَّثَنِيهِ مَرَّةً أُخْرَى قَالَ أُمِرْتُ بِالسُّجُودِ وَلَا أَكُفَّ شَعَرًا وَلَا ثَوْبًا  

The Prophet ﷺ said: "I have been commanded to prostrate on seven bones: on the forehead"- and he pointed with his hand- "on the nose, the hands, the knees and the ends of the feet." (Using translation from Nasāʾī 1097)   

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ أُمِرْتُ أَنْ أَسْجُدَ عَلَى سَبْعَةِ أَعْظُمٍ الْجَبْهَةِ قَالَ وُهَيْبٌ وَأَشَارَ بِيَدِهِ إِلَى أَنْفِهِ وَالْيَدَيْنِ وَالرُّكْبَتَيْنِ وَأَطْرَافِ الْقَدَمَيْنِ وَلَا نَكُفَّ الثِّيَابَ وَلَا الشَّعَرَ  

"I saw the Messenger of Allah ﷺ when he prostrated, he lowered his knees before his hands, and when he came up he raised his hands before his knees." (Using translation from Nasāʾī 1089)  

رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ «إِذَا سَجَدَ يَضَعُ رُكْبَتَيْهِ قَبْلَ يَدَيْهِ وَإِذَا نَهَضَ رَفَعَ يَدَيْهِ قَبْلَ رُكْبَتَيْهِ»  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "When one of you prays, let him not cross his legs like a camel does, and let him place his hands before his knees." Abdullah was asked, "What do you say?" He said, "It is all good." The people of Kufa preferred the first option."  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ «إِذَا صَلَّى أَحَدُكُمْ فَلَا يَبْرُكْ كَمَا يَبْرُكُ الْبَعِيرُ وَلْيَضَعْ يَدَيْهِ قَبْلَ رُكْبَتَيْهِ» قِيلَ لِعَبْدِ اللَّهِ مَا تَقُولُ؟ قَالَ كُلُّهُ طَيِّبٌ وَقَالَ أَهْلُ الْكُوفَةِ يَخْتَارُونَ الْأَوَّلَ  

"Be moderate in bowing and prostration, and do not rest your forearms along the ground like a dog." (Using translation from Nasāʾī 1028)   

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «اعْتَدِلُوا فِي الرُّكُوعِ وَالسُّجُودِ وَلَا يَبْسُطْ أَحَدُكُمْ ذِرَاعَيْهِ بِسَاطَ الْكَلْبِ»  

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ prohibited to peck like a crow, and to spread (the forearms) like a wild beast, and to fix a place in the mosque like a camel which fixes its place. These are the wordings of Qutaybah. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 862)   

«نَهَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ عَنِ افْتِرَاشِ السَّبُعِ وَنَقْرَةِ الْغُرَابِ وَأَنْ يُوطِنَ الرَّجُلُ الْمَكَانَ كَمَا يُوطِنُ الْبَعِيرُ»  

[Machine] The Prophet ﷺ used to say between the two prostrations "O Lord, forgive me." So it was said to Abdullah, "Do you say this?" He said, "Perhaps I say it, and perhaps I remain silent."  

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ كَانَ يَقُولُ بَيْنَ السَّجْدَتَيْنِ «رَبِّ اغْفِرْ لِي» فَقِيلَ لِعَبْدِ اللَّهِ تَقُولُ هَذَا؟ قَالَ رُبَّمَا قُلْتُ وَرُبَّمَا سَكَتُّ  

The Prophet ﷺ lifted the curtain (and saw that) the people were standing in rows(of prayers) behind Abu Bakr. He said: O people, there remained nothing that gives good tidings from prophethood except a true dream which a Muslim has himself or which another Muslim has for him. I have been prohibited to recite the Qur’an while bowing or prostration. As regards owing, exalt the Lord in it, and as to prostration, make supplication with exertion in it, that is worthy of being accepted. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 876)  

كَشَفَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ السِّتَارَةَ وَالنَّاسُ صُفُوفٌ خَلْفَ أَبِي بَكْرٍ فَقَالَ «يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ إِنَّهُ لَمْ يَبْقَ مِنْ مُبَشِّرَاتِ النُّبُوَّةِ إِلَّا الرُّؤْيَا الصَّالِحَةُ يَرَاهَا الْمُسْلِمُ أَوْ تُرَى لَهُ أَلَا إِنِّي نُهِيتُ أَنْ أَقْرَأَ رَاكِعًا أَوْ سَاجِدًا فَأَمَّا الرُّكُوعُ فَعَظِّمُوا رَبَّكُمْ وَأَمَّا السُّجُودُ فَاجْتَهِدُوا فِي الدُّعَاءِ فَقَمِنٌ أَنْ يُسْتَجَابَ لَكُمْ»  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "I have been prohibited from reciting while in a state of bowing or prostration. As for the bowing, glorify your Lord in it, and as for the prostration, strive in supplication, as it is most likely that you will be answered."  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «إِنِّي نُهِيتُ أَنْ أَقْرَأَ وَأَنَا رَاكِعٌ أَوْ سَاجِدٌ فَأَمَّا الرُّكُوعُ فَعَظِّمُوا فِيهِ الرَّبَّ وَأَمَّا السُّجُودُ فَاجْتَهِدُوا فِي الدُّعَاءِ فَقَمِنٌ أَنْ يُسْتَجَابَ لَكُمْ»  

“The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: ‘No prayer is acceptable in which a man does not settle his spine when bowing and when prostrating.’” (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 870)  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «لَا تُجْزِئُ صَلَاةٌ لَا يُقِيمُ الرَّجُلُ فِيهَا صُلْبَهُ فِي الرُّكُوعِ وَالسُّجُودِ»  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "The worst of people in theft is the one who steals his own prayer." They asked, "O Messenger of Allah, how does one steal his own prayer?" He said, "He does not complete its bowing and prostration."  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «أَسْوَأُ النَّاسِ سَرِقَةً الَّذِي يَسْرِقُ صَلَاتَهُ» قَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ وَكَيْفَ يَسْرِقُ صَلَاتَهُ؟ قَالَ «لَا يُتِمُّ رُكُوعَهَا وَلَا سُجُودَهَا»  

"While the Messenger of Allah ﷺ was sitting with us around him, a man came in, turned towards the Qiblah and prayed. When he had finished his prayer, he came and greeted the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and the people with Salam. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said to him: 'And also to you. Go and pray, for you have not prayed.' So he went and prayed, and the Messenger of Allah ﷺ started watching him, and he (the man) did not know what was wrong with it. When he had finished the prayer, he came and greeted the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and the people with salam. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said to him: 'And also to you. Go and pray, for you have not prayed.' He repeated it two or three times, then the man said: 'O Messenger of Allah, what is wrong with my prayer?' The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: 'The prayer of any of you is not complete unless he performs wudu properly as enjoined by Allah, the Mighty and Sublime. So he should wash his face, his arms up to the elbows, and wipe his head, and (wash) his feet up to the ankles. Then he should magnify Allah (SWT) and praise Him and glorify Him.'" - (One of the narrators) Hammam said: "I heard him say: 'He should praise Allah and glorify Him and magnify Him." He said: "I heard both of them." -"He (the Prophet ﷺ) said: 'He should recite whatever is easy for him of the Quran that Allah has taught him and permitted him in it (the prayer). Then he should say the Takbir and bow until his joints settle and he is relaxed. Then he should say: 'Sami Allahu liman hamidah (Allah hears the one who praises Him)' and stand up straight until his backbone is straight (and at ease). Then he should say Takbir and prostrate until he has placed his face firmly on the ground." "I heard him say: his forehead, until his joints settle and he is relaxed. Then he should say the Takbir and sit up until his backbone is straight (and at ease). Then he should prostrate until he has placed his face firmly on the ground and he is relaxed. If he does not do that then he has not completed his prayer." (Using translation from Nasāʾī 1136)   

عَنْ عَمِّهِ رِفَاعَةَ بْنِ رَافِعٍ وَكَانَ رِفَاعَةُ وَمَالِكُ ابْنَيْ رَافِعٍ أَخَوَيْنِ مِنْ أَهْلِ بَدْرٍ قَالُوا بَيْنَمَا نَحْنُ جُلُوسٌ حَوْلَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ أَوْ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ جَالِسٌ وَنَحْنُ حَوْلَهُ شَكَّ هَمَّامٌ إِذْ دَخَلَ رَجُلٌ فَاسْتَقْبَلَ الْقِبْلَةَ فَصَلَّى فَلَمَّا قَضَى الصَّلَاةَ جَاءَ فَسَلَّمَ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَعَلَى الْقَوْمِ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «وَعَلَيْكَ ارْجِعْ فَصَلِّ فَإِنَّكَ لَمْ تُصَلِّ» فَرَجَعَ الرَّجُلُ فَصَلَّى وَجَعَلْنَا نَرْمُقُ صَلَاتَهُ لَا نَدْرِي مَا يَعِيبُ مِنْهَا فَلَمَّا قَضَى صَلَاتَهُ جَاءَ فَسَلَّمَ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَعَلَى الْقَوْمِ فَقَالَ لَهُ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ «وَعَلَيْكَ ارْجِعْ فَصَلِّ فَإِنَّكَ لَمْ تُصَلِّ» قَالَ هَمَّامٌ فَلَا أَدْرِي أَمَرَهُ بِذَلِكَ مَرَّتَيْنِ أَوْ ثَلَاثًا قَالَ الرَّجُلُ مَا أَلَوْتُ فَلَا أَدْرِي مَا عِبْتَ عَلَيَّ مِنْ صَلَاتِي فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ إِنَّهَا لَا تَتِمُّ صَلَاةُ أَحَدِكُمْ حَتَّى يُسْبِغَ الْوُضُوءَ كَمَا أَمَرَهُ اللَّهُ ﷻ فَيَغْسِلُ وَجْهَهُ وَيَدَيْهِ إِلَى الْمِرْفَقَيْنِ وَيَمْسَحُ بِرَأْسِهِ وَرِجْلَيْهِ إِلَى الْكَعْبَيْنِ ثُمَّ يُكَبِّرُ اللَّهَ وَيَحْمَدُهُ ثُمَّ يَقْرَأُ مِنَ الْقُرْآنِ مَا أَذِنَ اللَّهُ ﷻ لَهُ فِيهِ ثُمَّ يُكَبِّرُ فَيَرْكَعُ فَيَضَعُ كَفَّيْهِ عَلَى رُكْبَتَيْهِ حَتَّى تَطْمَئِنَّ مَفَاصِلُهُ وَتَسْتَرْخِيَ وَيَقُولُ سَمِعَ اللَّهُ لِمَنْ حَمِدَهُ فَيَسْتَوِي قَائِمًا حَتَّى يُقِيمَ صُلْبَهُ فَيَأْخُذَ كُلُّ عَظْمٍ مَأْخَذَهُ ثُمَّ يُكَبِّرُ فَيَسْجُدُ فَيُمَكِّنُ وَجْهَهُ قَالَ هَمَّامٌ وَرُبَّمَا قَالَ جَبْهَتَهُ مِنَ الْأَرْضِ حَتَّى تَطْمَئِنَّ مَفَاصِلُهُ وَتَسْتَرْخِيَ ثُمَّ يُكَبِّرُ فَيَسْتَوِي قَاعِدًا عَلَى مَقْعَدِهِ وَيُقِيمُ صُلْبَهُ «فَوَصَفَ الصَّلَاةَ هَكَذَا أَرْبَعَ رَكَعَاتٍ حَتَّى فَرَغَ» لَا تَتِمُّ صَلَاةُ أَحَدِكُمْ حَتَّى يَفْعَلَ ذَلِكَ