[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "There is no difference between a servant and associating partners with Allah or disbelief, except abandoning prayer." Abu Muhammad Al-Abd said, "If a person abandons prayer without excuse or reason, it must be said that he is committing disbelief, and he should not be described as a disbeliever."  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «لَيْسَ بَيْنَ الْعَبْدِ وَبَيْنَ الشِّرْكِ أَوْ بَيْنَ الْكُفْرِ إِلَّا تَرْكُ الصَّلَاةِ» قَالَ أَبُو مُحَمَّدٍ الْعَبْدُ إِذَا تَرَكَهَا مِنْ غَيْرِ عُذْرٍ وَعِلَّةٍ لَا بُدَّ مِنْ أَنْ يُقَالَ بِهِ كُفْرٌ وَلَمْ يَصِفْ بِالْكُفْرِ  

[Machine] While people were performing the Fajr prayer in Quba, a man came to them and said, "Verily, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ has been revealed the Quran and he has been commanded to face the Kaaba in prayer, so face towards it." The people's faces were initially directed towards Sham (Syria) but they turned and faced towards the Kaaba.  

بَيْنَمَا النَّاسُ فِي صَلَاةِ الْفَجْرِ فِي قُبَاءٍ إذ جَاءَهُمْ رَجُلٌ فَقَالَ «إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ أُنْزِلَ عَلَيْهِ الْقُرْآنُ وَأُمِرَ أَنْ يَسْتَقْبِلَ الْكَعْبَةَ فَاسْتَقْبِلُوهَا وَكَانَ وُجهُ النَّاسِ إِلَى الشَّامِ فَاسْتَدَارُوا فَوَجَّهُوا إِلَى الْكَعْبَةِ»  

when the Prophet (May peace be upon him) turned towards the Ka’bah (in prayer), the people asked : Messenger of Allah (May peace be upon him)! what will happen with those who died while they prayed with their faces towards Jerusalem ? Allah the Exalted, then revealed : “And never would Allah make your faith of no effect.” (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 4680)   

قِيلَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَرَأَيْتَ الَّذِينَ مَاتُوا وَهُمْ يُصَلُّونَ إِلَى بَيْتِ الْمَقْدِسِ؟ فَأَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى {وَمَا كَانَ اللَّهُ لِيُضِيعَ إِيمَانَكُمْ} [البقرة 143]  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to commence the prayer with the takbir (saying "Allahu Akbar") and commence the recitation with "Alhamdulillahi Rabbil 'alameen" (Praise be to Allah, Lord of all the worlds) [Al-Fatihah: 2]. And he concludes it with the tasleem (saying "Assalamu 'alaykum wa rahmatullah")  

كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَفْتَتِحُ الصَّلَاةَ بِالتَّكْبِيرِ وَيَفْتَتِحُ الْقِرَاءَةَ بِ {الحمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ} [الفاتحة 2] وَيَخْتِمُهَا بِالتَّسْلِيمِ  

[Machine] "The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to raise his hands (in supplication) whenever he stood up for prayer."  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ «لَمْ يَكُنْ يَقُومُ إِلَى الصَّلَاةِ إِلَّا رَفَعَ يَدَيْهِ مَدًّا»  

When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ started to pray, he would say Takbir, then say: "Wajahtu wajhi lilladhi fataras-samawatiwal-arda hanifan wa ma ana minal-mushrikin. Inna salati wa nusuki wa mahyaya wa mamati lillahi rabbil-alamin, la sharika lahu, wa bidhalika umirtu wa ana min al-muslimin. Allahumma! Antal-maliku la ilaha illa ant, ana abduka zalamtu nafsi wa'taraftu bidhanbi faghfirli dhunubi jami'an, la yaghfirudhunuba illa anta, wahdini lihasanil-ahklaqi, la yahdi li ahsaniha illa anta wasrif anni sayy'aha la yasrifu anni sayy'aha illa anta, labaika wa sa'daika, wal-khairu kulluhu fi yadaika wash-sharru laisa ilaika ana bika wa ilaika ana bika wa ilaika tabarkta wa ta'alaita astaghfiruka wa atubu ilaik. (Verily, I have turned my face toward Him who created the Heavens and the Earth hanifa (worhsipping none but Allah Alone), and I am not of the idolaters. Verily, my salah, my sacrifice, my living, and my dying are for Allah, the Lord of the all that exists. He has no partner. And of this I have been commanded, and I am one of the Muslims. O Allah, You are the Sovereign and there is none worthy of worship but You. I am Your slave, I have wronged myself and I acknowledge my sin. Forgive me all my sins for no one forgives sins but You. Guide me to the best of manners for none can guide to the best of them but You. Protect me from bad manners for none can protect against them but You. I am at Your service, all goodness is in Your hands, and evil is not attributed to You. I rely on You and turn to You, blessed and exalted are You, I seek Your forgiveness and repent to You." (Using translation from Nasāʾī 897)  

كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ إِذَا افْتَتَحَ الصَّلَاةَ كَبَّرَ ثُمَّ قَالَ «وَجَّهْتُ وَجْهِيَ لِلَّذِي فَطَرَ السَّمَوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضَ حَنِيفًا وَمَا أَنَا مِنَ الْمُشْرِكِينَ إِنَّ صَلَاتِي وَنُسُكِي وَمَحْيَايَ وَمَمَاتِي لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُ وَبِذَلِكَ أُمِرْتُ وَأَنَا أَوَّلُ الْمُسْلِمِينَ اللَّهُمَّ أَنْتَ الْمَلِكُ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ أَنْتَ رَبِّي وَأَنَا عَبْدُكَ ظَلَمْتُ نَفْسِي وَاعْتَرَفْتُ بِذَنْبِي فَاغْفِرْ لِي ذُنُوبِي جَمِيعًا لَا يَغْفِرُ الذُّنُوبَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ وَاهْدِنِي لِأَحْسَنِ الْأَخْلَاقِ لَا يَهْدِي لِأَحْسَنِهَا إِلَّا أَنْتَ وَاصْرِفْ عَنِّي سَيِّئَهَا لَا يَصْرِفُ سَيِّئَهَا إِلَّا أَنْتَ لَبَّيْكَ وَسَعْدَيْكَ وَالْخَيْرُ كُلُّهُ فِي يَدَيْكَ وَالشَّرُّ لَيْسَ إِلَيْكَ أَنَا بِكَ وَإِلَيْكَ تَبَارَكْتَ وَتَعَالَيْتَ أَسْتَغْفِرُكَ وَأَتُوبُ إِلَيْكَ»  

[Machine] The translation of the provided text in English is as follows:

"When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ would get up at night, he would say: 'Glory be to You, O Allah, and praise be to You. Blessed is Your name and exalted is Your Majesty. There is no deity worthy of worship except You. I seek refuge in Allah, the All-Hearing, the All-Knowing, from Satan, the accursed, from his whispers, breaths, and blowing.' Then he would begin his prayer. Ja'far explained it as follows: 'His whispers refers to death, his breaths refers to poetry, and his blowing refers to arrogance.'"  

كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ إِذَا قَامَ مِنَ اللَّيْلِ فَكَبَّرَ قَالَ سُبْحَانَكَ اللَّهُمَّ وَبِحَمْدِكَ وَتَبَارَكَ اسْمُكَ وَتَعَالَى جَدُّكَ وَلَا إِلَهَ غَيْرُكَ أَعُوذُ بِاللَّهِ السَّمِيعِ الْعَلِيمِ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ الرَّجِيمِ مِنْ هَمْزِهِ وَنَفْثِهِ وَنَفْخِهِ ثُمَّ يَسْتَفْتِحُ صَلَاتَهُ قَالَ جَعْفَرٌ وَفَسَّرَهُ مَطَرٌ هَمْزُهُ الْمُوتَةُ وَنَفْثُهُ الشِّعْرُ وَنَفْخُهُ الْكِبْرُ  

[Machine] "The Prophet, Abu Bakr, Umar, and Uthman used to begin reciting by saying, 'Praise be to Allah, the Lord of all the worlds' [Al-Fatiha 2]." Abu Muhammad said, 'With this, we say, and I do not see the need to audibly say 'In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.'"  

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ وَأَبَا بَكْرٍ وَعُمَرَ وَعُثْمَانَ كَانُوا يَفْتَتِحُونَ الْقِرَاءَةَ بِ {الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ} [الفاتحة 2] قَالَ أَبُو مُحَمَّدٍ بِهَذَا نَقُولُ وَلَا أَرَى الْجَهْرَ بِبِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ  

[Machine] "I saw the Messenger of Allah ﷺ placing his right hand over his left hand, close to the wrist."  

«رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَضَعُ يَدَهُ الْيُمْنَى عَلَى الْيُسْرَى قَرِيبًا مِنَ الرُّسْغِ»  

[Machine] The messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Whoever does not recite from the mother of the book, then his prayer is not valid."  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ «مَنْ لَمْ يَقْرَأْ بِأُمِّ الْكِتَابِ فَلَا صَلَاةَ لَهُ»  

[Machine] The Prophet ﷺ used to remain silent when he entered prayer and when he finished reciting. Imran ibn Husayn disapproved of this and they wrote to Ubay ibn Ka'b. He replied to them saying that Samurah was telling the truth. Abu Muhammad says Qatadah used to say three silences, and in the raised narration, there are two silences.  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ كَانَ يَسْكُتُ سَكْتَتَيْنِ إِذَا دَخَلَ فِي الصَّلَاةِ وَإِذَا فَرَغَ مِنَ الْقِرَاءَةِ فَأَنْكَرَ ذَلِكَ عِمْرَانُ بْنُ حُصَيْنٍ فَكَتَبُوا إِلَى أُبَيِّ بْنِ كَعْبٍ فَكَتَبَ إِلَيْهِمْ أَنْ قَدْ صَدَقَ سَمُرَةُ قَالَ أَبُو مُحَمَّدٍ كَانَ قَتَادَةُ يَقُولُ ثَلَاثُ سَكَتَاتٍ وَفِي الْحَدِيثِ الْمَرْفُوعِ سَكْتَتَانِ  

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ kept silence between the takbir and the recitation of Qur’an. So I asked him, for whom I would give my father and mother as ransom: What do you say during you period of silence between the takbir and the recitation? He replied (that he said): O Allah, purify me from sins as a white garment is purified from filth. O Allah, wash away my sings with snow, water and hail. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 781)   

كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَسْكُتُ بَيْنَ التَّكْبِيرِ وَالْقِرَاءَةِ إِسْكَاتَةً حَسِبْتُهُ قَالَ هُنَيَّةً فَقُلْتُ لَهُ بِأَبِي وَأُمِّي يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَرَأَيْتَ إِسْكَاتَتَكَ بَيْنَ التَّكْبِيرِ وَالْقِرَاءَةِ مَا تَقُولُ؟ قَالَ أَقُولُ «اللَّهُمَّ بَاعِدْ بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَ خَطَايَايَ كَمَا بَاعَدْتَ بَيْنَ الْمَشْرِقِ وَالْمَغْرِبِ اللَّهُمَّ نَقِّنِي مِنْ خَطَايَايَ كَمَا يُنَقَّى الثَّوْبُ الْأَبْيَضُ مِنَ الدَّنَسِ اللَّهُمَّ اغْسِلْنِي مِنْ خَطَايَايَ بِالثَّلْجِ وَالْمَاءِ الْبَارِدِ»  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "When the reciter says, 'not (the way) of those who have evoked (Your) anger, nor of those who have gone astray.' [Al-Fatiha 7], and those behind him say 'Ameen,' the angels in the heaven align with it and his previous sins are forgiven."  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ إِذَا قَالَ الْقَارِئُ {غَيْرِ الْمَغْضُوبِ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلَا الضَّالِّينَ} [الفاتحة 7] فَقَالَ مَنْ خَلْفَهُ آمِينَ فَوَافَقَ ذَلِكَ أَهْلَ السَّمَاءِ غُفِرَ لَهُ مَا تَقَدَّمَ مِنْ ذَنْبِهِ  

"The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: 'When the Imam says: Not (the way) of those who earned Your anger, nor of those who went astray, say: 'Amin' for the angels say Amin and the Imam says Amin, and if a person's Amin coincides with the Amin of the angels, his previous sins will be forgiven.'" (Using translation from Nasāʾī 927)  

أَنَّ نَبِيَّ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ إِذَا قَالَ الْإِمَامُ {غَيْرِ الْمَغْضُوبِ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلَا الضَّالِّينَ} [الفاتحة 7] فَقُولُوا آمِينَ فَإِنَّ الْمَلَائِكَةَ تَقُولُ آمِينَ وَإِنَّ الْإِمَامَ يَقُولُ آمِينَ فَمَنْ وَافَقَ تَأْمِينُهُ تَأْمِينَ الْمَلَائِكَةِ غُفِرَ لَهُ مَا تَقَدَّمَ مِنْ ذَنْبِهِ  

When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ recited the verse "Nor of those who go astray" (Surah al-Fatihah, verse 7), he would say Amin; and raised his voice (while uttering this word). (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 932)  

كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ إِذَا قَرَأَ {وَلَا الضَّالِّينَ} [الفاتحة 7] قَالَ «آمِينَ» وَيَرْفَعُ بِهَا صَوْتَهُ  

[Machine] "I saw the Messenger of Allah ﷺ making takbeer in every raising, placing, standing, and sitting."  

رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ «يُكَبِّرُ فِي كُلِّ رَفْعٍ وَوَضْعٍ وَقِيَامٍ وَقُعُودٍ»  

[Machine] The translation of the provided sentence is: "The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to, when he entered into prayer, say takbeer (saying Allahu Akbar) and raise his hands level with his shoulders, and when he went into ruku' (bowing), he would say takbeer and raise his hands, and when he raised his head from ruku', he would do the same, and he did not raise his hands between the two prostrations or during prostration."  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ كَانَ «إِذَا دَخَلَ الصَّلَاةَ كَبَّرَ وَرَفَعَ يَدَيْهِ حَذْوَ مَنْكِبَيْهِ وَإِذَا رَكَعَ كَبَّرَ وَرَفَعَ يَدَيْهِ وَإِذَا رَفَعَ رَأْسَهُ مِنَ الرُّكُوعِ فَعَلَ مِثْلَ ذَلِكَ وَلَا يَرْفَعُ بَيْنَ السَّجْدَتَيْنِ أَوْ فِي السُّجُودِ»  

[Machine] Certainly, the Prophet ﷺ used to "when he performed the takbeer, he would raise his hands until they were level with his ears, and when he intended to bow, and when he raised his head from bowing."  

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ كَانَ «إِذَا كَبَّرَ رَفَعَ يَدَيْهِ حَتَّى يُحَاذِيَ أُذُنَيْهِ وَإِذَا أَرَادَ أَنْ يَرْكَعَ وَإِذَا رَفَعَ رَأْسَهُ مِنَ الرُّكُوعِ»  

[Machine] He prayed with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ , so he would say takbeer when he lowered himself and when he raised himself, and he would raise his hands during the takbeer and he would give salaam with his right and left hand. I said, "Until his face becomes apparent?" He said, "Yes."  

أَنَّهُ صَلَّى مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَكَانَ «يُكَبِّرُ إِذَا خَفَضَ وَإِذَا رَفَعَ وَيَرْفَعُ يَدَيْهِ عِنْدَ التَّكْبِيرِ وَيُسَلِّمُ عَنْ يَمِينِهِ وَعَنْ يَسَارِهِ» قَالَ قُلْتُ حَتَّى يَبْدُوَ وَضَحُ وَجْهِهِ؟ قَالَ نَعَمْ  

[Machine] "I came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ with a group of my people while we were young. We stayed with him for twenty nights, and the Messenger of Allah ﷺ was a companion to us. When he saw our yearning for our families, he said, 'Return to your families and be among them. Command them and teach them, and pray as you have seen me pray. When the time for prayer comes, let one of you give the call to prayer and then lead you in prayer, with the most knowledgeable among you leading."'  

أَتَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ فِي نَفَرٍ مِنْ قَوْمِي وَنَحْنُ شَبَبَةٌ فَأَقَمْنَا عِنْدَهُ عِشْرِينَ لَيْلَةً وَكَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ رَفِيقًا فَلَمَّا رَأَى شَوْقَنَا إِلَى أَهْلِينَا قَالَ «ارْجِعُوا إِلَى أَهْلِيكُمْ فَكُونُوا فِيهِمْ فَمُرُوهُمْ وَعَلِّمُوهُمْ وَصَلُّوا كَمَا رَأَيْتُمُونِي أُصَلِّي فَإِذَا حَضَرَتِ الصَّلَاةُ فَلْيُؤَذِّنْ لَكُمْ أَحَدُكُمْ ثُمَّ لِيَؤُمَّكُمْ أَكْبَرُكُمْ»  

"The Messenger of Allah ﷺsaid: 'If there are three people, let one of them lead the others in prayer, and the one who has the most right to lead the prayer is the one who recites (knows) the most (Qur'an)."' (Using translation from Nasāʾī 840)  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «إِذَا اجْتَمَعَ ثَلَاثَةٌ فَلْيَؤُمَّهُمْ أَحَدُهُمْ وَأَحَقُّهُمْ بِالْإِمَامَةِ أَقْرَؤُهُمْ»  

[Machine] I was at my aunt Maymuna's when the Prophet ﷺ came after the night prayer and performed four units of prayer. Then he stood up and said, "Did the spoiled one sleep?" or a similar word. Then he stood up and prayed. Then I came and stood on his left, and he took my hand and placed me on his right.  

كُنْتُ عِنْدَ خَالَتِي مَيْمُونَةَ فَجَاءَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ بَعْدَ الْعِشَاءِ فَصَلَّى أَرْبَعَ رَكَعَاتٍ ثُمَّ قَامَ فَقَالَ «أَنَامَ الْغُلَيِّمُ؟» أَوْ كَلِمَةً نَحْوَهَا فَقَامَ فَصَلَّى فَجِئْتُ فَقُمْتُ عَنْ يَسَارِهِ فَأَخَذَ بِيَدِي فَجَعَلَنِي عَنْ يَمِينِهِ  

the Imam is appointed only to be followed ; so when he prays standing, pray standing, and when he bows, bow; when he raises himself, raise yourselves; when he says “Allah listen to him who praises Him”, “Our Lord ! to Thee be the praise”: and when he prays sitting all of you pray sitting. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 601)  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ رَكِبَ فَرَسًا فَصُرِعَ عَنْهُ فَجُحِشَ شِقُّهُ الْأَيْمَنُ فَصَلَّى صَلَاةً مِنَ الصَّلَوَاتِ وَهُوَ جَالِسٌ فَصَلَّيْنَا مَعَهُ جُلُوسًا فَلَمَّا انْصَرَفَ قَالَ إِنَّمَا جُعِلَ الْإِمَامُ لِيُؤْتَمَّ بِهِ فَلَا تَخْتَلِفُوا عَلَيْهِ فَإِذَا صَلَّى قَائِمًا فَصَلُّوا قِيَامًا وَإِذَا رَكَعَ فَارْكَعُوا وَإِذَا رَفَعَ فَارْفَعُوا وَإِذَا قَالَ سَمِعَ اللَّهُ لِمَنْ حَمِدَهُ فَقُولُوا رَبَّنَا وَلَكَ الْحَمْدُ وَإِنْ صَلَّى قَاعِدًا فَصَلُّوا قُعُودًا أَجْمَعُونَ  

I went to ʿAisha and asked her to describe to me the illness of Messenger of Allah ﷺ. ʿAisha said, "Yes. The Prophet became seriously ill and asked whether the people had prayed. We replied, 'No. O Allah's Apostle! They are waiting for you.' He added, 'Put water for me in a trough." ʿAisha added, "We did so. He took a bath and tried to get up but fainted. When he recovered, he again asked whether the people had prayed. We said, 'No, they are waiting for you. O Messenger of Allah ﷺ,' He again said, 'Put water in a trough for me.' He sat down and took a bath and tried to get up but fainted again. Then he recovered and said, 'Have the people prayed?' We replied, 'No, they are waiting for you. O Allah's Apostle.' He said, 'Put water for me in the trough.' Then he sat down and washed himself and tried to get up but he fainted. When he recovered, he asked, 'Have the people prayed?' We said, 'No, they are waiting for you. O Messenger of Allah ﷺ! The people were in the mosque waiting for the Prophet ﷺ for the ʿIsha prayer. The Prophet ﷺ sent for Abu Bakr to lead the people in the prayer. The messenger went to Abu Bakr and said, 'Messenger of Allah ﷺ orders you to lead the people in the prayer.' Abu Bakr was a softhearted man, so he asked ʿUmar to lead the prayer but ʿUmar replied, 'You are more rightful.' So Abu Bakr led the prayer in those days. When the Prophet ﷺ felt a bit better, he came out for the Zuhr prayer with the help of two persons one of whom was Al-ʿAbbas. while Abu Bakr was leading the people in the prayer. When Abu Bakr saw him he wanted to retreat but the Prophet ﷺ beckoned him not to do so and asked them to make him sit beside Abu Bakr and they did so. Abu Bakr was following the Prophet (in the prayer) and the people were following Abu Bakr. The Prophet (prayed) sitting." 'Ubaidullah added "I went to ʿAbdullah bin ʿAbbas and asked him, Shall I tell you what Aisha has told me about the fatal illness of the Prophet?' Ibn ʿAbbas said, 'Go ahead. I told him her narration and he did not deny anything of it but asked whether ʿAisha told me the name of the second person (who helped the Prophet ﷺ ) along with Al-Abbas. I said. 'No.' He said, 'He was ʿAli (Ibn Abi Talib). (Using translation from Bukhārī 687)  

دَخَلْتُ عَلَى عَائِشَةَ فَقُلْتُ لَهَا أَلَا تُحَدِّثِينِي عَنْ مَرَضِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ؟ فَقَالَتْ بَلَى ثَقُلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ «أَصَلَّى النَّاسُ؟» قُلْنَا لَا هُمْ يَنْتَظِرُونَكَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ فَقَالَ «ضَعُوا لِي مَاءً فِي الْمِخْضَبِ» قَالَتْ فَفَعَلْنَا فَاغْتَسَلَ ثُمَّ ذَهَبَ لِيَنُوءَ فَأُغْمِيَ عَلَيْهِ ثُمَّ أَفَاقَ فَقَالَ «أَصَلَّى النَّاسُ؟» فَقُلْنَا لَا هُمْ يَنْتَظِرُونَكَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ فَقَالَ «ضَعُوا لِي مَاءً فِي الْمِخْضَبِ» فَفَعَلْنَا ثُمَّ ذَهَبَ لِيَنُوءَ فَأُغْمِيَ عَلَيْهِ ثُمَّ أَفَاقَ فَقَالَ «أَصَلَّى النَّاسُ؟» فَقُلْنَا لَا هُمْ يَنْتَظِرُونَكَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَالَتْ وَالنَّاسُ عُكُوفٌ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ يَنْتَظِرُونَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ لِصَلَاةِ الْعِشَاءِ الْآخِرَةِ قَالَتْ فَأَرْسَلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ إِلَى أَبِي بَكْرٍ أَنْ يُصَلِّيَ بِالنَّاسِ قَالَتْ فَأَتَاهُ الرَّسُولُ فَقَالَ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَأْمُرُكَ بِأَنْ تُصَلِّيَ بِالنَّاسِ فَقَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ وَكَانَ رَجُلًا رَقِيقًا يَا عُمَرُ صَلِّ بِالنَّاسِ فَقَالَ لَهُ عُمَرُ أَنْتَ أَحَقُّ بِذَلِكَ قَالَتْ فَصَلَّى بِهِمْ أَبُو بَكْرٍ تِلْكَ الْأَيَّامَ قَالَتْ ثُمَّ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَجَدَ مِنْ نَفْسِهِ خِفَّةً فَخَرَجَ بَيْنَ رَجُلَيْنِ أَحَدُهُمَا الْعَبَّاسُ لِصَلَاةِ الظُّهْرِ وَأَبُو بَكْرٍ يُصَلِّي بِالنَّاسِ فَلَمَّا رَآهُ أَبُو بَكْرٍ ذَهَبَ لِيَتَأَخَّرَ فَأَوْمَأَ إِلَيْهِ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ أَنْ لَا يَتَأَخَّرَ وَقَالَ لَهُمَا «أَجْلِسَانِي إِلَى جَنْبِهِ» فَأَجْلَسَاهُ إِلَى جَنْبِ أَبِي بَكْرٍ قَالَتْ فَجَعَلَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ يُصَلِّي وَهُوَ قَائِمٌ بِصَلَاةِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ وَالنَّاسُ يُصَلُّونَ بِصَلَاةِ أَبِي بَكْرٍ وَالنَّبِيُّ ﷺ قَاعِدٌ قَالَ عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ فَدَخَلْتُ عَلَى عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَبَّاسٍ فَقُلْتُ لَهُ أَلَا أَعْرِضُ عَلَيْكَ مَا حَدَّثَتْنِي عَائِشَةُ عَنْ مَرَضِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ؟ فَقَالَ هَاتِ فَعَرَضْتُ حَدِيثَهَا عَلَيْهِ فَمَا أَنْكَرَ مِنْهُ شَيْئًا غَيْرَ أَنَّهُ قَالَ أَسَمَّتْ لَكَ الرَّجُلَ الَّذِي كَانَ مَعَ الْعَبَّاسِ؟ قُلْتُ لَا فَقَالَ هُوَ عَلِيُّ بْنُ أَبِي طَالِبٍ  

[Machine] "I saw the Messenger of Allah ﷺ sitting on the pulpit. He made the takbir (saying Allahu Akbar) and the people behind him also made takbir. Then he bowed while still on the pulpit. Then he lifted his head and descended to the lower part of the pulpit and prostrated at the base of the pulpit. Then he returned until he completed his last prayer." Abu Muhammad said, "In this there is permission for the imam to be higher than his companions, and the same applies to this action in prayer."  

رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ «جَلَسَ عَلَى الْمِنْبَرِ فَكَبَّرَ فَكَبَّرَ النَّاسُ خَلْفَهُ ثُمَّ رَكَعَ وَهُوَ عَلَى الْمِنْبَرِ ثُمَّ رَفَعَ رَأْسَهُ فَنَزَلَ الْقَهْقَرَى فَسَجَدَ فِي أَصْلِ الْمِنْبَرِ ثُمَّ عَادَ حَتَّى فَرَغَ مِنْ آخِرِ صَلَاتِهِ» قَالَ أَبُو مُحَمَّدٍ «فِي ذَلِكَ رُخْصَةٌ لِلْإِمَامِ أَنْ يَكُونَ أَرْفَعَ مِنْ أَصْحَابِهِ وَقَدْرُ هَذَا الْعَمَلِ فِي الصَّلَاةِ أَيْضًا»  

“A man came to the Prophet ﷺ and said: ‘O Messenger of Allah! I stay behind and do not perform the morning prayer (in congregation) because of so-and-so, for he makes 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 leads others in prayer, let him keep it short, for among them are those who are weak and elderly, and those who have pressing needs.’” (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 984)   

جَاءَ رَجُلٌ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ وَاللَّهِ إِنِّي لَأَتَأَخَّرُ عَنْ صَلَاةِ الْغَدَاةِ مِمَّا يُطِيلُ بِنَا فِيهَا فُلَانٌ فَمَا رَأَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ أَشَدَّ غَضَبًا فِي مَوْعِظَةٍ مِنْهُ يَوْمَئِذٍ فَقَالَ «أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ إِنَّ مِنْكُمْ مُنَفِّرِينَ فَمَنْ صَلَّى بِالنَّاسِ فَلْيَتَجَوَّزْ فَإِنَّ فِيهِمُ الْكَبِيرَ وَالضَّعِيفَ وَذَا الْحَاجَةِ»  

[Machine] I heard Anas say that the Prophet ﷺ used to perform the most secretive and concealed prayers among the people.  

سَمِعْتُ أَنَسًا يَقُولُ كَانَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ «أَخَفَّ النَّاسِ صَلَاةً فِي تَمَامٍ»  

"The messenger of Allah ﷺ said: 'When the call to prayer is given, do not stand up until you see me.'" (Using translation from Nasāʾī 790)   

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ «إِذَا نُودِيَ لِلصَّلَاةِ فَلَا تَقُومُوا حَتَّى تَرَوْنِي»  

[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»  

Straighten your rows for the straightening of the rows is part of perfecting the prayer. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 668)  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «سَوُّوا صُفُوفَكُمْ فَإِنَّ تَسْوِيَةَ الصُّفُوفِ مِنْ تَمَامِ الصَّلَاةِ»  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Straighten your rows, for your hearts will not be united if your rows are not."  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قال «سَوُّوا صُفُوفَكُمْ لَا تَخْتَلِفُ قُلُوبُكُمْ»  

It was narrated from ‘Irbad bin Sariyah that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to ask for forgiveness for the first row three times and for the second row twice. (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 996)   

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ كَانَ «يَسْتَغْفِرُ لِلصَّفِّ الْأَوَّلِ ثَلَاثًا وَللثَّانِي مَرَّةً»  

This tradition has also been narrated on the authority of ‘A’ishah through a different chain. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 99)  

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ نَحْوَهُ  

The Messenger of Allah (may peace he upon him) used to touch our shoulders in prayer and say: Keep straight, don't be irregular, for there would be dissension in your hearts. Let those of you who are sedate and prudent be near me, then those who are next to them, then those who are next to them. Abu Mas'ud said: Now-a-days there is much dissension amongst you. (Using translation from Muslim 432a)  

كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَمْسَحُ مَنَاكِبَنَا فِي الصَّلَاةِ وَيَقُولُ «لَا تَخْتَلِفُوا فَتَخْتَلِفَ قُلُوبُكُمْ لِيَلِيَنِّي مِنْكُمْ أُولُو الْأَحْلَامِ وَالنُّهَى ثُمَّ الَّذِينَ يَلُونَهُمْ ثُمَّ الَّذِينَ يَلُونَهُمْ» قَالَ أَبُو مَسْعُودٍ فَأَنْتُمُ الْيَوْمَ أَشَدُّ اخْتِلَافًا  

“The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to gently pat our shoulders (to make sure the row was straight) at the time of prayer, saying: ‘Keep (the rows) straight, do not differ from one another lest your hearts should suffer from discord. 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.’” (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 976)   

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «لِيَلِيَنِّي مِنْكُمْ أُولُو الْأَحْلَامِ وَالنُّهَى ثُمَّ الَّذِينَ يَلُونَهُمْ ثُمَّ الَّذِينَ يَلُونَهُمْ وَلَا تَخْتَلِفُوا فَتَخْتَلِفَ قُلُوبُكُمْ وَإِيَّاكُمْ وَهَوْشَاتِ الْأَسْوَاقِ» قَالَ الْهَوْشَاتُ الِاجْتِمَاعُ  

The best rows for men are the first rows, and the worst ones the last ones, and the best rows for women are the last ones and the worst ones for them are the first ones. (Using translation from Muslim 440a)  

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ «خَيْرُ صُفُوفِ الرِّجَالِ أَوَّلُهَا وَشَرُّهَا آخِرُهَا وَخَيْرُ صُفُوفِ النِّسَاءِ آخِرُهَا وَشَرُّهَا أَوَّلُهَا»  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ prayed the Fajr prayer, then he turned towards us and said, "Is [so and so] present?" They replied, "No." He then asked, "Is [so and so] present?" They replied, "No." He asked this about some hypocrites who did not attend the prayer. He then said, "Indeed, these two prayers are the heaviest on the hypocrites. If they knew their reward, they would have surely come to them even if they had to crawl."  

صَلَّى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ صَلَاةَ الصُّبْحِ ثُمَّ أَقْبَلَ عَلَيْنَا بِوَجْهِهِ فَقَالَ «أَشَاهِدٌ فُلَانٌ؟» قَالُوا لَا فَقَالَ «أَشَاهِدٌ فُلَانٌ؟» فَقَالُوا لَا لِنَفَرٍ مِنَ الْمُنَافِقِينَ لَمْ يَشْهَدُوا الصَّلَاةَ فَقَالَ «إِنَّ هَاتَيْنِ الصَّلَاتَيْنِ أَثْقَلُ الصَّلَاةِ عَلَى الْمُنَافِقِينَ وَلَوْ يَعْلَمُونَ مَا فِيهِمَا لَأَتَوْهُمَا وَلَوْ حَبْوًا»  

[Machine] About the Prophet (pbuh), and I heard it from Ubayy.  

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ وَسَمِعْتُهُ مِنْ أُبَيٍّ  

This hadith has been narrated oif the authority of 'Adi b. Hatim through another chain of transmitters. (Using translation from Muslim 1929i)  

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ مِثْلَ ذلكَ  

[Machine] About the Prophet, peace be upon him, something similar to him.  

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ مِثْلَهُ  

"The Messenger of Allah said: 'The most burdensome prayers for the hypocrites are the 'Isha' prayer and the Fajr prayer. If only they knew what (reward) there is in them, they would come to them even if they had to crawl.'" (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 797)   

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «إِنَّهُ لَيْسَ مِنْ صَلَاةٍ أَثْقَلُ عَلَى الْمُنَافِقِينَ مِنْ صَلَاةِ الْعِشَاءِ الْآخِرَةِ وَصَلَاةِ الْفَجْرِ وَلَوْ يَعْلَمُونَ مَا فِيهِمَا لَأَتَوْهُمَا وَلَوْ حَبْوًا»  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "I had the intention to command my young men to gather firewood, then command a man to lead the people in prayer. After that, I would differ to a group of people who have been lagging behind in performing this prayer. I would then set their homes on fire, even if they were thickened date-palm or al-murr trees. They would definitely come to witness it, and even if they knew what was inside, they would still come, even if they had to crawl."  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «لَقَدْ هَمَمْتُ أَنْ آمُرَ فِتْيَانِي فَيَجْمَعُوا حَطَبًا فَآمُرَ رَجُلًا يُصَلِّي بِالنَّاسِ ثُمَّ أُخَالِفَ إِلَى أَقْوَامٍ يَتَخَلَّفُونَ عَنْ هَذِهِ الصَّلَاةِ فَأُحَرِّقَ عَلَيْهِمْ بُيُوتَهُمْ لَوْ كَانَ عَرْقًا سَمِينًا أَوْ مُعَرَّقَيَنِ لَشَهِدُوهُمَا وَلَوْ يَعْلَمُونَ مَا فِيهِمَا لَأَتَوْهُمَا وَلَوْ حَبْوًا»  

[Machine] "It was in a cold night that he descended in Dajnan, then he ordered a caller who called for prayer in the camp. Then, he informed that the Prophet ﷺ used to, when he was on a journey on a cold or rainy night, order a caller who would call 'Prayer in the camps'."  

أَنَّهُ نَزَلَ بِضَجْنَانَ فِي لَيْلَةٍ بَارِدَةٍ فَأَمَرَ مُنَادِيًا فَنَادَى الصَّلَاةُ فِي الرِّحَالِ ثُمَّ أَخْبَرَ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ كَانَ إِذَا كَانَ فِي سَفَرٍ فِي لَيْلَةٍ بَارِدَةٍ أَوِ ْمَطيَرِةٍ أَمَرَ مُنَادِيًا فَنَادَى «الصَّلَاةُ فِي الرِّحَالِ»  

[Machine] "Pray behind the imam, for Abu Hurairah narrated to us that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, 'The prayer of a man in congregation surpasses his individual prayer by twenty-five parts.'"  

بِالَّتِي صَلَّى مَعَ الْإِمَامِ فَإِنَّ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ حَدَّثَنَا أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ «صَلَاةُ الرَّجُلِ فِي الْجَمِيعِ تَزِيدُ عَلَى صَلَاتِهِ وَحْدَهُ بِضْعًا وَعِشْرِينَ جُزْءًا»  

The prayer of a person in congregation is twenty-seven times in excess to the prayer said alone. (Using translation from Muslim 650b)  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ «صَلَاةُ الرَّجُلِ فِي جَمَاعَةٍ تَزِيدُ عَلَى صَلَاتِهِ وَحْدَهُ سَبْعًا وَعِشْرِينَ دَرَجَةً»  

"The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: 'When the wife of any one of you asks for permission to go to the Masjid, do not stop her.'" (Using translation from Nasāʾī 706)   

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «إِذَا اسْتَأْذَنَتْ أَحَدَكُمْ زَوْجَتُهُ إِلَى الْمَسْجِدِ فَلَا يَمْنَعْهَا»  

Do not prevent the female servants of Allah from visiting the mosques of Allah, but they may go out (to the mosque) having no perfumed themselves. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 565)   

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «لَا تَمْنَعُوا إِمَاءَ اللَّهِ مَسَاجِدَ اللَّهِ وَلْيَخْرُجْنَ إِذَا خَرَجْنَ تَفِلَاتٍ»  

[Machine] The translation of "سَعِيدُ بْنُ عَامِرٍ التَّفِلَةُ الَّتِي لَا طِيبَ لَهَا" in English is "Sa'eed bin Aamir, the fruit known for its lack of taste."  

سَعِيدُ بْنُ عَامِرٍ التَّفِلَةُ الَّتِي لَا طِيبَ لَهَا  

“If food is served and the Iqamah for prayer is given, then start with the food.” (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 933)   

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «إِذَا وُضِعَ الْعَشَاءُ وَحَضَرَتِ الصَّلَاةُ فَابْدَءُوا بِالْعَشَاءِ»  

“If food is served and the Iqamah for prayer is given, then start with the food.” (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 933)  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ «إِذَا حَضَرَ الْعَشَاءُ وَأُقِيمَتِ الصَّلَاةُ فَابْدَءُوا بِالْعَشَاءِ»