[Machine] "I saw the Messenger of Allah ﷺ raising his hands until they were level with his ears, then he performed the bowing (rukoo') until every joint in his body was settled, and he extended the takbeer until his hands were level with his knees."

"This is an authentic chain of narration according to the conditions of the two Sheikhs, and I do not know of any defect in it as they have not rejected it."  

«رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ كَبَّرَ فَحَاذَى بِإِبْهَامَيْهِ أُذُنَيْهِ ثُمَّ رَكَعَ حَتَّى اسْتَقَرَّ كُلُّ مَفْصِلٍ مِنْهُ وَانْحَطَّ بِالتَّكْبِيرِ حَتَّى سَبَقَتْ رُكْبَتَاهُ يَدَيْهِ» «هَذَا إِسْنَادٌ صَحِيحٌ عَلَى شَرْطِ الشَّيْخَيْنِ وَلَا أَعْرِفُ لَهُ عِلَّةً وَلَمْ يُخَرِّجَاهُ» على شرطهما ولا أعرف له علة  

The Prophet ﷺ said: Both hands prostrate as the face prostrates. When one of you puts his face (on the ground) he should put his hands too (on the ground). And when he raises it, he should raise them too. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 892)  

«إِنَّ الْيَدَيْنِ تَسْجُدَانِ كَمَا يَسْجُدُ الْوَجْهُ فَإِذَا وَضَعَ أَحَدُكُمْ وَجْهَهُ فَلْيَضَعْ يَدَيْهِ وَإِذَا رَفَعَهُ فَلْيَرْفَعْهُمَا»  

[Machine] I heard Al-Bara' ibn 'Azib saying that the Prophet ﷺ used to prostrate on the palms of his hands.  

سَمِعْتُ الْبَرَاءَ بْنَ عَازِبٍ يَقُولُ كَانَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ «يَسْجُدُ عَلَى أَلْيَتَيِ الْكَفِّ»  

[Machine] Al-Qa'ani reported that Dawud ibn Qais narrated from Ubaidullah ibn Abdullah ibn Akram, from his father, that he was with his father in a place called al-Qa'a, when the Messenger of Allah ﷺ performed the prayer. He said, "I used to look at the armpits of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ whenever he prostrated."  

ثنا الْقَعْنَبِيُّ ثنا دَاوُدُ بْنُ قَيْسٍ عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أَقْرَمَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ أَنَّهُ كَانَ مَعَ أَبِيهِ بِالْقَاعِ مِنْ نَمِرَةَ فَإِذَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «يُصَلِّي فَكُنْتُ أَنْظُرُ إِلَى عُفْرَتَيْ إِبْطَيْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ كُلَّمَا سَجَدَ»  

[Machine] The translation of the given text in English is: "Indeed, the Prophet ﷺ used to "place his fingers together when he prostrated."  

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ كَانَ «إِذَا سَجَدَ ضَمَّ أَصَابِعَهُ»  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "Do not stretch out your arms and lean on your sides, and do not neglect your feet. For if you do that, every part of your body will prostrate along with you." "Al-Bukhari relied on the testimony of Adam ibn Ali al-Bakri, and Muslim relied on the testimony of Muhammad ibn Ishaq, and this is authentic and they did not exclude it." Authentic.  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «لَا تَبْسُطْ ذِرَاعَيْكَ وَادْعَمْ عَلَى رَاحَتَيْكَ وَتَجَافَ عَنْ ضَبْعَيْكَ فَإِنَّكَ إِذَا فَعَلْتَ ذَلِكَ سَجَدَ كُلُّ عُضْوٍ مِنْكَ مَعَكَ» «قَدِ احْتَجَّ الْبُخَارِيُّ بِآدَمَ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ الْبَكْرِيِّ وَاحْتَجَّ مُسْلِمٌ بِمُحَمَّدِ بْنِ إِسْحَاقَ وَهَذَا صَحِيحٌ وَلَمْ يُخَرِّجَاهُ» صحيح  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to say, "When a man prays with tranquility, I heard Abu Zakaria al-Anbari saying, 'He prays with tranquility when he extends his arms and keeps them away during ruku' (bowing) and sujud' (prostration)."  

كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «إِذَا صَلَّى جَخَّ» سَمِعْتُ أَبَا زَكَرِيَّا الْعَنْبَرِيَّ يَقُولُ «جَخَّ الرَّجُلُ فِي صَلَاتِهِ إِذَا مَدَّ ضَبْعَيْهِ وَيُجَافِي فِي الرُّكُوعِ وَالسُّجُودِ»  

I came to the Prophet ﷺ from behind. I saw the whiteness of his armpits and he kept his arms away from his sides and raised his stomach (from the ground). (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 899)   

أَتَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ مِنْ خَلْفِهِ «فَرَأَيْتُ بَيَاضَ إِبْطَيْهِ وَهُوَ مُجَخٍّ وَخَرَّجَ يَدَيْهِ»  

[Machine] The translation of the given text from Arabic to English is: "The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to place his arms firmly on the ground when he prostrated."  

كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «إِذَا سَجَدَ رُئِيَ وَضَحُ إِبْطَيْهِ»  

When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ prostrated himself, if a lamb wanted to pass between his arms, it could pass. (Using translation from Muslim 496)  

كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «إِذَا سَجَدَ لَوْ شَاءَتْ بَهِيمَةٌ أَنْ تَمُرَّ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ لَمَرَّتْ»  

[Machine] Aisha, the wife of the Prophet ﷺ , I lost the Messenger of Allah ﷺ , and he was lying on my bed, and I found him prostrating, with his feet facing towards the Qibla, and I heard him saying, "I seek refuge in Your pleasure from Your wrath, and in Your forgiveness from Your punishment, and I praise You in a manner that befits You. I cannot fully encompass Your greatness." When he finished, he said, "O Aisha, did your Shaytan deceive you?" So I said, "Do you have a Shaytan, Messenger of Allah?" He said, "Every person has a Shaytan." I said, "And even you, Messenger of Allah?" He replied, "Yes, but Allah has helped me against him, so he has become a Muslim."  

عَائِشَةُ زَوْجُ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَقَدْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَكَانَ مَعِي عَلَى فِرَاشِي فَوَجَدْتُهُ سَاجِدًا رَاصًّا عَقِبَيْهِ مُسْتَقْبِلًا بِأَطْرَافِ أَصَابِعِهِ الْقِبْلَةَ فَسَمِعْتُهُ يَقُولُ «أَعُوذُ بِرِضَاكَ مِنْ سَخَطِكَ وَبِعَفْوِكَ مِنْ عُقُوبَتِكَ وَبِكَ مِنْكَ أُثْنِيَ عَلَيْكَ لَا أَبْلَغُ كُلَّ مَا فِيكَ» فَلَمَّا انْصَرَفَ قَالَ «يَا عَائِشَةُ أَخَذَكِ شَيْطَانُكِ؟» فَقُلْتُ أَمَا لَكَ شَيْطَانٌ؟ قَالَ «مَا مِنْ آدَمِيٍّ إِلَّا لَهُ شَيْطَانٌ» فَقُلْتُ وَإِيَّاكَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ؟ قَالَ «وَإِيَّايَ لَكِنِّي أَعَانَنِي اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ فَأَسْلَمَ»  

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 عَنْ نَقْرَةِ الْغُرَابِ وَافْتِرَاشِ السَّبُعِ وَأَنْ يُوَطِّنَ الرَّجُلُ الْمَكَانَ كَمَا يُوَطِّنُهُ الْبَعِيرُ»  

This hadith has been narrated on the authority of Abu Huraira with another chain of transmitters. (Using translation from Muslim 1716b)  

عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "The worst of people in stealing is the one who steals their own prayer." They said, "O Messenger of Allah, how does one steal their own prayer?" He said, "They do not complete the bowing or prostration."  

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

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "The worst of people in terms of theft is the one who steals his own prayer." They asked, "O Messenger of Allah, how does one steal their own prayer?" He said, "They do not complete its bowing and prostration." Both chains of narration are authentic and have not been reported separately.  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «إِنَّ أَسْوَأَ النَّاسِ سَرِقَةً الَّذِي يَسْرِقُ صَلَاتَهُ» قَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ وَكَيْفَ يَسْرِقُ صَلَاتَهُ قَالَ «لَا يُتِمُّ رُكُوعَهَا وَسُجُودَهَا» «كِلَا الْإِسْنَادَيْنِ صَحِيحَانِ وَلَمْ يُخَرِّجَاهُ»  

[Machine] "The Prophet ﷺ prohibited a man from relying on his left hand when sitting in prayer." In the hadith of Ishaq, it is mentioned: "A man should rely on his hands in prayer."  

«نَهَى النَّبِيُّ ﷺ إِذَا جَلَسَ الرَّجُلُ فِي الصَّلَاةِ أَنْ يَعْتَمِدَ عَلَى يَدِهِ الْيُسْرَى» وَفِي حَدِيثِ إِسْحَاقَ «أَنْ يَعْتَمِدَ الرَّجُلُ عَلَى يَدَيْهِ فِي الصَّلَاةِ»  

It pertains to the sunnah to utter the tashahhud quietly. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 986)  

أَنْ يُخْفَى التَّشَهُّدُ»  

[Machine] This verse is recited in the tashahhud: "And do not be loud in your prayer or too low - and seek between that a way." [Al Isra 110]  

نَزَلَتْ هَذِهِ الْآيَةُ فِي التَّشَهُّدِ {وَلَا تَجْهَرْ بِصَلَاتِكَ وَلَا تُخَافِتْ بِهَا} [الإسراء 110]  

[Machine] On the authority of Abu Ali Al-Junbi, from Fadalah bin Ubaid Al-Ansari, who said that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ saw a man praying but he did not praise Allah, glorify Him, or send blessings upon the Prophet ﷺ . The man then departed, and the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Hurry after him." So he called him, and said to him and others, "When any of you prays, let him begin with praising his Lord, glorifying Him, and sending blessings upon the Prophet ﷺ . Then let him supplicate with whatever he desires."  

عَنْ أَبِي عَلِيٍّ الْجَنْبِيِّ عَنْ فَضَالَةَ بْنِ عُبَيْدٍ الْأَنْصَارِيِّ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ رَأَى رَجُلًا صَلَّى لَمْ يَحْمَدُ اللَّهَ وَلَمْ يُمَجِّدْ وَلَمْ يُصَلِّ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ وَانْصَرَفَ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «عَجِلَ هَذَا» فَدَعَاهُ فَقَالَ لَهُ وَلِغَيْرِهِ «إِذَا صَلَّى أَحَدُكُمْ فَلْيَبْدَأْ بِتَحْمِيدِ رَبِّهِ وَالثَّنَاءِ عَلَيْهِ وَلْيُصَلِّ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ ثُمَّ يَدْعُو بِمَا يَشَاءُ»  

[Machine] "Indeed, the Prophet ﷺ used to give one single salutation in prayer, tilting his face slightly towards the right side."  

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ كَانَ «يُسَلِّمُ فِي الصَّلَاةِ تَسْلِيمَةً وَاحِدَةً تِلْقَاءَ وَجْهِهِ يَمِيلُ إِلَى الشِّقِّ الْأَيْمَنِ قَلِيلًا شَيْئًا»  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Omitting the greeting of peace (salam) is a sunnah."  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «حَذْفُ السَّلَامِ سُنَّةٌ»  

[Machine] Abu Al-Muwajjah narrated that Abdan reported that Abdullah reported from Al-Awza'i from Qurrat ibn Abdul Rahman from Al-Zuhri from Abu Salamah from Abu Hurayrah who said, "Omitting the greeting of peace (salaam) is a Sunnah."  

ثنا أَبُو الْمُوَجِّهِ أَنْبَأَ عَبْدَانُ أَنْبَأَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ عَنِ الْأَوْزَاعِيِّ عَنْ قُرَّةَ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ «حَذْفُ السَّلَامِ سُنَّةٌ»  

[Machine] The Prophet ﷺ used to recognize that it was a Surah when Gabriel came to him and recited "Bismillah ar-Rahman ar-Rahim"  

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ كَانَ «إِذَا جَاءَهُ جِبْرِيلُ فَقَرَأَ بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ عَلِمَ أَنَّهَا سُورَةٌ»  

[Machine] The Prophet ﷺ used to not know the end of a chapter until the verse "In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful" was revealed.  

كَانَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ «لَا يَعْلَمُ خَتْمَ السُّورَةِ حَتَّى تَنْزِلَ بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ»  

[Machine] "The Muslims did not know the completion of a Surah until the Bismillah ar-Rahman ar-Rahim was revealed. When the Bismillah ar-Rahman ar-Rahim was revealed, they knew that the Surah had been completed." No mention was made of Rahim, Sa'id bin Jubayr."  

«كَانَ الْمُسْلِمُونَ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ انْقِضَاءَ السُّورَةِ حَتَّى تَنْزِلَ بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ فَإِذَا نَزَلَتْ بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ عَلِمُوا أَنَّ السُّورَةَ قَدِ انْقَضَتْ» وَلَمْ يَذْكُرْ رَحِيمٌ سَعِيدَ بْنَ جُبَيْرٍ  

[Machine] The Prophet ﷺ used to recite "In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful" [Chapter Al-Fatiha, verse 1], and "All praise is due to Allah, the Lord of all the worlds" [Chapter Al-Fatiha, verse 2]. He would recite them letter by letter.  

كَانَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ يَقْرَأُ {بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ} [الفاتحة 1] {الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ} [الفاتحة 2] يَقْطَعُهَا حَرْفًا حَرْفًا  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ recited in the prayer [Surah Al-Fatiha]: "In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful." (1) He considered it as one verse. Then he recited: "Praise be to Allah, the Lord of all the worlds." (2) He considered it as two verses. Then he recited: "The Most Gracious, the Most Merciful." (1) He considered it as three verses. Then he recited: "Master of the Day of Judgment." He considered it as four verses. And he said: "This is how we worship You and seek help from You." (5) He showed the five fingers of his hand. "Umar ibn Harun said, 'This is a foundation in the Sunnah, and I have not seen anyone else mention it as a witness.' They unanimously agreed on its weakness, meaning Umar ibn Harun's statement. And Al-Nasai said, 'It is considered abandoned.'"  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَرَأَ فِي الصَّلَاةِ {بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ} [الفاتحة 1] فَعَدَّهَا آيَةً {الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ} [الفاتحة 2] آيَتَيْنِ {الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ} [الفاتحة 1] ثَلَاثُ آيَاتٍ {مَالِكِ يَوْمِ الدِّينِ} أَرْبَعُ آيَاتٍ وَقَالَ هَكَذَا {إِيَّاكَ نَعْبُدُ وَإِيَّاكَ نَسْتَعِينُ} [الفاتحة 5] وَجَمَعَ خَمْسَ أَصَابِعِهِ «عُمَرُ بْنُ هَارُونَ أَصْلٌ فِي السُّنَّةِ وَلَمْ يُخَرِّجَاهُ وَإِنَّمَا أَخْرَجْتُهُ شَاهِدًا» أجمعوا على ضعفه يعني عمر بن هارون وقال النسائي متروك  

"I prayed behind Abu Hurairah and he recited: In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful, then he recited Umm Al-Qur'an (Al Fatihah), and when he reached: not (the way) of those who earned Your anger, nor of those who went astray, he said: 'Amin and the people said 'Amin. And every time he prostrated he said: 'Allahu Akbar and when he stood up from sitting after two Rak'ahs he said: 'Allahu Akbar'. And after he had said the Salam he said: 'By the One in Whose Hand is my soul! My prayer most closely remembers the prayer of the Messenger of Allah.'" (Using translation from Nasāʾī 905)   

كُنْتُ وَرَاءَ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ فَقَرَأَ {بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ} [الفاتحة 1] ثُمَّ قَرَأَ بِأُمِّ الْقُرْآنِ حَتَّى بَلَغَ {وَلَا الضَّالِّينَ} [الفاتحة 7] قَالَ «آمِينَ» وَقَالَ النَّاسُ آمِينَ وَيَقُولُ كُلَّمَا سَجَدَ «اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ» وَيَقُولُ إِذَا سَلَّمَ وَالَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ إِنِّي لَأَشْبَهُكُمْ صَلَاةً بِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to say "In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful" out loud. Muhammad is weak, meaning Muhammad ibn Qais.  

كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «يَجْهَرُ بِبِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ» محمد ضعيف يعني محمد بن قيس  

[Machine] "Muawiya performed salah (prayer) in Al-Madinah loudly, reciting with a loud voice. He recited in it (the prayer) 'Bismillahir-Rahmanir-Rahim' for Umm al-Quran (the opening chapter of the Quran) but did not recite 'Bismillahir-Rahmanir-Rahim' for the following chapter until he completed that recitation. When he finished the prayer, someone who heard this from the Muhajireen (Emigrants) and the Ansar (Helpers) called out to him, 'O Muawiya, did you steal the prayer or forget?' When he prayed after that, he recited 'Bismillahir-Rahmanir-Rahim' for the following chapter after Umm al-Quran and made a loud takbeer (saying Allahu Akbar) when he prostrated."  

«صَلَّى مُعَاوِيَةُ بِالْمَدِينَةِ صَلَاةً فَجَهَرَ فِيهَا بِالْقِرَاءَةِ فَقَرَأَ فِيهَا بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ لِأُمِّ الْقُرْآنِ وَلَمْ يَقْرَأْ بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ لِلسُّورَةِ الَّتِي بَعْدَهَا حَتَّى قَضَى تِلْكَ الْقِرَاءَةَ» فَلَمَّا سَلَّمَ نَادَاهُ مَنْ سَمِعَ ذَلِكَ مِنَ الْمُهَاجِرِينَ وَالْأَنْصَارِ مِنْ كُلِّ مَكَانٍ يَا مُعَاوِيَةُ أَسَرَقْتَ الصَّلَاةَ أَمْ نَسِيتَ؟ «فَلَمَّا صَلَّى بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ قَرَأَ بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ لِلسُّورَةِ الَّتِي بَعْدَ أُمِّ الْقُرْآنِ وَكَبَّرَ حِينَ يَهْوِي سَاجِدًا»  

[Machine] Anas bin Malik was asked, "How was the recitation of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ ?" He said, "It was elongated. He would recite, 'In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful,' (Surah Al-Fatiha, verse 1) elongating 'the Most Gracious' and 'the Most Merciful.'"  

سُئِلَ أَنَسُ بْنُ مَالِكٍ كَيْفَ كَانَ قِرَاءَةُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ؟ قَالَ كَانَتْ مَدًّا ثُمَّ قَرَأَ {بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ} [الفاتحة 1] يَمُدُّ الرَّحْمَنَ وَيَمُدُّ الرَّحِيمَ  

[Machine] "Anas ibn Malik"  

عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ  

[Machine] "To follow the prayer of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, the narrators of this hadith, including the last of them, are trustworthy and reliable."  

أَنْ أَقْتَدِيَ بِصَلَاةِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ «رُوَاةُ هَذَا الْحَدِيثِ عَنْ آخِرِهِمْ ثِقَاتٌ وَمِنْهَا» رواته ثقات  

[Machine] I prayed behind the Prophet ﷺ , behind Abu Bakr, behind Umar, behind Uthman, and behind Ali, and all of them used to recite "Bismillah ar-Rahman ar-Rahim" out loud. I mentioned this hadith as evidence for what has been mentioned before. In these narrations that we have mentioned, there is a contradiction to the narration of Qatadah that our Imams narrated from him, and it has remained in this chapter concerning the Commander of the Faithful Uthman, Ali, Talhah ibn Ubayd Allah, Jabir ibn Abdullah, Abdullah ibn Umar, Al-Hakam ibn Umayr ath-Thumali, Nu'man ibn Bashir, Samurah ibn Jundub, Buraydah al-Aslami, and Aisha bint Siddiq. All of these are mentioned by me in this chapter. I have omitted some of them in order to simplify, and I have mentioned what is appropriate to this chapter. Similarly, I mentioned in this chapter the companions, followers, and their followers who recited Bismillah ar-Rahman ar-Rahim out loud. As for the author's hesitation to mention this fabricated hadith, I swear by Allah that he is lying and Allah knows best.  

صَلَّيْتُ خَلْفَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ وَخَلْفَ أَبِي بَكْرٍ وَخَلْفَ عُمَرَ وَخَلْفَ عُثْمَانَ وَخَلْفَ عَلِيٍّ فَكُلُّهُمْ كَانُوا «يَجْهَرُونَ بِقِرَاءَةِ بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ» «إِنَّمَا ذَكَرْتُ هَذَا الْحَدِيثَ شَاهِدًا لِمَا تَقَدَّمَهُ فَفِي هَذِهِ الْأَخْبَارِ الَّتِي ذَكَرْنَاهَا مُعَارَضَةٌ لِحَدِيثِ قَتَادَةَ الَّذِي يَرْوِيهِ أَئِمَّتُنَا عَنْهُ وَقَدْ بَقِيَ» فِي الْبَابِ عَنْ أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ عُثْمَانَ وَعَلِيٍّ وَطَلْحَةَ بْنِ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ وَجَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ وَعَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ وَالْحَكَمِ بْنِ عُمَيْرٍ الثُّمَالِيِّ وَالنُّعْمَانِ بْنِ بَشِيرٍ وَسَمُرَةَ بْنِ جُنْدُبٍ وَبُرَيْدَةَ الْأَسْلَمِيِّ وَعَائِشَةَ بِنْتِ الصِّدِّيقِ «كُلُّهَا مُخَرَّجَةٌ عِنْدِي فِي الْبَابِ تَرَكْتُهَا إِيثَارًا لِلتَّخْفِيفِ وَاخْتَصَرْتُ مِنْهَا مَا يَلِيقُ بِهَذَا الْبَابِ وَكَذَلِكَ قَدْ ذَكَرْتُ فِي الْبَابِ مَنْ جَهَرَ بِبِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ مِنَ الصَّحَابَةِ وَالتَّابِعِينَ وَأَتْبَاعِهِمْ أما استحيى المؤلف أن يورد هذا الحديث الموضوع فأشهد بالله ولله بأنه كذب  

[Machine] Abu Hurairah entered the mosque of Bani Zuraiq and said, "There are three things that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to do, but people have neglected them. When he stood up for prayer, he would say this, and Abu 'Amir pointed with his hand, not separating his fingers and not closing them."  

دَخَلَ عَلَيْنَا أَبُو هُرَيْرَةَ مَسْجِدَ بَنِي زُرَيْقٍ فَقَالَ ثَلَاثٌ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَعْمَلُ بِهِنَّ تَرَكَهُنَّ النَّاسُ كَانَ «إِذَا قَامَ إِلَى الصَّلَاةِ قَالَ هَكَذَا وَأَشَارَ أَبُو عَامِرٍ بِيَدِهِ وَلَمْ يُفَرِّجْ بَيْنَ أَصَابِعِهِ وَلَمْ يَضُمَّهَا»  

[Machine] "That the Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to spread his fingers during prayer is narrated by Sa'id ibn Sam'an, a well-known follower from the people of Madinah."  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ كَانَ «يَنْشُرُ أَصَابِعَهُ فِي الصَّلَاةِ نَشْرًا» «سَعِيدُ بْنُ سَمْعَانَ تَابِعِيٌّ مَعْرُوفٌ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْمَدِينَةِ»  

[Machine] The Prophet ﷺ used to say, when starting the prayer, "Allah is the greatest, the Most Great, and all praise is due to Allah abundantly. Glory be to Allah in the morning and evening." He would repeat this three times. Then he would say, "O Allah, I seek refuge in You from the accursed Satan, from his whispers, his spitting, and his breath."  

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ كَانَ إِذَا افْتَتَحَ الصَّلَاةَ قَالَ «اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ كَبِيرًا وَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ كَثِيرًا وَسُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ بُكْرَةً وَأَصِيلًا» ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ «اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ الرَّجِيمِ مِنْ هَمْزِهِ وَنَفْثِهِ وَنَفْخِهِ»  

"When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ started to pray, he would say: 'Subhanakallahumma, wa bihamdika tabarakasmuka wa ta'ala jadduka wa la ilaha ghairuk (Glory and praise be to You, O Allah. Blessed be Your name and exalted be Your majesty, there is none worthy of worship except You.)" (Using translation from Nasāʾī 900)  

كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ إِذَا اسْتَفْتَحَ الصَّلَاةَ قَالَ «سُبْحَانَكَ اللَّهُمَّ وَبِحَمْدِكَ وَتَبَارَكَ اسْمُكَ وَتَعَالَى جَدُّكَ وَلَا إِلَهَ غَيْرُكَ»  

[Machine] "Glory be to You, O Allah, and praise be to You. Blessed is Your name, and exalted is Your greatness. There is no god but You." "This hadith (narration) has been attributed to Umar, but it is not considered authentic."  

«سُبْحَانَكَ اللَّهُمَّ وَبِحَمْدِكَ وَتَبَارَكَ اسْمُكَ وَتَعَالَى جَدُّكَ وَلَا إِلَهَ غَيْرُكَ» «وَقَدْ أُسْنِدَ هَذَا الْحَدِيثُ عَنْ عُمَرَ وَلَا يَصِحُّ»  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ prayed the Dhuhr prayer with us, and when he finished, he called out to a man who was at the back of the rows and said, "O so-and-so, don't you fear Allah? Don't you pay attention to how you pray? Indeed, when any of you stands for prayer, he is conversing privately with his Lord, so let him pay attention to how he converses with Him. Surely, you all see me, but by Allah, I see what is behind my back just as I see what is in front of me."  

صَلَّى بِنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ الظُّهْرَ فَلَمَّا سَلَّمَ نَادَى رَجُلًا كَانَ فِي آخِرِ الصُّفُوفِ فَقَالَ «يَا فُلَانُ أَلَا تَتَّقِي اللَّهَ؟ أَلَا تَنْظُرُ كَيْفَ تُصَلِّي؟ إِنَّ أَحَدَكُمْ إِذَا قَامَ يُصَلِّي إِنَّمَا يَقُومُ يُنَاجِي رَبَّهُ فَلْيَنْظُرْ كَيْفَ يُنَاجِيهِ إِنَّكُمْ تَرَوْنَ أَنِّي لَا أَرَاكُمْ إِنِّي وَاللَّهِ لَأَرَى مِنْ خَلْفِ ظَهْرِي كَمَا أَرَى مِنْ بَيْنِ يَدَيَّ»  

The Prophet ﷺ said: Allah, the Most High, continues to turn favourably towards a servant while he is engaged in prayer as long as he does not look to the side (by turning the neck), but if he does so, He turns away from him. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 909)   

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «لَا يَزَالُ اللَّهُ مُقْبِلًا عَلَى الْعَبْدِ مَا لَمْ يَلْتَفِتْ فَإِذَا صَرَفَ وَجْهَهُ انْصَرَفَ عَنْهُ»  

[Machine] The Prophet ﷺ informed them, saying: "Indeed, Allah, the Blessed and Exalted, commanded Yahya ibn Zakariya with five words that he should act upon. So when you stand in prayer, do not turn your faces away, for indeed, Allah, the Exalted, turns His face towards the face of His servant, until He prays for him. He does not turn His face away from him until the servant turns away." The two scholars, with their chains of narration, have narrated this hadith from the last of them. However, we did not find any other narrators for Al-Harith Al-Ash'ari except for Mamtuur Ibn Abi Salam, so they abandoned it. I have spoken about this matter in another place, and it suffices to not repeat it. The hadith is authentic, and preserved according to the conditions of the Imams.  

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ حَدَّثَهُمْ قَالَ «إِنَّ اللَّهَ تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَى أَمَرَ يَحْيَى بْنَ زَكَرِيَّا بِخَمْسِ كَلِمَاتٍ يَعْمَلُ بِهِنَّ فَإِذَا نَصَبْتُمْ وُجُوهَكُمْ فَلَا تَلْتَفِتُوا فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ تَعَالَى يَنْصِبُ وَجْهَهَ لِوَجْهِ عَبْدِهِ حَتَّى يُصَلِّيَ لَهُ فَلَا يَصْرِفُ عَنْهُ وَجْهَهُ حَتَّى يَكُونَ الْعَبْدُ هُوَ الَّذِي يَنْصَرِفُ» «وَقَدْ أَخْرَجَ الشَّيْخَانِ بِرُوَاةِ هَذَا الْحَدِيثِ عَنْ آخِرِهِمْ وَلَمْ نَجِدْ لِلْحَارِثِ الْأَشْعَرِيِّ رَاوِيًا غَيْرَ مَمْطُورٍ أَبِي سَلَّامٍ فَتَرَكَاهُ وَقَدْ تَكَلَّمْتُ عَلَى هَذَا النَّحْوِ فِي غَيْرِ مَوْضِعٍ فَأَغْنَى عَنْ إِعَادَتِهِ وَالْحَدِيثُ عَلَى شَرْطِ الْأَئِمَّةِ صَحِيحٌ مَحْفُوظٌ»  

"The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to turn to his right and left when praying, but he did not twist his neck to look behind him." (Using translation from Nasāʾī 1201)  

كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «يَلْتَفِتُ فِي صَلَاتِهِ يَمِينًا وَشِمَالًا وَلَا يَلْوِي عُنُقَهُ خَلْفَ ظَهْرِهِ»  

[Machine] When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ was heading towards Hunayn, he said, "Will anyone keep watch over us tonight?" Anas ibn Abi Marthad al-Ghanawi said, "I will, O Messenger of Allah." He said, "Go." The next day, the Prophet ﷺ came out and asked, "Have you spotted your warrior?" They replied, "No." So, the Prophet ﷺ started praying and turned towards the troops. When he finished his prayer, he said, "Your warrior has come forward." When he arrived, the Prophet ﷺ asked, "Have you descended?" He replied, "No, except for prayer or to fulfill a need." Then he said, "I surveyed the two armies, and I found that they are well-equipped and at their best, heading towards Hunayn." The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "There will be spoils for the Muslims tomorrow, if Allah wills." (Sahih)  

لَمَّا سَارَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ إِلَى حُنَيْنٍ قَالَ «أَلَا رَجُلٌ يَكْلَؤُنَا اللَّيْلَةَ؟» فَقَالَ أَنَسُ بْنُ أَبِي مَرْثَدٍ الْغَنَوِيُّ أَنَا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَالَ «انْطَلِقْ» فَلَمَّا كَانَ الْغَدُ خَرَجَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ فَقَالَ «هَلْ حَسَسْتُمْ فَارِسَكُمْ؟» قَالُوا لَا فَجَعَلَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ يُصَلِّي وَيَلْتَفِتُ إِلَى الشِّعْبِ فَلَمَّا سَلَّمَ قَالَ «إِنَّ فَارِسَكُمْ قَدْ أَقْبَلَ» فَلَمَّا جَاءَ قَالَ «لَعَلَّكَ نَزَلْتَ؟» قَالَ لَا إِلَّا مُصَلِّيًا أَوْ قَاضِيًا حَاجَةً ثُمَّ قَالَ إِنِّي اطَّلَعْتُ الشِّعْبَيْنِ فَإِذَا هَوَازِنُ بِظُعُنِهِمْ وَشَائِهِمْ وَنَعَمِهِمْ مُتَوَجِّهُونَ إِلَى حُنَيْنٍ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «غَنِيمَةٌ لِلْمُسْلِمِينَ غَدًا إِنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ» صحيح  

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ recited Surat Al-A'raf in maghrib and split it between two rak'ahs. (Using translation from Nasāʾī 991)   

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ كَانَ «يَقْرَأُ فِي الْمَغْرِبِ بِسُورَةِ الْأَعْرَافِ فِي الرَّكْعَتَيْنِ كِلْتَيْهِمَا»  

[Machine] "Indeed, the Prophet ﷺ said, 'The mother of the Quran is a substitute and there is no substitute for it.' The two scholars agree on narrating this Hadith from Zubair with different wording. The narrators of this Hadith are mostly Imams, and all of them are trustworthy according to their conditions. There are multiple variations of this Hadith in different words that have not been mentioned. The chains of narration are authentic, and among them..."  

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ قَالَ «أُمُّ الْقُرْآنِ عِوَضٌ مِنْ غَيْرِهَا وَلَيْسَ غَيْرُهَا مِنْهَا عِوَضٌ» «قَدِ اتَّفَقَ الشَّيْخَانِ عَلَى إِخْرَاجِ هَذَا الْحَدِيثِ عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ مِنْ أَوْجُهٍ مُخْتَلِفَةٍ بِغَيْرِ هَذَا اللَّفْظِ وَرُوَاةُ هَذَا الْحَدِيثِ أَكْثَرُهُمْ أَئِمَّةٌ وَكُلُّهُمْ ثِقَاتٌ عَلَى شَرْطِهِمَا وَلِهَذَا الْحَدِيثِ شَوَاهِدُ بِأَلْفَاظٍ مُخْتَلِفَةٍ لَمْ يُخَرِّجَاهُ وَأَسَانِيدُهَا مُسْتَقِيمَةٌ فَمِنْهَا» أخرجاه بغير هذا اللفظ  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Whoever prays a prescribed prayer with the imam, let him recite the opening chapter of the book (i.e., Al-Fatiha) silently. And whoever reaches the mother of the book (i.e., Surah Al-Fatiha), then he has completed his prayer."  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «مَنْ صَلَّى صَلَاةً مَكْتُوبَةً مَعَ الْإِمَامِ فَلْيَقْرَأْ فَاتِحَةَ الْكِتَابِ فِي سَكَتَاتِهِ وَمَنِ انْتَهَى إِلَى أُمِّ الْكِتَابِ فَقَدْ أَجْزَأَهُ» وَمِنْهَا  

"Messenger of Allah prayed the Subh prayer, and he had difficulty with the recitation. When turned (after finishing) he said: 'I think that you are reciting behind your Imam?'" He said: "We said: 'Yes, Messenger of Allah, by Allah!' He said: 'Do not do that, except for Umm Al-Kitab, for there is no Salat for one who does not recite it.'" (Using translation from Tirmidhī 311)   

صَلَّى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ الصُّبْحَ فَثَقُلَتْ عَلَيْهِ الْقِرَاءَةُ فَلَمَّا انْصَرَفَ قَالَ «إِنِّي لَأَرَاكُمْ تَقْرَءُونَ مِنْ وَرَاءِ إِمَامِكُمْ» قُلْنَا أَجَلْ وَاللَّهِ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ هَذَا قَالَ «فَلَا تَفْعَلُوا إِلَّا بِأُمِّ الْقُرْآنِ فَإِنَّهُ لَا صَلَاةَ لِمَنْ لَا يَقْرَؤُهَا» «وَقَدْ أَدْخَلَ مَحْمُودُ بْنُ الرَّبِيعِ بَيْنَهُ وَبَيْنَ عُبَادَةَ وَهْبَ بْنَ كَيْسَانَ»  

[Machine] On the authority of the Prophet ﷺ , he said, "Do you all read in prayer with me?" We said, "Yes." He said, "Do not do so except with the opening chapter of the Book (Al-Fatiha) and among its verses."  

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ «هَلْ تَقْرَءُونَ فِي الصَّلَاةِ مَعِي؟» قُلْنَا نَعَمْ قَالَ «فَلَا تَفْعَلُوا إِلَّا بِفَاتِحَةِ الْكِتَابِ» وَمِنْهَا  

[Machine] Abadah bin As-Samit stood by my side and recited alongside the imam while he was reciting. When he finished, I said, "O Abu Al-Walid, you recite and listen while he recites aloud?" He replied, "Yes, we used to recite with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ , and the Messenger of Allah ﷺ made a mistake. Then he praised Allah and said to us when he finished, 'Did anyone recite along with me?' We said, 'Yes.' He said, 'I am amazed by this person who argues with me in recitation. When the imam recites, do not recite except with the Ummul Quran (Surah Al-Fatiha), for there is no prayer for those who do not recite it.' This is a narration from Makhul from Mahmoud bin Ar-Rabi' who is esteemed. And if it is a narration from Ishaq bin Abi Farwah, I remembered it as a witness."  

قَامَ إِلَى جَنْبِي عُبَادَةُ بْنُ الصَّامِتِ فَقَرَأَ مَعَ الْإِمَامِ وَهُوَ يَقْرَأُ فَلَمَّا انْصَرَفَ قُلْتُ يَا أَبَا الْوَلِيدِ تَقْرَأُ وَتُسْمِعُ وَهُوَ يَجْهَرُ بِالْقِرَاءَةِ؟ قَالَ نَعَمْ إِنَّا قَرَأْنَا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَغَلِطَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ ثُمَّ سَبَّحَ فَقَالَ لَنَا حِينَ انْصَرَفَ «هَلْ قَرَأَ مَعِي أَحَدٌ؟» قُلْنَا نَعَمْ قَالَ قَدْ عَجِبْتُ قُلْتُ مِنْ هَذَا الَّذِي يُنَازِعُنِي الْقُرْآنَ إِذَا قَرَأَ الْإِمَامُ فَلَا تَقْرَءُوا إِلَّا بِأُمِّ الْقُرْآنِ فَإِنَّهُ لَا صَلَاةَ لِمَنْ لَمْ يَقْرَأْ بِهَا « هَذَا مُتَابِعٌ لِمَكْحُولٍ فِي رِوَايَتِهِ عَنْ مَحْمُودِ بْنِ الرَّبِيعِ وَهُوَ عَزِيزٌ» وَإِنْ كَانَ رِوَايَةُ إِسْحَاقَ بْنِ أَبِي فَرْوَةَ فَإِنِّي ذَكَرْتُهُ شَاهِدًا