[Machine] I witnessed the Messenger of Allah ﷺ reciting in prayer, and he left out something that he did not recite. A man said to him, "O Messenger of Allah, you left out such and such a verse." The Messenger of Allah ﷺ replied, "Could you not have reminded me of it?"  

شَهِدْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَقْرَأُ فِي الصَّلَاةِ فَتَرَكَ شَيْئًا لَمْ يَقْرَأْهُ فَقَالَ لَهُ رَجُلٌ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ تَرَكْتَ آيَةَ كَذَا وَكَذَا قَالَ «فَهَلَّا أَذْكَرْتُمُونِيهَا»  

[Machine] "I witnessed the Messenger of Allah ﷺ reading in prayer and stumbled upon a verse. A man said, 'O Messenger of Allah, you left out a verse.' He said, 'Should I mention it to you?' The man said, 'I thought it had been abrogated.' He said, 'No, it has not been abrogated.'"  

شَهِدْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَرَأَ فِي الصَّلَاةِ فَتَعَايَى فِي آيَةٍ فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّكَ تَرَكْتَ آيَةً قَالَ «فَهَلَّا أَذْكَرْتَنِيهَا» قَالَ ظَنَنْتُ أَنَّهَا قَدْ نُسِخَتْ قَالَ «فَإِنَّهَا لَمْ تُنْسَخْ»  

[Machine] Indeed, the Prophet ﷺ performed a prayer, but he became confused. When he finished, he asked his father, "Did you witness it with us?" His father replied, "Yes." He then said, "What prevented you from correcting me?"  

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ صَلَّى صَلَاةً فَالْتُبِسَ عَلَيْهِ فَلَمَّا فَرَغَ قَالَ لِأَبِي «أَشَهِدْتَ مَعَنَا؟ » قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ « فَمَا مَنَعَكَ أَنْ تَفْتَحَهَا عَلَيَّ؟ »  

[Machine] Abdullah, we used to greet the Prophet ﷺ and he would respond to us during prayer. But when we came from the land of Abyssinia, I greeted him and he didn't reply. He grabbed me and held me tightly until he finished praying. I said to him, "You used to respond to us." He ﷺ said, "Indeed, Allah speaks whatever He wills, and He has ordained that you do not speak during prayer."  

عَبْدُ اللَّهِ كُنَّا نُسَلِّمُ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَيَرُدُّ عَلَيْنَا يَعْنِي فِي الصَّلَاةِ فَلَمَّا أَنْ جِئْنَا مِنْ أَرْضِ الْحَبَشَةِ سَلَّمْتُ عَلَيْهِ فَلَمْ يَرُدَّ عَلَيَّ فَأَخَذَنِي مَا قَرُبَ وَ بَعُدَ فَجَلَسْتُ حَتَّى قَضَى الصَّلَاةَ قُلْتُ لَهُ إِنَّكَ كُنْتَ تَرُدُّ عَلَيْنَا فَقَالَ ﷺ «إِنَّ اللَّهَ يُحْدِثُ مَا شَاءَ وَقَدْ أَحْدَثَ مِنْ أَمْرِهِ قَضَاءً أَنْ لَا تَكَلَّمُوا فِي الصَّلَاةِ»  

[Machine] We used to greet the Prophet ﷺ while he was in prayer, and he would respond to us before we reached the land of Habasha. So when we returned from beside Najashi, I went to him while he was praying and greeted him, but he did not respond to my greeting. He caught hold of me, both near and far, and I sat waiting for him. When he finished the prayer, I said, "O Messenger of Allah, I greeted you while you were praying, and you did not respond to my greeting." He replied, "Verily, Allah speaks to me whenever He wills, and He has commanded us not to speak in prayer."  

كُنَّا نُسَلِّمُ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ وَهُوَ فِي الصَّلَاةِ فَيَرُدُّ عَلَيْنَا قَبْلَ أَنْ نَأْتِيَ أَرْضَ الْحَبَشَةِ فَلَمَّا رَجَعْنَا مِنْ عِنْدِ النَّجَاشِيِّ أَتَيْتُهُ وَهُوَ يُصَلِّي فَسَلَّمْتُ عَلَيْهِ فَلَمْ يَرُدَّ عَلَيَّ السَّلَامَ فَأَخَذَنِي مَا قَرُبَ وَمَا بَعُدَ فَجَلَسْتُ أَنْتَظِرُهُ فَلَمَّا قَضَى الصَّلَاةَ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ سَلَّمْتُ عَلَيْكَ وَأَنْتَ تُصَلِّي فَلَمْ تَرُدَّ عَلَيَّ السَّلَامَ * فَقَالَ «إِنَّ اللَّهَ يُحْدِثُ مِنْ أَمْرِهِ مَا يَشَاءُ وَقَدْ أَحْدَثَ أَنْ لَا نَتَكَلَّمَ فِي الصَّلَاةِ»  

"We used to speak to each other during the prayer, saying whatever was necessary, at the time of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, until this verse was revealed: Guard strictly (five obligatory) As-Salawat (the prayers) especially the middle Salah (i.e. the best prayer- 'Asr). And stand before Allah with obedience (and do not speak to others during the Salah (prayers)), so we were commanded to be silent." (Using translation from Nasāʾī 1219)   

كُنَّا فِي عَهْدِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ يُكَلِّمُ أَحَدُنَا صَاحِبَهُ فِي الصَّلَاةِ فِي حَاجَتِهِ حَتَّى نَزَلَتْ هَذِهِ الْآيَةُ {حَافِظُوا عَلَى الصَّلَوَاتِ وَالصَّلَاةِ الْوُسْطَى وَقُومُوا لِلَّهِ قَانِتِينَ} فَأُمِرْنَا حِينَئِذٍ بِالسُّكُوتِ  

"We used to speak to each other during the prayer, saying whatever was necessary, at the time of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, until this verse was revealed: Guard strictly (five obligatory) As-Salawat (the prayers) especially the middle Salah (i.e. the best prayer- 'Asr). And stand before Allah with obedience (and do not speak to others during the Salah (prayers)), so we were commanded to be silent." (Using translation from Nasāʾī 1219)   

«كَانَ الرَّجُلُ يُكَلِّمُ صَاحِبَهُ فِي الصَّلَاةِ بِالْحَاجَةِ عَلَى عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ حَتَّى نَزَلَتْ {حَافِظُوا عَلَى الصَّلَوَاتِ} » الْآيَةَ  

[Machine] I said, "O Messenger of Allah, we were in a state of ignorance and then Allah brought Islam to us. And indeed, some of us have dreams." He said, "That is something they find in their hearts and it does not harm them."  

قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّا كُنَّا حَدِيثَ عَهْدٍ بِجَاهِلِيَّةٍ فَجَاءَ اللَّهُ بِالْإِسْلَامِ وَإِنَّ رِجَالًا مِنَّا يَتَطَيَّرُونَ قَالَ «ذَلِكَ شَيْءٌ يَجِدُونَهُ فِي صُدُورِهِمْ وَلَا يَضُرُّهُمْ»  

"I said: 'O Messenger of Allah ﷺ, we were recently in a state of ignorance, then Allah (SWT) brought Islam. Some men among us follow omens.' He said: 'That is something that they find in their own hearts; it should not deter them from going ahead.' I said: 'And some men among us go to fortune tellers.' He said: 'Do not go to them.' He said: 'Some men among us draw lines.' He said: 'One of the Prophets used to draw lines. So whoever is in accord with his drawing of lines, then so it is.'" He said: "While I was praying with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, a man sneezed and I said: 'Yarhamuk-Allah (May Allah have mercy on you).' The people glared at me and I said: 'May my mother be bereft of me, why are you looking at me?' The people struck their hands against their thighs, and when I saw that they were telling me to be quiet, I fell silent. When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ finished, he called me. May my father and mother be ransomed for him, he neither did hit me nor rebuke me nor revile me. I have never seen a better teacher than him, before or after. He said: 'This prayer of ours is not the place for ordinary human speech, rather it is glorification and magnification of Allah (SWT), and reciting Qur'an.' Then I went out to a flock of sheep of mine that was tended by a slave woman of mine beside Uhud and Al-Jawwaniyyah, and I found that the wolf had taken one of the sheep. I am a man from the sons of Adam and I get upset as they get upset. So I slapped her. Then I came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and told him what happened. He regarded that as a serious action on my part. I said: 'O Messenger of Allah ﷺ, should I set her free?' He said: 'Call her.' The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said to her: 'Where is Allah (SWT), the Mighty and Sublime?' She said: 'Above the heavens.' He said: 'And who am I?' She said: 'The Messenger of Allah ﷺ.' He said: 'She is a believer, set her free.'" (Using translation from Nasāʾī 1218)   

قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّا كُنَّا حَدِيثَ عَهْدٍ بِجَاهِلِيَّةٍ فَجَاءَ اللَّهُ بِالْإِسْلَامِ وَإِنَّ رِجَالًا مِنَّا يَتَطَيَّرُونَ قَالَ «ذَلِكَ شَيْءٌ يَجِدُونَهُ فِي صُدُورِهِمْ فَلَا يَضُرُّهُمْ» قَالَ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ مِنَّا رِجَالٌ يَأْتُونَ الْكَهَنَةَ قَالَ «فَلَا تَأْتُوهُمْ» قَالَ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ رِجَالٌ مِنَّا يَخُطُّونَ قَالَ «كَانَ نَبِيٌّ مِنَ الْأَنْبِيَاءِ يَخُطُّ فَمَنْ وَافَقَ خَطَّهُ فَذَاكَ» قَالَ وَبَيْنَا أَنَا أُصَلِّي مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ إِذْ عَطَسَ رَجُلٌ مِنَ الْقَوْمِ فَقُلْتُ لَهُ يَرْحَمُكَ اللَّهُ فَحَدَّقَنِي الْقَوْمُ بِأَبْصَارِهِمْ فَقُلْتُ وَاثُكْلَ أُمَّيَاهُ مَا لَكُمْ تَنْظُرُونَ إِلَيَّ؟ فَضَرَبَ الْقَوْمُ بِأَيْدِيهِمْ عَلَى أَفْخَاذِهِمْ فَلَمَّا رَأَيْتُهُمْ يُصَمِّتُونَنِي لِكَيْ أَسْكُتَ سَكَتُّ فَلَمَّا انْصَرَفَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ دَعَانِي فَبِأَبِي هُوَ وَأُمِّي مَا رَأَيْتُ مُعَلِّمًا قَطُّ قَبْلَهُ وَلَا بَعْدَهُ أَحْسَنَ تَعْلِيمًا مِنْهُ وَاللَّهِ مَا ضَرَبَنِي وَلَا كَهَرَنِي وَلَا شَتَمَنِي وَلَكِنْ قَالَ «إِنَّ صَلَاتَنَا هَذِهِ لَا يَصْلُحُ فِيهَا شَيْءٌ مِنْ كَلَامِ النَّاسِ إِنَّمَا هِيَ التَّكْبِيرُ وَالتَّسْبِيحُ وَتِلَاوَةُ الْقُرْآنِ»  

[Machine] That the Prophet ﷺ missed two units of the evening prayer (Isha') and then a person with two hands came to him and said, "Did you shorten the prayer or forget?" He replied, "None of that happened." Then he turned to the people and asked, "What did the person with two hands say?" They replied, "Yes." So he completed the remaining prayer and then he performed the prostrations of forgetfulness.  

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ سَلَّمَ مِنَ اثْنَتَيْنِ مِنْ صَلَاةِ الْعَشِيِّ فَقَامَ إِلَيْهِ ذُو الْيَدَيْنِ فَقَالَ أَقُصِرَتِ الصَّلَاةُ أَمْ نَسِيتَ؟ فَقَالَ «كُلُّ ذَلِكَ لَمْ يَكُنْ» ثُمَّ أَقْبَلَ عَلَى النَّاسِ فَقَالَ «أَكَمَا يَقُولُ ذُو الْيَدَيْنِ؟ » قَالُوا نَعَمْ فَأَتَمَّ مَا بَقِيَ مِنَ الصَّلَاةِ ثُمَّ سَلَّمَ ثُمَّ سَجَدَ سَجْدَتَيِ السَّهْوِ  

"We used to speak to each other during the prayer, saying whatever was necessary, at the time of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, until this verse was revealed: Guard strictly (five obligatory) As-Salawat (the prayers) especially the middle Salah (i.e. the best prayer- 'Asr). And stand before Allah with obedience (and do not speak to others during the Salah (prayers)), so we were commanded to be silent." (Using translation from Nasāʾī 1219)   

«كُنَّا نَتَكَلَّمُ فِي الصَّلَاةِ بِالْحَاجَةِ حَتَّى نَزَلَتْ هَذِهِ الْآيَةُ {حَافِظُوا عَلَى الصَّلَوَاتِ وَالصَّلَاةِ الْوُسْطَى وَقُومُوا لِلَّهِ قَانِتِينَ} فَأُمِرْنَا بِالسُّكُوتِ»  

[Machine] "The Messenger of Allah ﷺ prayed for us."  

«صَلَّى لَنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ»  

[Machine] "May the Messenger of Allah ﷺ pray for us."  

«صَلَّى بِنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ»  

[Machine] "Abu Al-Qasim ﷺ has prayed for us."  

«صَلَّى بِنَا أَبُو الْقَاسِمِ ﷺ»  

[Machine] The translation of the phrase "صَلَّى بِنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ" into English is "The Messenger of Allah ﷺ prayed with us."  

«صَلَّى بِنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ»  

[Machine] I heard Abu Hurairah say, "The Messenger of Allah ﷺ prayed with us."  

سَمِعْتُ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ يَقُولُ «صَلَّى بِنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ»  

"Abu Hurairah said: 'The Prophet ﷺ led us in one of the nighttime prayers.'" He said: "Abu Hurairah said: 'But I forgot (which one).' He said: 'He led us in praying two rak'ahs, then he said the taslim and went to a piece of wood that was lying in the masjid and leaned his hand on it as if he was angry. Those who were in a hurry left the masjid, and said: "The prayer has been shortened." Among the people were Abu Bakr and 'Umar but they hesitated to ask him for they revere him. Also among the people was a man with long hands who was known as Dhul-Yadain. He said: O Messenger of Allah ﷺ, did you forget or has the prayer been shortened? He said: I did not forget and the prayer has not been shortened. He said: Is it as Dhul-Yadain says? They said: yes. So he came and prayed what he had missed, then he said the salam, then he said the takbir and prostrated as usual or longer than that. Then he raised his head and said the takbir, and prostrated as usual or longer than that. Then he raised his head and said the takbir.'" (Using translation from Nasāʾī 1224)   

صَلَّى بِنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ إِحْدَى صَلَاتْيِ الْعَشِيِّ قَالَ ابْنُ سِيرِينَ سَمَّاهَا لَنَا أَبُو هُرَيْرَةَ فَنَسِيتُ أَنَا فَصَلَّى بِنَا رَكْعَتَيْنِ ثُمَّ سَلَّمَ ثُمَّ قَامَ إِلَى خَشَبَةٍ مَعْرُوضَةٍ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ فَوَضَعَ يَدَهُ الْيُمْنَى عَلَى الْيُسْرَى وَشَبَّكَ بَيْنَ أَصَابِعِهِ وَاتَّكَأَ عَلَى خَشَبَةٍ كَأَنَّهُ غَضْبَانُ قَالَ وَخَرَجَ سَرَعَانُ النَّاسِ قَالَ النَّضْرُ يَعْنِي أَوَائِلَ النَّاسِ فَقَالُوا أَقُصِرَتِ الصَّلَاةُ وَفِي الْقَوْمِ أَبُو بَكْرٍ وَعُمَرُ؟ فَهَابَاهُ أَنْ يُكَلِّمَاهُ وَفِي الْقَوْمِ رَجُلٌ فِي يَدِهِ طُولٌ يُقَالُ لَهُ ذُو الْيَدَيْنِ فَقَالَ أَقُصِرَتِ الصَّلَاةُ أَمْ نَسِيتَ؟ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «لَمْ تُقْصَرِ الصَّلَاةُ وَلَمْ أَنَسَ» فَقَالَ لِلْقَوْمِ «أَكَمَا يَقُولُ ذُو الْيَدَيْنِ؟ » قَالُوا نَعَمْ فَصَلَّى مَا كَانَ تَرَكَ ثُمَّ سَلَّمَ ثُمَّ كَبَّرَ وَسَجَدَ مِثْلَ سُجُودِهِ أَوْ أَطْوَلَ ثُمَّ رَفَعَ رَأْسَهُ وَكَبَّرَ ثُمَّ كَبَّرَ وَسَجَدَ مِثْلَهُ أَوْ أَطْوَلَ ثُمَّ رَفَعَ رَأْسَهُ ثُمَّ كَبَّرَ  

There were no horsemen among us on the day of Badr apart from al-Miqdad. I could not see any of us who was not asleep, apart from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ who remained praying beneath a tree and weeping until morning. (Using translation from Aḥmad 1023)  

«مَا كَانَ فِينَا فَارِسٌ يَوْمَ بَدْرٍ غَيْرَ الْمِقْدَادِ وَلَقَدْ رَأَيْتُنَا وَمَا فِينَا قَائِمٌ إِلَّا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ تَحْتَ شَجَرَةٍ يُصَلِّي وَيَبْكِي حَتَّى أَصْبَحَ»  

[Machine] The Prophet ﷺ entered the mosque of Bani Amr ibn Auf, which is known as the Quba Mosque. Some men from the Ansar (helpers) greeted him. Ibn Umar said, "So I asked Suhaib, who was with him, how the Prophet ﷺ used to respond when someone greeted him while he was praying?" He said, "He used to gesture with his hand."  

دَخَلَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ مَسْجِدَ بَنِي عَمْرِو بْنِ عَوْفٍ يَعْنِي مَسْجِدَ قُبَاءٍ فَدَخَلَ رِجَالٌ مِنَ الْأَنْصَارِ يُسَلِّمُونَ عَلَيْهِ قَالَ ابْنُ عُمَرَ فَسَأَلْتُ صُهَيْبًا وَكَانَ مَعَهُ كَيْفَ كَانَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ يَفْعَلُ إِذَا كَانَ يُسَلَّمُ عَلَيْهِ وَهُوَ يُصَلِّي؟ فَقَالَ «كَانَ يُشِيرُ بِيَدِهِ»  

"I passed by the Messenger of Allah ﷺ when he was praying, and greeted him with Salam. He returned my greeting with a gesture, or maybe it was just with his finger." (Using translation from Nasāʾī 1186)   

«مَرَرْتُ بِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَهُوَ يُصَلِّي فَسَلَّمْتُ عَلَيْهِ فَرَدَّ عَلَيَّ إِشَارَةً » وَلَا أَعْلَمُ إِلَّا أَنَّهُ قَالَ « بِإِصْبَعِهِ»  

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ went to Banu ‘Amr b. ‘Awf to effect reconciliation between them . in the meantime the time of prayer came and the Mu’adhdhin came to Abu Bakr and asked : Will you lead the people in prayer? I pronounce the Iqamah. He said ; Yes. So Abiu Bakr led the prayer , and the Messenger of Allah ﷺ came back while the people were praying. He penetrated through the rows and stood in the first row. The people clapped but Abu Bakr did not pay any attention to it during prayer. When the people clapped increasingly, he paid attention. He saw the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ made a sign to him (saying); Stay at your place. Abu BAkr raised his hands and praised Allah for the commandment the Messenger of Allah ﷺ had given him (to lead the people in prayer). Abu Bakr then stepped back and stood in the row. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ stepped forward and led the prayer. When he finished the prayer, he said; Abu Bakr, what prevented you staying (at your place) when I already commented you to do so? Abu Bakr said ; it was not befitting for the son of Abu Quhafah (Abu Bakr) to lead the prayer in the presence of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said; What is the matter that I saw you clapping frequently during prayer? If anything happens to someone during prayer, he should say “Glory be to Allah,” for when he glorifies Allah. He pays attention to him. Clapping applies only to women. Abu Dawud said: This is operative in the obligatory prayer. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 940)  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ ذَهَبَ إِلَى بَنِي عَمْرِو بْنِ عَوْفٍ لِيُصْلِحَ بَيْنَهُمْ وَحَانَتِ الصَّلَاةُ فَجَاءَ بِلَالٌ إِلَى أَبِي بَكْرٍ الصِّدِّيقِ ؓ فَقَالَ أَتُصَلِّي لِلنَّاسِ فَأُقِيمَ؟ قَالَ نَعَمْ فَصَلَّى أَبُو بَكْرٍ فَجَاءَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَالنَّاسُ فِي الصَّلَاةِ فَتَخَلَّصَ حَتَّى وَقَفَ فِي الصَّفِّ فَصَفَّقَ النَّاسُ وَكَانَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ لَا يَلْتَفِتُ فِي صَلَاتِهِ فَلَمَّا أَكْثَرَ النَّاسُ التَّصْفِيقَ الْتَفَتَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ فَرَأَى رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَأَشَارَ إِلَيْهِ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ أَنِ اثْبُتْ مَكَانَكَ فَرَفَعَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ يَدَيْهِ فَحَمِدَ اللَّهَ تَعَالَى عَلَى مَا أَمَرَهُ بِهِ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ مِنْ ذَلِكَ ثُمَّ اسْتَأْخَرَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ حَتَّى اسْتَوَى فِي الصَّفِّ وَتَقَدَّمَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ فَصَلَّى فَلَمَّا انْصَرَفَ قَالَ «يَا أَبَا بَكْرٍ مَا مَنَعَكَ أَنْ تَلْبَثَ إِذْ أَمَرْتُكَ؟ » فَقَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ مَا كَانَ لِابْنِ أَبِي قُحَافَةَ أَنْ يُصَلِّيَ بَيْنَ يَدَيْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «مَا لِي رَأَيْتُكُمْ أَكْثَرْتُمُ التَّصْفِيقَ؟ مَنْ نَابَهُ شَيْءٌ فِي صَلَاتِهِ فَلْيُسَبِّحْ فَإِنَّهُ إِنْ سَبَّحَ الْتُفِتَ إِلَيْهِ وَإِنَّمَا التَّصْفِيقُ لِلنِّسَاءِ»  

"There was some fighting among Banu 'Amr bin 'Awf, and news of that reached the Prophet ﷺ. He prayed Zuhr, then he went to them to reconcile between them. Then he said to Bilal: 'O Bilal, if the time for Asr comes and I have not come back, then tell Abu Bakr to lead the people in prayer.' When the time (for Asr) came, Bilal called the Adhan, then the Iqamah, then he said to Abu Bakr: 'Go forward. So Abu Bakr went forward and started to pray. Then the Messenger of Allah ﷺ came and started passing through the rows of people until he stood behind Abu Bakr, and the people clapped. Abu Bakr was such that whenever he started praying, he would never glance sideways, but when he noticed that the clapping persisted he turned around. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ gestured to him to carry on praying. Abu Bakr praised Allah the Mighty and Sublime for the Messenger of Allah ﷺ having told him to continue. Then Abu Bakr moved backward on his heels, and when the Messenger of Allah ﷺ saw that, he came forward and led the people in prayer. When he completed the prayer he said: 'O Abu Bakr, when I gestured to you, what kept you from continuing (to lead the people)?' He said: 'It does not befit the son of Abu Quhafah to lead the Messenger of Allah ﷺ in prayer.' And he (the Prophet) said to the people: 'If you notice something (during the prayer), men should say Subhan Allah and women should clap.'" (Using translation from Nasāʾī 793)   

كَانَ قِتَالٌ بَيْنَ بَنِي عَمْرِو بْنِ عَوْفٍ فَأَتَاهُمُ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ لِيُصْلِحَ بَيْنَهُمْ وَقَدْ صَلَّى الظُّهْرَ فَقَالَ لِبِلَالٍ «إِنْ حَضَرَتِ صَلَاةُ الْعَصْرِ وَلَمْ آتِ فَمُرْ أَبَا بَكْرٍ فَلْيُصَلِّ بِالنَّاسِ» فَلَمَّا حَضَرَتْ صَلَاةُ الْعَصْرِ أَذَّنَ بِلَالٌ وَأَقَامَ وَقَالَ يَا أَبَا بَكْرٍ تَقَدَّمْ فَتَقَدَّمَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ فَجَاءَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَشُقُّ الصُّفُوفَ فَلَمَّا رَأَى رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ النَّاسُ صَفَّحُوا قَالَ وَكَانَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ إِذَا دَخَلَ فِي الصَّلَاةِ لَمْ يَلْتَفِتْ فَلَمَّا رَأَى التَّصْفِيحَ لَا يُمْسَكُ عَنْهُ الْتَفَتَ فَرَأَى رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ خَلْفَهُ فَأَوْمَأَ إِلَيْهِ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «أَنِ امْضِ» فَلَبِثَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ هُنَيَّةً فَحَمِدَ اللَّهَ عَلَى قَوْلِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ «أَنِ امْضِ» ثُمَّ مَشَى أَبُو بَكْرٍ الْقَهْقَرَى عَلَى عَقِبِهِ فَلَمَّا رَأَى ذَلِكَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ تَقَدَّمَ فَصَلَّى بِالْقَوْمِ صَلَاتَهُمْ فَلَمَّا قَضَى صَلَاتَهُ قَالَ «يَا أَبَا بَكْرٍ مَا مَنَعَكَ إِذْ أَوْمَأْتُ إِلَيْكَ أَنْ لَا تَكُونَ مَضَيْتَ؟ » قَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ لَمْ يَكُنْ لِابْنِ أَبِي قُحَافَةَ أَنْ يَؤُمَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ ثُمَّ قَالَ لِلنَّاسِ «إِذَا نَابَكُمْ فِي صَلَاتِكُمْ شَيْءٌ فَلْيُسَبِّحِ الرِّجَالُ وَلْتُصَفِّقِ النِّسَاءُ»  

The Prophet ﷺ said: "The tasbih is for men and clapping is for women." (Using translation from Nasāʾī 1210)  

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ «التَّسْبِيحُ لِلرِّجَالِ وَالتَّصْفِيقُ لِلنِّسَاءِ»  

Abu Hurairah reported the Messenger of Allah ﷺ as saying; Glorifying Allah applies to men and clapping applies only to women. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 939)  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «التَّسْبِيحُ لِلرِّجَالِ وَالتَّصْفِيقُ لِلنِّسَاءِ»  

[Machine] "That the Messenger of Allah (PBUH) used to gesture during prayer."  

«أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ كَانَ يُشِيرُ فِي الصَّلَاةِ»  

We came to Jabir ibn Abdullah who was sitting in his mosque. He said: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ came to us in this mosque and he had a twig of date-palm of the kind of Ibn Tab. He looked and saw phlegm on the wall towards qiblah. He turned to it and scraped it with the twig. He then said: Who of you likes that Allah turns His face from him? He further said: When any of you stands for praying, Allah faces him. So he should not spit before him, nor on his right side. He should spit on his left side under his left foot. If he is in a hurry (i.e. forced to spit immediately), he should do with his cloth in this manner. He then placed the cloth on his mouth and rubbed it off. He then said: Bring perfume. A young man of the tribe stood and hurried to his house and returned with perfume in his palm. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ took it and put it at the end of the twig. He then stained the mark of phlegm with it. Jabir said: This is the reason you use perfume in your mosques. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 485)   

أَنْ يَدْخُلَ عَلَيَّ أَحْمَقُ مِثْلُكَ فَيَرَانِي كَيْفَ أَصْنَعُ فَيَصْنَعُ بِمِثْلِهِ أَتَانَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ فِي مَسْجِدِنَا هَذَا وَفِي يَدِهِ عُرْجُونُ ابْنِ طَابٍ فَرَأَى نُخَامَةً فِي قِبْلَةِ الْمَسْجِدِ فَأَقْبَلَ عَلَيْهَا فَحَكَّهَا بِالْعُرْجُونِ ثُمَّ أَقْبَلَ عَلَيْنَا فَقَالَ «أَيُّكُمْ يُحِبُّ أَنْ يُعْرِضَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ؟ » قَالَ فَخَشَعْنَا ثُمَّ قَالَ «أَيُّكُمْ يُحِبُّ أَنْ يُعْرِضَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ؟ » فَقُلْنَا لَا أَيُّنَا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَالَ «إِنَّ أَحَدَكُمْ إِذَا قَامَ يُصَلِّي فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ قِبَلَ وَجْهِهِ فَلَا يَبْصُقْ قِبَلَ وَجْهِهِ وَلَا عَنْ يَمِينِهِ وَلْيَبْصُقْ عَنْ يَسَارِهِ تَحْتَ رِجْلِهِ الْيُسْرَى فَإِنْ عَجِلَتْ بِهِ بَادِرَةٌ فَلْيَقُلْ بِثَوْبِهِ هَكَذَا وَرَدَّ بَعْضَهُ عَلَى بَعْضٍ أَرُونِي عَبِيرًا» فَقَامَ فَتًى مِنَ الْحَيِّ يَشْتَدُّ إِلَى أَهْلِهِ فَجَاءَ بِخَلُوقٍ فِي رَاحَتَيْهِ فَأَخَذَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَجَعَلَهُ عَلَى رَأْسِ الْعُرْجُونِ وَلَطَخَ بِهِ عَلَى أَثَرِ النُّخَامَةِ قَالَ جَابِرٌ «فَمِنْ هُنَاكَ جَعَلْتُمُ الْخَلُوقَ فِي مَسَاجِدِكُمْ»  

[Machine] The Prophet ﷺ said, "When any one of you prays, he should not spit in front of him or to his right, but he should spit to his left or under his left foot."  

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ قَالَ «إِذَا صَلَّى أَحَدُكُمْ فَلَا يَبْصُقْ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ وَلَا عَنْ يَمِينِهِ وَلْيَبْصُقْ عَنْ يَسَارِهِ أَوْ تَحْتَ قَدَمِهِ الْيُسْرَى»  

[Machine] The Prophet Allah's peace and blessings be upon him said, "When one of you is in prayer, he should not spit to his right or in front of him, for he is having a private conversation with his Lord. However, he may spit to his left or under his foot."  

أَنَّ نَبِيَّ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ «إِذَا كَانَ أَحَدُكُمْ فِي صَلَاتِهِ فَلَا يَتْفُلْ عَنْ يَمِينِهِ وَلَا بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ فَإِنَّهُ يُنَاجِي رَبَّهُ وَلَكِنْ عَنْ يَسَارِهِ أَوْ تَحْتَ قَدَمِهِ»  

[Machine] He heard Abu Huraira and Abu Sa'id Al-Khudri saying: "The Messenger of Allah ﷺ saw nasal discharge in the direction of the qibla (the direction of prayer), so he took a pebble, rubbed it and then said, 'None of you should blow his nose in the direction of the qibla, nor should he blow it with his right hand. He should blow his nose with his left hand or below his left foot.'"  

أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ وَأَبَا سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيَّ يَقُولَانِ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ رَأَى فِي الْقِبْلَةِ نُخَامَةً فَتَنَاوَلَ حَصَاةً فَحَكَّهَا ثُمَّ قَالَ «لَا يَتَنَخَّمَنَّ أَحَدُكُمْ فِي الْقِبْلَةِ وَلَا عَنْ يَمِينِهِ وَلْيَبْصُقْ عَنْ يَسَارِهِ أَوْ تَحْتَ رِجْلِهِ الْيُسْرَى»  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "When one of you stands up for prayer, he should not spit in front of him, as he is conversing with his Lord as long as he is in his prayer area. He should not spit to his right either, as there is an angel to his right. Instead, he should spit to his left or beneath his foot and bury it."  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «إِذَا قَامَ أَحَدُكُمْ إِلَى الصَّلَاةِ فَلَا يَبْصُقْ أَمَامَهُ فَإِنَّهُ يُنَاجِي رَبَّهُ مَا دَامَ فِي مُصَلَّاهُ وَلَا عَنْ يَمِينِهِ فَإِنَّ عَنْ يَمِينِهِ مَلَكًا وَلْيَبْصُقْ عَنْ شِمَالِهِ أَوْ تَحْتَ رِجْلِهِ فَيَدْفِنَهُ»  

[Machine] The Prophet (PBUH) used to like pebbles and would hold them in his hand. One day, he entered the mosque holding one in his hand and he saw some sputum in the direction of the mosque's qibla. He wiped it away with the pebble he was holding and then turned towards the people angry and said, "Does anyone of you like to have a person face him and spit in his face? When one of you stands up to pray, he is actually facing his Lord and the Angel is on his right. So, he should not spit in front of him or to his right side. Instead, he should spit to his left side below his left foot. But if there is an urgency, then he can do so rapidly and say, 'In this way.' And he should then perform the ritual purification and wipe some portion of his garment to remove the remaining traces."  

كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ تُعْجِبُهُ الْعَرَاجِينُ يُمْسِكُهَا بِيَدِهِ فَدَخَلَ يَوْمًا الْمَسْجِدَ وَفِي يَدِهِ مِنْهَا وَاحِدَةٌ فَرَأَى نُخَامَةً فِي قِبْلَةِ الْمَسْجِدِ فَحَتَّهَا بِهِ حَتَّى أَنْقَاهَا ثُمَّ أَقْبَلَ عَلَى النَّاسِ مُغْضَبًا فَقَالَ «أَيُحِبُّ أَحَدُكُمْ أَنْ يَسْتَقْبِلَهُ الرَّجُلُ فَيَبْصُقَ فِي وَجْهِهِ إِنَّ أَحَدَكُمْ إِذَا قَامَ إِلَى الصَّلَاةِ فَإِنَّمَا يَسْتَقْبِلُ بِهِ رَبَّهُ وَالْمَلَكُ عَنْ يَمِينِهِ فَلَا يَبْصُقْ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ وَلَا عَنْ يَمِينِهِ وَلَكِنْ عَنْ يَسَارِهِ تَحْتَ قَدَمِهِ الْيُسْرَى فَإِنْ عَجِلَتْ بِهِ بَادِرَةٌ فَلْيَقُلْ هَكَذَا» وَتَفَلَ فِي ثَوْبِهِ وَرَدَّ بَعْضَهُ بِبَعْضٍ  

[Machine] Abu Sa'id Al-Khudri heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ saying: "He used to like these toothpicks and hold them in his hand. Then he would enter the mosque, and in his hand would be a stick from them. He would rub it against his mouth, intending to clean his mouth while facing the qiblah. He prohibited a man from spitting in front of him or to his right hand side. He said, 'Let him spit on his left or under his left foot. If it is too quick for him, then let him place it in his garment and say like this,' and Sufyan pointed with his finger towards the corner of his sleeve, indicating that the residue should be rubbed there."  

سَمِعَ أَبَا سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيَّ يَقُولُ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ تُعْجِبُهُ هَذِهِ الْعَرَاجِينُ وَيُمْسِكُهَا فِي يَدِهِ فَدَخَلَ الْمَسْجِدَ وَفِي يَدِهِ مِنْهَا قَضِيبٌ فَحَكَّهَا بِهِ يُرِيدُ بَزْقَةً فِي قِبْلَةِ الْمَسْجِدِ وَنَهَى أَنْ يَبْزُقَ الرَّجُلُ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ أَوْ عَنْ يَمِينِهِ وَقَالَ «لِيَبْزُقْ عَنْ يَسَارِهِ أَوْ تَحْتَ قَدَمِهِ الْيُسْرَى فَإِنْ عَجِلَتْ بِهِ بَادِرَةٌ فَلْيَجْعَلْهَا فِي ثَوْبِهِ وَلْيَقُلْ بِهَا هَكَذَا» وَأَشَارَ سُفْيَانُ يَدْلُكُ طَرَفَ كُمِّهِ بِإِصْبَعِهِ  

'Abdullah b. Shakhkhir narrated it on the authority of his father that he said prayer with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, and he spat and then rubbed it off with his left shoe. (Using translation from Muslim 554b)  

«أَنَّهُ صَلَّى مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَتَنَخَّعَ فَدَلَكَهَا بِنَعْلِهِ الْيُسْرَى»  

"The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: 'When any one of you stands in prayer, let him not smooth the pebbles, for he is facing Mercy.'" (Using translation from Nasāʾī 1191)   

النَّبِيَّ ﷺ قَالَ «إِذَا قَامَ أَحَدُكُمْ فِي الصَّلَاةِ فَلَا يَمْسَحِ الْحَصَى فَإِنَّ الرَّحْمَةَ تُوَاجِهُهُ»  

[Machine] He (Abu Dharr) heard Abu Dharr saying, "Indeed, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, 'When one of you stands for prayer, mercy faces him, so he should not move or touch pebbles.'"  

أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ أَبَا ذَرٍّ يَقُولُ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ «إِذَا قَامَ أَحَدُكُمْ فِي الصَّلَاةِ فَإِنَّ الرَّحْمَةَ تُوَاجِهُهُ فَلَا يُحَرِّكِ الْحَصَى أَوْ لَا يَمَسَّ الْحَصَى»  

"I asked Messenger of Allah (S) about smoothening the pebbles during Salat. He said: 'If you must do so, then let it be only once.'" (Using translation from Tirmidhī 380)  

سَأَلْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ عَنْ مَسِّ الْحَصَى فِي الصَّلَاةِ فَقَالَ «إِنْ كُنْتَ لَا بُدَّ فَاعِلًا فَمَرَّةً»  

[Machine] "We used to pray with the Prophet ﷺ in the intense heat, and one of us would take a handful of pebbles and place them in his hand like this and then in the other hand like this. When they cooled down, he would prostrate on them."  

«كُنَّا نُصَلِّي مَعَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فِي شِدَّةِ الْحَرِّ فَيَعْمِدُ أَحَدُنَا إِلَى قَبْضَةٍ مِنَ الْحَصَى فَيَجْعَلُهَا فِي كَفِّهُ هَذِهِ ثُمَّ فِي كَفِّهِ هَذِهِ فَإِذَا بَرَدَتْ سَجَدَ عَلَيْهَا»  

“The Messenger of Allah ﷺ forbade three things: Pecking like a crow, spreading (the forearms) like a beast of prey, and a man having a place in the mosque in which he usually offers the prayer, like a camel has a place to which it usually goes.” (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 1429)   

سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ «يَنْهَى عَنْ ثَلَاثِ خِصَالٍ فِي الصَّلَاةِ عَنْ نَقْرَةِ الْغُرَابِ وَعَنِ افْتِرَاشِ السَّبُعِ وَأَنْ يُوطِنَ الرَّجُلُ الْمَكَانَ كَمَا يُوطِنُ الْبَعِيرَ»  

The Prophet said: "A muslim does not regularly attend the mosques to perform prayer and remember Allah, but Allah feels happy with him just as the family of one who is absent feels happy when he comes back to them." (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 800)   

عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ «لَا يُوطِنُ الرَّجُلُ الْمَسْجِدَ لِلصَّلَاةِ أَوْ لِذِكْرِ اللَّهِ إِلَّا تَبَشْبَشَ اللَّهُ بِهِ كَمَا يَتَبَشْبَشُ أَهْلُ الْغَائِبِ إِذَا قَدِمَ عَلَيْهِمْ غَائِبُهُمْ»  

Sa'id ibn AbuSa'id al-Maqburi reported on the authority of his father that he saw AbuRafi' the freed slave of the Prophet ﷺ, passing by Hasan ibn Ali (Allah be pleased with them) when he was standing offering his prayer. He had tied the back knot of his hair. AbuRafi' untied it. Hasan turned to him with anger, AbuRafi' said to him: Concentrate on your prayer and do not be angry: I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say: This is the seat of the devil, referring to the back knot of the hair. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 646)   

أَنَّهُ رَأَى أَبَا رَافِعٍ مَوْلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ وَحَسَنُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ يُصَلِّي غَرَزَ ضَفِيرَتَهُ فِي قَفَاهُ فَحَلَّهَا أَبُو رَافِعٍ فَالْتَفَتَ الْحَسَنُ إِلَيْهِ مُغْضَبًا فَقَالَ أَبُو رَافِعٍ أَقْبِلْ عَلَى صَلَاتِكَ وَلَا تَغْضَبْ فَإِنِّي سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ *» يَقُولُ مَقْعَدُ الشَّيْطَانِ يَعْنِي مَغْرَزَ ضَفْرَتِهِ  

Kurayb the freed slave of Ibn Abbas reported: Abdullah ibn Abbas saw Abdullah ibn al-Harith praying having the back knot of the hair. He stood behind him and began to untie it. He remained standing unmoved (stationary). When he finished his prayer he came to Ibn Abbas and said to him: What were you doing with my head? He said: I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say: A man who prays with the black knot of hair tied is the one praying pinioned. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 647)  

سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ «إِنَّمَا مَثَلُ هَذَا كَمَثَلِ الَّذِي يُصَلِّي وَهُوَ مَكْتُوفٌ»  

“The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: ‘Do not lift your gaze to the heavens lest your sight be snatched away,” meaning during prayer. (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 1043)  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ «لَا تَرْفَعُوا أَبْصَارَكُمْ إِلَى السَّمَاءِ أَنْ تُلْتَمَعَ» يَعْنِي فِي الصَّلَاةِ  

“The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: ‘Does not the one who raises his head before the Imam fear that Allah may turn his head into the head of a donkey?’” (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 961)  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «أَمَا يَخْشَى الَّذِي يَرْفَعُ رَأْسَهُ قَبْلَ الْإِمَامِ أَنْ يُحَوِّلَ اللَّهُ رَأْسَهُ رَأْسَ حِمَارٍ»  

[Machine] The Prophet ﷺ said, "Doesn't the person who raises his head before the Imam fear that Allah will turn his head into the head of a dog?"  

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ «أَمَا يَخْشَى الَّذِي يَرْفَعُ رَأْسَهُ قَبْلَ الْإِمَامِ أَنْ يُحَوِّلَ اللَّهُ رَأْسَهُ رَأْسَ الْكَلْبِ»  

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)   

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ قَالَ «مَا بَالُ أَقْوَامٍ يَرْفَعُونَ أَبْصَارَهُمْ إِلَى السَّمَاءِ فِي صَلَاتِهِمْ» حَتَّى قَالَ «لَيَنْتَهُنَّ عَنْ ذَلِكَ أَوْ لَتُخْطَفَنَّ أَبْصَارُهُمْ»  

[Machine] The Prophet ﷺ forbade a man from praying briefly.  

«نَهَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ أَنْ يُصَلِّيَ الرَّجُلُ مُخْتَصِرًا»  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "The ease in prayer is the comfort of the people of Hellfire."  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ «الِاخْتِصَارُ فِي الصَّلَاةِ رَاحَةُ أَهْلِ النَّارِ»  

I asked the Messenger of Allah ﷺ about looking to the sides during prayer. He said: It is something which the devil snatches from a servant’s prayers. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 910)   

سُئِلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ عَنِ الِالْتِفَاتِ فِي الصَّلَاةِ فَقَالَ «إِنَّمَا هُوَ اخْتِلَاسٌ يَخْتَلِسُهُ الشَّيْطَانُ مِنْ صَلَاةِ الْعَبْدِ»  

"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 يَمِينًا وَشِمَالًا فِي صَلَاتِهِ وَلَا يَلْوِي عُنُقَهُ خَلْفَ ظَهْرِهِ»  

that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ prohibited ˹doing˺ "sadal" (wrapping garments around oneself and having arms tucked inside during prayer). (Using translation from Aḥmad 8582)   

«أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ نَهَى عَنِ السَّدْلِ فِي الصَّلَاةِ»