“When one of you enters the mosque, let him perform two Rak’ah before he sits down.” (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 1013)  

سَمِعْتُ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ يَقُولُ «إِذَا دَخَلَ أَحَدُكُمُ الْمَسْجِدَ فَلْيُصَلِّ رَكْعَتَيْنِ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَجْلِسَ»  

“When one of you enters the mosque, let him perform two Rak’ah before he sits down.” (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 1013)   

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ «إِذَا دَخَلَ أَحَدُكُمُ الْمَسْجِدَ فَلْيَرْكَعْ رَكْعَتَيْنِ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَجْلِسَ أَوْ يَسْتَخْبِرَ»  

[Machine] Jabir said, "Sulayk entered the mosque while the Prophet ﷺ was delivering a sermon, so he commanded him to perform two units of prayer."  

عَنْ جَابِرٍ قَالَا «دَخَلَ سُلَيْكٌ الْغَطَفَانِيُّ الْمَسْجِدَ وَالنَّبِيُّ ﷺ يَخْطُبُ فَأَمَرَهُ أَنْ يُصَلِّيَ رَكْعَتَيْنِ»  

[Machine] A man entered the mosque and the Prophet ﷺ was delivering the Friday sermon. He said to him, "Pray two quick voluntary units of prayer before you sit down."  

دَخَلَ رَجُلٌ الْمَسْجِدَ وَالنَّبِيُّ ﷺ يَخْطُبُ يَوْمَ الْجُمُعَةِ فَقَالَ لَهُ «صَلِّ رَكْعَتَيْنِ خَفِيفَتَيْنِ قَبْلَ أَنْ تَجْلِسَ»  

Sulaik Ghatafani came on Friday when the Messenger of Allah ﷺ was delivering the sermon. He (Sulaik) sat down. He (the Holy Prophet) said to him: 0 Sulaik I stand and observe two rak'ahs and make them short, and then said: When any one of you comes on Friday, while the Imam delivers the sermon, he should observe two rak'ahs and should make them short. (Using translation from Muslim 875g)  

جَاءَ سُلَيْكٌ الْغَطَفَانِيُّ يَوْمَ الْجُمُعَةِ وَرَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَخْطُبُ فَجَلَسَ فَقَالَ لَهُ «يَا سُلَيْكُ قُمْ فَارْكَعْ رَكْعَتَيْنِ وَتَجَوَّزْ فِيهِمَا» ثُمَّ قَالَ «إِذَا جَاءَ أَحَدُكُمْ يَوْمَ الْجُمُعَةِ وَالْإِمَامُ يَخْطُبُ فَلْيَرْكَعْ رَكْعَتَيْنِ وَلْيَتَجَوَّزْ فِيهِمَا»  

[Machine] "A man entered the mosque on Friday and the Prophet ﷺ was on the pulpit. The Prophet ﷺ called him and ordered him to pray two units of prayer. Then he entered for the second Friday prayer while the Prophet ﷺ was on the pulpit. The Prophet ﷺ called him and ordered him to pray two units of prayer. Then he entered for the third Friday prayer, and the Messenger of Allah ﷺ was on the pulpit. The Prophet ﷺ called him and ordered him to pray two units of prayer."  

«أَنَّ رَجُلًا دَخَلَ الْمَسْجِدَ يَوْمَ الْجُمُعَةِ وَالنَّبِيُّ ﷺ عَلَى الْمِنْبَرِ فَدَعَاهُ فَأَمَرَهُ أَنْ يُصَلِّيَ رَكْعَتَيْنِ ثُمَّ دَخَلَ الْجُمُعَةَ الثَّانِيَةَ وَهُوَ عَلَى الْمِنْبَرِ فَدَعَاهُ فَأَمَرَهُ أَنْ يُصَلِّيَ رَكْعَتَيْنِ ثُمَّ دَخَلَ الْجُمُعَةَ الثَّالِثَةَ وَرَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ عَلَى الْمِنْبَرِ فَدَعَاهُ فَأَمَرَهُ أَنْ يُصَلِّيَ رَكْعَتَيْنِ»  

[Machine] Sulayk entered the mosque on Friday, and the Messenger of Allah ﷺ was giving a sermon to the people. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said to Sulayk, "Perform two units of prayer and do not repeat them like this." Sulayk performed the two units of prayer and then sat down.  

دَخَلَ سُلَيْكٌ الْغَطَفَانِيُّ الْمَسْجِدَ يَوْمَ الْجُمُعَةِ وَرَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَخْطُبُ النَّاسَ فَقَالَ لَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «ارْكَعْ رَكْعَتَيْنِ وَلَا تَعُودَنَّ لِمِثْلِ هَذَا» فَرَكَعَهُمَا ثُمَّ جَلَسَ  

[Machine] A man entered the mosque on Friday and the Messenger of Allah ﷺ was on the pulpit. He called him and instructed him to pray two rak'ahs, then he said, "Give in charity." So they gave in charity, and he ﷺ gave him two garments from what they had given in charity. Then he said, "Give in charity." So he took off one of the garments and the Messenger of Allah ﷺ disliked what he did and said, "Look at this person who entered the mosque wearing a garment, so I hoped that you would pay attention to him and give charity to him, but you did not do that. So I said, 'Give in charity.' So they gave him two garments. Then I said, 'Give in charity.' So he took off one of the garments. Take your garment back." And he scolded him.  

أَنَّ رَجُلًا دَخَلَ الْمَسْجِدَ يَوْمَ الْجُمُعَةِ وَرَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ عَلَى الْمِنْبَرِ فَدَعَاهُ فَأَمَرَهُ أَنْ يُصَلِّيَ رَكْعَتَيْنِ ثُمَّ قَالَ «تَصَدَّقُوا» فَتَصَدَّقُوا فَأَعْطَاهُ ﷺ ثَوْبَيْنِ مِمَّا تَصَدَّقُوا وَقَالَ «تَصَدَّقُوا» فَأَلْقَى هُوَ أَحَدَ ثَوْبَيْهِ فَكَرِهَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ مَا صَنَعَ وَقَالَ «انْظُرُوا إِلَى هَذَا دَخَلَ الْمَسْجِدَ بِهَيْئَةٍ بَذَّةٍ فَرَجَوْتُ أَنْ تَفْطِنُوا لَهُ فَتَصَدَّقُوا عَلَيْهِ فَلَمْ تَفْعَلُوا فَقُلْتُ تَصَدَّقُوا فَأَعْطَوْهُ ثَوْبَيْنِ ثُمَّ قُلْتُ تَصَدَّقُوا فَأَلْقَى أَحَدَ ثَوْبَيْهِ خُذْ ثَوْبَكَ» وَانْتَهَرَهُ  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to interact with us frequently, to the point that he would even say to his younger brother, "O Abu Umair, how is An-Nughayr?" And when the time for prayer came, we spread out a mat for him, and he prayed on it while we lined up behind him.  

كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ يُخَالِطُنَا كَثِيرًا حَتَّى إِنْ كَانَ لَيَقُولُ لِأَخٍ لِي صَغِيرٍ «يَا أَبَا عُمَيْرٍ مَا فَعَلَ النُّغَيْرُ؟ » وَحَضَرَتِ الصَّلَاةُ فَنَضَحْنَا بُسَاطًا لَنَا فَصَلَّى عَلَيْهِ وَصَفَفْنَا خَلْفَهُ  

[Machine] "The Messenger of Allah ﷺ did not pass away until his most frequent prayer was while he was sitting, and the most beloved action to him was whatever the servant persistently did, even if it was small."  

«مَا مَاتَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ حَتَّى كَانَ أَكْثَرُ صَلَاتِهِ وَهُوَ جَالِسٌ وَكَانَ أَحَبَّ الْعَمَلِ إِلَيْهِ مَا دَاوَمَ عَلَيْهِ الْعَبْدُ وَإِنْ كَانَ يَسِيرًا»  

that she said, "I never saw the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ pray his supererogatory prayers while sitting; until a year before his passing when he would his supererogatory prayers while sitting and reciting the sūrah in ˹such a slow˺ measured manner that it became longer than his ˹usual˺ longer ones." (Using translation from Aḥmad 26441)   

«مَا رَأَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ صَلَّى فِي سُبْحَتِهِ جَالِسًا قَطُّ حَتَّى كَانَ قَبْلَ وَفَاتِهِ بِعَامٍ فَكَانَ يُصَلِّي فِي سُبْحَتِهِ جَالِسًا فَيَقْرَأُ السُّورَةَ فَيُرَتِّلُهَا حَتَّى تَكُونَ أَطْوَلَ مِنْ أَطْوَلَ مِنْهَا»  

[Machine] The Prophet ﷺ used to pray while sitting after he reached old age. When there were 30 verses remaining from the surah, he would stand up and recite them, then he would perform the rukoo' (bowing).  

«كَانَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ يُصَلِّي وَهُوَ جَالِسٌ بَعْدَمَا دَخَلَ فِي السِّنِّ وَكَانَ إِذَا بَقِيَ عَلَيْهِ مِنَ السُّورَةِ ثَلَاثُونَ آيَةً قَامَ فَقَرَأَهَا ثُمَّ رَكَعَ»  

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to pray standing at night for a long time, and used to pray sitting at night for a long time. When he prayed standing, he bowed standing, and when he prayed sitting, he bowed sitting. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 955)   

عَنْ صَلَاةِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَقَالَتْ «كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ يُصَلِّي لَيْلًا طَوِيلًا قَاعِدًا وَلَيْلًا طَوِيلًا قَائِمًا فَإِذَا صَلَّى قَاعِدًا رَكَعَ قَاعِدًا وَإِذَا صَلَّى قَائِمًا رَكَعَ قَائِمًا»  

"The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to pray standing and sitting. If he started to pray standing, he would bow standing and if he started to pray sitting, he would bow sitting." (Using translation from Nasāʾī 1647)  

«كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ يُصَلِّي قَائِمًا وَقَاعِدًا فَإِذَا افْتَتَحَ الصَّلَاةَ قَائِمًا رَكَعَ قَائِمًا وَإِذَا افْتَتَحَ الصَّلَاةَ قَاعِدًا رَكَعَ قَاعِدًا»  

[Machine] "That the Prophet ﷺ was sitting in a reclining position."  

«أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ صَلَّى مُتَرَبِّعًا»  

It was narrated from ‘Imran bin Husain that he asked the Messenger of Allah ﷺ about a man who prays sitting down. He said, “Whoever performs prayer standing up, that is better. Whoever performs prayer sitting down will have half the reward of one who prays standing. And whoever performs prayer lying down will have half the reward of one who prays sitting.” (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 1231)   

أَنَّهُ سَأَلَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ عَنِ الصَّلَاةِ قَاعِدًا فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ «صَلِّ قَائِمًا فَهُوَ أَفْضَلُ وَمَنْ صَلَّى قَاعِدًا فَلَهُ نِصْفُ أَجْرِ الْقَائِمِ وَمَنْ صَلَّى نَائِمًا فَلَهُ نِصْفُ أَجْرِ الْقَاعِدِ»  

[Machine] I asked her, "With what did the Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to begin when he entered upon you and when he left from you?" She replied, "He used to begin by using the tooth stick (Siwak) when he entered, and when he left, he would perform two Rak'ahs (units) of prayer."  

قُلْتُ لَهَا بِأَيِّ شَيْءٍ كَانَ يَبْدَأُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ إِذَا دَخَلَ عَلَيْكِ وَإِذَا خَرَجَ مِنْ عِنْدِكِ؟ قَالَتْ «كَانَ يَبْدَأُ إِذَا دَخَلَ بِالسِّوَاكِ وَإِذَا خَرَجَ صَلَّى رَكْعَتَيْنِ»