[Machine] Hudhaifah saw a man at the gates of Kindah knocking, so he said, "How long have you been praying this prayer?" He replied, "For forty years." Hudhaifah said, "If I were to die, I would die upon a way other than the way that Muhammad ﷺ was upon. Indeed, the man lightens and completes the bowing and prostration."  

رَأَى حُذَيْفَةُ رَجُلًا عِنْدَ أَبْوَابِ كِنْدَةَ يَنْقُرُ فَقَالَ «مُذْ كَمْ صَلَّيْتَ هَذِهِ الصَّلَاةَ؟ » قَالَ مُنْذُ أَرْبَعِينَ سَنَةً؟ قَالَ «لَوْ مُتَّ مُتَّ عَلَى غَيْرِ الْفِطْرَةِ الَّتِي فُطِرَ عَلَيْهَا مُحَمَّدٌ ﷺ إِنَّ الرَّجُلَ لَيُخَفِّفُ وَيُتِمُّ الرُّكُوعَ وَالسُّجُودَ»  

[Machine] He heard Ali ibn Abi Talib say, "The Messenger of Allah ﷺ prohibited me from reciting while bowing and prostrating."  

أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ عَلِيَّ بْنَ أَبِي طَالِبٍ يَقُولُ «نَهَانِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ أَنْ أَقْرَأَ رَاكِعًا وَسَاجِدًا»  

"The Prophet ﷺ drew back the curtain when the people were in rows behind Abu Bakr, may Allah be pleased with him, and said: 'O people, there is nothing left of the features of Prophethood except a good dream that a Muslim sees or is seen by others for him.' Then he said: 'Verily, I have been forbidden from reciting the Qur'an when bowing or prostrating. As for bowing, glorify the Lord therein, and as for prostration, strive hard in supplication for it is more deserving of a response.'" (Using translation from Nasāʾī 1045)  

كَشَفَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ السِّتَارَةَ وَالنَّاسُ صُفُوفٌ خَلْفَ أَبِي بَكْرٍ فَقَالَ «أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ إِنَّهُ لَمْ يَبْقَ مِنْ مُبَشِّرَاتِ النُّبُوَّةِ إِلَّا الرُّؤْيَا الصَّالِحَةُ يَرَاهَا الْمُسْلِمُ أَوْ تُرَى لَهُ» ثُمَّ قَالَ «أَلَا إِنِّي نُهِيتُ أَنْ أَقْرَأَ رَاكِعًا وَسَاجِدًا أَمَّا الرُّكُوعُ فَعَظِّمُوا فِيهِ الرَّبَّ وَأَمَّا السُّجُودُ فَاجْتَهِدُوا فِي الدُّعَاءِ فَقَمِنٌ أَنْ يُسْتَجَابُ لَكُمْ»  

[Machine] "I prayed with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ , and when he went into the bowing position, he would say: 'Glory be to my Lord, the Most Great.' Then, when he prostrated, he would say: 'Glory be to my Lord, the Most High.'"  

«صَلَّيْتُ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَلَمَّا رَكَعَ جَعَلَ يَقُولُ سُبْحَانَ رَبِّيَ الْعَظِيمِ ثُمَّ سَجَدَ فَقَالَ سُبْحَانَ رَبِّيَ الْأَعْلَى»  

[Machine] When it was revealed "So exalt [Allah] with praise of your Lord, the Great," he said, "Place it in your prostrations."  

لَمَّا نَزَلَتْ {فَسَبِّحْ بِاسْمِ رَبِّكَ الْعَظِيمِ} قَالَ «اجْعَلُوهَا فِي سُجُودِكُمْ»  

All Glorious, All Holy, Lord of the Angels and the Spirit. (Using translation from Muslim 487a)  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ كَانَ يَقُولُ فِي رُكُوعِهِ وَفِي سُجُودِهِ «سُبُّوحٌ قُدُّوسٌ رَبُّ الْمَلَائِكَةِ وَالرُّوحِ»  

"The Prophet ﷺ drew back the curtain when the people were in rows behind Abu Bakr, may Allah be pleased with him, and said: 'O people, there is nothing left of the features of Prophethood except a good dream that a Muslim sees or is seen by others for him.' Then he said: 'Verily, I have been forbidden from reciting the Qur'an when bowing or prostrating. As for bowing, glorify the Lord therein, and as for prostration, strive hard in supplication for it is more deserving of a response.'" (Using translation from Nasāʾī 1045)  

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

ʿO Allah, to You I have bowed, in You I have believed and to You I have submitted. You are my Lord. My hearing my sight, my brain, my bones and my sinews submit to You. Whatever my feet carry is for Allah, the Lord of the Worlds.” (Using translation from Aḥmad 960)  

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ كَانَ إِذَا رَكَعَ قَالَ «اللَّهُمَّ لَكَ رَكَعْتُ وَبِكَ آمَنْتُ وَلَكَ أَسْلَمْتُ أَنْتَ رَبِّي خَشَعَ سَمْعِي وَبَصَرِي وَمُخِّي وَعَظْمِي وَعَصَبِي وَمَا اسْتَقَلَّتْ بِهِ قَدَمِي لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ»  

[Machine] I heard that Anas ibn Malik described to us the prayer of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ , saying, "He would stand and perform the prayer, and when he raised his head from the bowing position, we would say, 'He has forgotten the length of standing.'"  

سَمِعْتُ أَنَسَ بْنَ مَالِكٍ يَنْعَتُ لَنَا صَلَاةَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ «يَقُومُ فَيُصَلِّي فَإِذَا رَفَعَ رَأْسَهُ مِنَ الرُّكُوعِ قُلْنَا قَدْ نَسِيَ مِنْ طُولِ الْقِيَامِ»  

[Machine] When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ would perform the rukoo' (bowing position), he would say, "O Allah, for you I have bowed and in You I believe, and to You I have submitted. My hearing, sight, mind, bones, and nerves all humble themselves for You." And when he would raise his head from the rukoo', he would say, "Allah hears the one who praises Him, our Lord, and to You belongs all praise, filling the heavens and the earth and all that is between them, and filling whatever You will after that."  

كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ إِذَا رَكَعَ قَالَ «اللَّهُمَّ لَكَ رَكَعْتُ وَبِكَ آمَنْتُ وَلَكَ أَسْلَمْتُ خَشَعَ لَكَ سَمْعِي وَبَصَرِي وَمُخِّي وَعِظَامِي وَعَصَبِي » وَإِذَا رَفَعَ رَأْسَهُ قَالَ «سَمِعَ اللَّهُ لِمَنْ حَمِدَهُ رَبَّنَا وَلَكَ الْحَمْدُ مِلْءَ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ وَمِلْءَ مَا بَيْنَهُمَا وَمِلْءَ مَا شِئْتَ مِنْ شَيْءٍ بَعْدُ»  

“When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ raised his head from Ruku’, he said: ‘Sami’ Allahu liman hamidah, Allahumma, Rabbana lakal-hamd, mil’ as-samawati wa mil’ al- ard wa mil’ ma shi’ta min shay’in ba’d (Allah hears those who praise Him. O Allah! O our Lord, to You is the praise as much as fills the heavens, as much as fills the earth and as much as You will after that).’” (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 878)   

«أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ كَانَ إِذَا رَفَعَ رَأْسَهُ مِنَ الرُّكُوعِ فِي الصَّلَاةِ قَالَ اللَّهُمَّ رَبَّنَا لَكَ الْحَمْدُ مِلْءَ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَمِلْءَ الْأَرْضِ وَمِلْءَ مَا شِئْتَ مِنْ شَيْءٍ بَعْدُ»  

When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: “ Allah listens to him who praises Him,” he also said: O Allah, our Lord, to thee be the praise in all heavens. Mu’ammil said( in his version); “ In all the heavens, and in all the earth, and in all that it pleases Thee to create afterwards. O thou Who art worthy of praise and glory, most worthy of what a servant says, and we are all thy servants, no one can withhold what thou givest or give what Thou withholdest. “The narrators then were agreed on the words: “And riches cannot avail a wealthy person with Thee.” (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 847)   

«أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ كَانَ إِذَا قَالَ سَمِعَ اللَّهُ لِمَنْ حَمِدَهُ قَالَ رَبَّنَا وَلَكَ الْحَمْدُ مِلْءَ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَمِلْءَ الْأَرْضِ وَمِلْءَ مَا شِئْتَ مِنْ شَيْءٍ بَعْدُ أَهْلُ الثَّنَاءِ وَالْمَجْدِ أَحَقُّ مَا قَالَ الْعَبْدُ وَكُلُّنَا لَكَ عَبْدٌ لَا مَانِعَ لِمَا أَعْطَيْتَ وَلَا مُعْطِيَ لِمَا مَنَعْتَ وَلَا يَنْفَعُ ذَا الْجَدِّ مِنْكَ الْجَدُّ»  

When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ raised his head after bowing, he said: Allah! our Lord, to Thee be the praise that would fill the heavens and the earth and that which is between them, and that which will please Thee besides (them). Worthy art Thou of all praise and glory. No one can withhold what Thou givest, or give what Thou withholdest. And the greatness O! the great availeth not against Thee. (Using translation from Muslim 478a)  

«أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ كَانَ إِذَا رَفَعَ رَأْسَهُ مِنَ الرُّكُوعِ قَالَ اللَّهُمَّ رَبَّنَا لَكَ الْحَمْدُ مِلْءَ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَمِلْءَ الْأَرْضِ وَمِلْءَ مَا شِئْتَ مِنْ شَيْءٍ بَعْدُ أَهْلُ الثَّنَاءِ وَالْمَجْدِ لَا مَانِعَ لِمَا أَعْطَيْتَ وَلَا مُعْطِيَ لِمَا مَنَعْتَ وَلَا يَنْفَعُ ذَا الْجَدِّ مِنْكَ الْجَدُّ»  

When the Imam says: “Allah listens to him who praised Him,” say: “O Allah, our lord, to Thee be the praise, “ for if what anyone says synchronises with what the angels say, he will be forgiven his past sins. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 848)  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «إِذَا قَالَ الْإِمَامُ سَمِعَ اللَّهُ لِمَنْ حَمِدَهُ فَقُولُوا اللَّهُمَّ رَبَّنَا لَكَ الْحَمْدُ فَإِنَّهُ مَنْ وَافَقَ قَوْلُهُ قَوْلَ الْمَلَائِكَةِ غُفِرَ لَهُ مَا تَقَدَّمَ مِنْ ذَنْبِهِ»  

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

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «إِذَا قَالَ الْإِمَامُ سَمِعَ اللَّهُ لِمَنْ حَمِدَهُ فَقُولُوا رَبَّنَا وَلَكَ الْحَمْدُ»  

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

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ «إِذَا قَالَ الْإِمَامُ سَمِعَ اللَّهُ لِمَنْ حَمِدَهُ فَقُولُوا رَبَّنَا لَكَ الْحَمْدُ»  

One day we were praying behind the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ raised his head after bowing, he said: Allah listened to him who praised Him. A man behind the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: O Allah, Our Lord, and to Thee be praise, much praise, good and blessed. When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ finished his prayer, he asked: Which of you if the one who spoke (the words) just now. The man said: I (uttered) these words, Prophet of Allah. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: I saw more than thirty angels racing against one another to be the one to write them first. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 770)  

كُنَّا يَوْمًا نُصَلِّي وَرَاءَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَلَمَّا رَفَعَ رَأْسَهُ مِنَ الرَّكْعَةِ وَقَالَ «سَمِعَ اللَّهُ لِمَنْ حَمِدَهُ» قَالَ رَجُلٌ وَرَاءَهُ رَبَّنَا وَلَكَ الْحَمْدُ حَمْدًا كَثِيرًا طَيِّبًا مُبَارَكًا فِيهِ فَلَمَّا انْصَرَفَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ «مَنِ الْمُتَكَلِّمُ آنِفًا؟ » فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ أَنَا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «لَقَدْ رَأَيْتُ بِضْعًا وَثَلَاثِينَ مَلَكًا يَبْتَدِرُونَهَا أَيُّهُمْ يَكْتُبُهَا أَوَّلُ»  

When the Imam says: “Allah listens to him who praised Him,” say: “O Allah, our lord, to Thee be the praise, “ for if what anyone says synchronises with what the angels say, he will be forgiven his past sins. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 848)  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ «إِذَا قَالَ الْإِمَامُ سَمِعَ اللَّهُ لِمَنْ حَمِدَهُ فَقُولُوا اللَّهُمَّ رَبَّنَا وَلَكَ الْحَمْدُ فَمَنْ وَافَقَ قَوْلُهُ قَوْلَ الْمَلَائِكَةِ غُفِرَ لَهُ مَا تَقَدَّمَ مِنْ ذَنْبِهِ»  

I saw that the Prophet ﷺ placed his knees (on the ground) before placing his hands when he prostrated himself. And when he stood up, he raised his hands before his knees. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 838)  

«رَأَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ إِذَا سَجَدَ وَضَعَ رُكْبَتَيْهِ قَبْلَ يَدَيْهِ وَإِذَا نَهَضَ رَفَعَ يَدَيْهِ قَبْلَ رُكْبَتَيْهِ»  

[Machine] I was at Umm Salamah, the wife of the Prophet ﷺ, when someone from her relatives brought a young boy who had a mark on his face. He stood up to pray, and when he went to prostrate, he blew. Umm Salamah told him not to do that, for the Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to say to a young boy with a similar mark on his face, "O Rabah! Beautify your face."  

كُنْتُ عِنْدَ أُمِّ سَلَمَةَ زَوْجِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَأَتَاهَا ذُو قَرَابَتِهَا غُلَامٌ شَابٌّ ذُو جُمَّةٍ فَقَامَ يُصَلِّي فَلَمَّا ذَهَبَ لِيَسْجُدَ نَفَخَ فَقَالَتْ لَا تَفْعَلْ فَإِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ كَانَ يَقُولُ لِغُلَامٍ لَنَا أَسْوَدَ «يَا رَبَاحُ تَرِّبْ وَجْهَكَ»  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Do not extend your arms when you pray, like stretching the wings of a bird, but rather keep them firmly against your sides and let your palms rest on your thighs. Avoid crossing your fingers, for if you do so, every limb of yours will prostrate."  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «لَا تَبْسُطْ ذِرَاعَيْكَ إِذَا صَلَّيْتَ كَبَسْطِ السَّبُعِ وَادَّعِمْ عَلَى رَاحَتَيْكَ وَجَافِ عَنْ ضَبْعَيْكَ فَإِنَّكَ إِذَا فَعَلْتَ ذَلِكَ سَجَدَ كُلُّ عُضْوٍ مِنْكَ»  

[Machine] I heard Al-Bara' saying, "The Prophet ﷺ used to prostrate on the palms of his hands."  

سَمِعْتُ الْبَرَاءَ يَقُولُ «كَانَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ يَسْجُدُ عَلَى أَلْيَتَيْ كَفَّيْهِ  

[Machine] The translation of the given Arabic phrase into English is: "The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, 'When you prostrate, place your palms on the ground and raise your elbows and stand up straight.'"  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ «إِذَا سَجَدْتَ فَضَعْ كَفَّيْكَ وَارْفَعْ مِرْفَقَيْكَ وَانْتَصِبْ»  

when one of you prostrates himself, he should not stretch out his forearms( on the ground) like a dog and he should join both of his thighs. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 901)   

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ «إِذَا سَجَدَ أَحَدُكُمْ فَلَا يَفْتَرِشِ افْتِرَاشَ الْكَلْبِ وَلْيَضُمَّ فَخِذَيْهِ»  

The Companions of the Prophet ﷺ complained to the Prophet ﷺ about the hardship when they kept their forearms far away from their sides while prostrating. He said: Take help with the elbows (by spreading them on the ground and sticking them to the sides). (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 902)   

شَكَى أَصْحَابُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ مَشَقَّةَ السُّجُودِ عَلَيْهِمْ فَقَالَ «اسْتَعِينُوا بِالرُّكَبِ»  

[Machine] "The Prophet ﷺ used to raise his hands and spread them in front of him during prostration until the whiteness of his armpits was visible."  

«كَانَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ إِذَا سَجَدَ فَرَّجَ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ حَتَّى يَبْدُوَ بَيَاضُ إِبْطَيْهِ»  

[Machine] The translation of the given Arabic phrase into English is: "The Prophet ﷺ used to separate his fingers when he bowed and join them when he prostrated."  

«أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ كَانَ إِذَا رَكَعَ فَرَّجَ أَصَابِعَهُ وَإِذَا سَجَدَ ضَمَّ أَصَابِعَهُ»  

when a servant (of Allah) prostrates himself, the seven limbs, i.e, his face, his palms, his knees and his feet prostrate along with him. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 891)  

أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ «إِذَا سَجَدَ الْعَبْدُ سَجَدَ مَعَهُ سَبْعَةُ آرَابٍ وَجْهُهُ وَرُكْبَتَاهُ وَكَفَّاهُ وَقَدَمَاهُ»  

when a servant (of Allah) prostrates himself, the seven limbs, i.e, his face, his palms, his knees and his feet prostrate along with him. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 891)  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ «إِذَا سَجَدَ الْعَبْدُ سَجَدَ مَعَهُ سَبْعَةُ آرَابٍ وَجْهُهُ وَكَفَّاهُ وَرُكْبَتَاهُ وَقَدَمَاهُ»  

The Prophet ﷺ said, "I have been ordered to prostrate on seven (bones) and not to tuck up the hair or garment." (Using translation from Bukhārī 816)  

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ قَالَ «أُمِرْتُ أَنْ أَسْجُدَ عَلَى سَبْعَةٍ وَلَا أَكُفَّ شَعْرًا وَلَا ثَوْبًا»  

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "I have been commanded to prostrate on seven and not to tuck up my hair or garment." (Using translation from Nasāʾī 1113)   

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «أُمِرْتُ أَنْ أَسْجُدَ عَلَى سَبْعَةِ أَعْظُمٍ وَأَنْ لَا أَكُفَّ شَعْرًا وَلَا ثَوْبًا»  

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "I have been commanded to prostrate on seven, and not to tuck up my hair nor my garment: the forehead, the nose, the hands, the knees and the feet." (Using translation from Nasāʾī 1096)   

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ قَالَ «أُمِرْتُ أَنْ أَسْجُدَ عَلَى سَبْعَةِ أَعْظُمٍ الْجَبْهَةِ وَأَشَارَ بِيَدِهِ إِلَى أَنْفِهِ وَالْيَدَيْنِ وَالرُّكْبَتَيْنِ وَالْقَدَمَيْنِ وَلَا أَكُفَّ الثِّيَابَ وَلَا الشَّعْرَ»  

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ often said while bowing and prostrating himself; “Glory be to Thee, O Allah, out Lord.” And “Praise be to Thee, O Allah, forgive me,” Thus interpreting the (command in the Qur’an). (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 877)   

«كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ يُكْثِرُ أَنْ يَقُولَ فِي سُجُودِهِ سُبْحَانَكَ رَبَّنَا وَبِحَمْدِكَ اللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِي» قَالَتْ فَكَانَ يَتَأَوَّلُ الْقُرْآنَ  

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to say while prostrating himself: O Lord, forgive me all my sins, small and great, first and last, open and secret. (Using translation from Muslim 483)  

«أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ كَانَ يَقُولُ فِي سُجُودِهِ اللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِي ذَنْبِي كُلَّهُ دِقَّهُ وَجِلَّهُ وَأَوَّلَهُ وَآخِرَهُ وَعَلَانِيَتَهُ وَسَرَّهُ»  

"I noticed that the Messenger of Allah (saas) was missing from his bed one night, so I went looking for him, and my hand touched the soles of his feet; he was in the Masjid with his feet upright (prostrating), and he was saying: 'Allahumma inni a'udhu biridaka min sakhatika wa bimu'afatika 'an 'uqubatika, wa a'udhu bika minka, la uhsi thana'an 'alayka, Anta kama athnayta 'ala nafsika (O Allah, I seek refuge in Your pleasure from Your wrath, and in Your forgiveness from Your punishment. I seek refuge in You from You. I cannot praise You enough; You are as You have praised Yourself).'" (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 3841)  

فَقَدْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ ذَاتَ لَيْلَةٍ مِنَ الْفِرَاشِ فَالْتَمَسْتُهُ فَوَقَعَتْ يَدِي عَلَى بَطْنِ قَدَمَيْهِ وَهُوَ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ وَهُمَا مَنْصُوبَتَانِ وَهُوَ يَقُولُ «اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِرِضَاكَ مِنْ سَخَطِكَ وَبِمُعَافَاتِكَ مِنْ عُقُوبَتِكَ وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْكَ لَا أُحْصِي ثَنَاءً عَلَيْكَ أَنْتَ كَمَا أَثْنَيْتَ عَلَى نَفْسِكَ»  

[Machine] "Aishah, I lost the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and he was with me on my bed. I found him prostrating, with his hands placed before him towards the qibla, and I heard him saying, 'O Allah, I seek refuge in Your pleasure from Your wrath, and in Your forgiveness from Your punishment, and in You from You. I cannot praise You enough. When he finished, he said, 'O Aishah, did your Satan hurt you?' I said, 'What have I to do with a Satan?' He said, 'Every human being has a Satan.' I said, 'And even you, O Messenger of Allah?' He said, 'Yes, but I have invoked Allah against him, so he has surrendered.'"  

عَائِشَةُ فَقَدْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَكَانَ مَعِي عَلَى فِرَاشِي فَوَجَدْتُهُ سَاجِدًا رَاصًّا عَقِبَيْهِ مُسْتَقْبِلًا بِأَطْرَافِ أَصَابِعِهِ لِلْقِبْلَةِ فَسَمِعْتُهُ يَقُولُ «اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِرِضَاكَ مِنْ سَخَطِكَ وَبِعَفْوِكَ مِنْ عُقُوبَتِكَ وَبِكَ مِنْكَ أُثْنِي عَلَيْكَ لَا أَبْلُغُ كُلَّ مَا فِيكَ» فَلَمَّا انْصَرَفَ قَالَ ﷺ «يَا عَائِشَةُ أَحَرَّبَكِ شَيْطَانُكِ؟ » فَقُلْتُ مَالِيَ* شَيْطَانٍ فَقَالَ «مَا مِنْ آدَمِيٍّ إِلَّا لَهُ شَيْطَانٌ» فَقُلْتُ وَأَنْتَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ؟ قَالَ «وَأَنَا وَلَكِنِّي دَعَوْتُ اللَّهَ عَلَيْهِ فَأَسْلَمَ»  

I saw the Prophet ﷺ praying and in the odd rakʿat, he used to sit for a moment before getting up. (Using translation from Bukhārī 823)  

«أَنَّهُ رَأَى رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يُصَلِّي فَإِذَا كَانَ فِي وِتْرٍ مِنْ صَلَاتِهِ لَمْ يَنْهَضْ حَتَّى يَسْتَوِي جَالِسًا»  

[Machine] "I do indeed pray, but I do not desire prayer. Rather, I desire to teach you how the Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to pray. He said, 'Remember Allah when you raise your head from prostration in the first raka'ah, sit upright for a moment, then stand while relying on the ground.'"  

إِنِّي لَأُصَلِّي وَمَا أُرِيدُ الصَّلَاةَ وَلَكِنِّي أُرِيدُ أَنْ أُعَلِّمَكُمْ كَيْفَ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ يُصَلِّي قَالَ «فَذَكَرَ اللَّهَ حَيْثُ رَفَعَ رَأْسَهُ مِنَ السُّجُودِ فِي الرَّكْعَةِ الْأُولَى اسْتَوَى قَاعِدًا ثُمَّ قَامَ فَاعْتَمَدَ عَلَى الْأَرْضِ»  

[Machine] "The Messenger of Allah ﷺ, when he stood up from the second unit of prayer, would begin recitation and would not remain silent."  

«كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ إِذَا نَهَضَ مِنَ الرَّكْعَةِ الثَّانِيَةِ اسْتَفْتَحَ الْقِرَاءَةَ وَلَمْ يَسْكُتْ»  

’Umar said to Sa’d: people complain against you for everything, even for prayer. He replied: I prolong the first two rak’ahs of prayer and make the last two rak’ahs brief; I do not fall short of following the prayer offered by the Messenger of Allah(May peace be upon him). He said: I think so about you. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 803)   

عُمَرُ لِسَعْدٍ قَدْ شَكَاكَ أَهْلُ الْكُوفَةِ فِي كُلِّ شَيْءٍ حَتَّى فِي الصَّلَاةِ فَقَالَ «أُطِيلُ الْأُولَيَيْنِ وَأَحْذِفُ فِي الْأُخْرَيَيْنِ وَمَا آلُو مِنْ صَلَاةِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ» فَقَالَ ذَاكَ الظَّنُّ بِكَ  

[Machine] "The Messenger of Allah ﷺ stood up from the Dhuhr prayer while he was sitting. When he completed his prayer, he performed two prostrations while he was still sitting before he gave the salutations. The people also performed those prostrations with him in the same place where he forgot to sit."  

«أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَامَ مِنْ صَلَاةِ الظُّهْرِ وَعَلَيْهِ جُلُوسٌ فَلَمَّا أَتَمَّ صَلَاتَهُ سَجَدَ سَجْدَتَيْنِ وَهُوَ جَالِسٌ قَبْلَ أَنْ يُسَلِّمَ وَسَجَدَهُمَا النَّاسُ مَعَهُ مَكَانَ مَا نَسِيَ مِنَ الْجُلُوسِ»  

[Machine] The Prophet ﷺ stood up from the Dhuhr prayer while he was sitting. When he completed his prayer, he performed two prostrations while still sitting before he gave the salaam, and the people performed those prostrations wherever they were sitting.  

«أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَامَ مِنْ صَلَاةِ الظُّهْرِ وَعَلَيْهِ جُلُوسٌ فَلَمَّا أَتَمَّ صَلَاتَهُ سَجَدَ سَجْدَتَيْنِ وَهُوَ جَالِسٌ قَبْلَ أَنْ يُسَلِّمَ وَسَجَدَهُمَا النَّاسُ مَكَانَ مَا نَسِيَ مِنَ الْجُلُوسِ»  

[Machine] The people behind him exclaimed "Subhan Allah" but he did not turn around. When he finished his prayer, he prostrated twice while sitting down and said, "I heard you saying 'Subhan Allah' but it is not the Sunnah to do so when sitting. The Sunnah is what I did."  

النَّاسُ وَرَاءَهُ سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ فَلَمْ يَجْلِسْ فَلَمَّا فَرَغَ مِنْ صَلَاتِهِ سَجَدَ سَجْدَتَيْنِ وَهُوَ جَالِسٌ فَقَالَ «إِنِّي سِمِعْتُكُمْ تَقُولُونَ سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ كَيْمَا أَجْلِسَ وَلَيْسَ تِلْكَ سُنَّةً إِنَّمَا السُّنَّةُ الَّتِي صَنَعْتُهُ»  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ stood up from the noon prayer, and he was sitting. When he finished his prayer, he prostrated twice while sitting before he gave the salutation. The people also prostrated with him in the same place, wherever he had forgotten to sit.  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ «قَامَ مِنْ صَلَاةِ الظُّهْرِ وَعَلَيْهِ جُلُوسٌ فَلَمَّا أَتَمَّ صَلَاتَهُ سَجَدَ سَجْدَتَيْنِ وَهُوَ جَالِسٌ قَبْلَ أَنْ يُسَلِّمَ وَسَجَدَهُمَا النَّاسُ مَعَهُ مَكَانَ مَا نَسِيَ مِنَ الْجُلُوسِ»  

‘Abd Allah b. ‘Umar saw me playing with pebbles during prayer. When he finished his prayer, he forbade me (to do so) and said: Do as the Apostle ﷺ used to do. I asked him: How would the Messenger of Allah ﷺ do? He said: When he sat during the prayer (for reciting the tashahhud), he placed his right hand on his right thigh, and clenched all his fingers, and pointed with the finger which is adjacent to the thumb, and he placed his left hand on his left thigh. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 987)  

وَقَالَ اصْنَعْ كَمَا كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَصْنَعُ قَالَ «كَانَ إِذَا جَلَسَ فِي الصَّلَاةِ وَضَعَ كَفَّهُ الْيُمْنَى عَلَى فَخِذِهِ الْيُمْنَى وَقَبَضَ أَصَابِعَهُ كُلَّهَا وَأَشَارَ بِأُصْبُعِهِ الَّتِي تَلِي الْإِبْهَامَ وَوَضَعَ كَفَّهُ الْيُسْرَى عَلَى فَخِذِهِ الْيُسْرَى»  

[Machine] "The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to sit in the tashahhud position with his left foot laid flat, his right foot upright, and his thumb placed on the middle finger. He would point with his index finger and place his left hand on his left thigh. He would also rest his left hand on his left knee."  

«كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ إِذَا جَلَسَ فِي الرَّكْعَتَيْنِ افْتَرَشَ الْيُسْرَى وَنَصَبَ الْيُمْنَى وَوَضَعَ إِبْهَامَهُ عَلَى الْوُسْطَى وَأَشَارَ بِالسَّبَّابَةِ وَوَضَعَ كَفَّهُ الْيُسْرَى عَلَى فَخِذِهِ الْيُسْرَى وَأَلْقَمَ كَفَّهُ الْيُسْرَى رُكْبَتَهُ»  

Anas reported the Messenger of Allah ﷺ as saying; Adopt a moderate position when prostrating yourselves, and see that none of you stretches out his forearms(on the ground) like a dog. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 897)   

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «اعْتَدِلُوا فِي السُّجُودِ وَلَا يَفْتَرِشْ أَحَدُكُمْ ذِرَاعَيْهِ افْتِرَاشَ الْكَلْبِ»  

“Be balanced in prostration; none of you should prostrate with his arms spread out like a dog.” (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 892)   

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ قَالَ «اعْتَدِلُوا فِي السُّجُودِ وَلَا يَكُونُ أَحَدُكُمْ بَاسِطَ ذِرَاعَيْهِ كَالْكَلْبِ»  

The nearest a servant come to his Lord is when he is prostrating himself, so make supplication often. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 875)  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ «إِنَّ أَقْرَبَ مَا يَكُونُ الْعَبْدُ مِنْ رَبِّهِ وَهُوَ سَاجِدٌ فَأَكْثِرُوا الدُّعَاءَ»  

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ often said while bowing and prostrating himself; “Glory be to Thee, O Allah, out Lord.” And “Praise be to Thee, O Allah, forgive me,” Thus interpreting the (command in the Qur’an). (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 877)  

كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ يُكْثِرُ أَنْ يَقُولَ فِي رُكُوعِهِ وَسُجُودِهِ «سُبْحَانَكَ اللَّهُمَّ رَبَّنَا وَبِحَمْدِكَ اللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِي» يَتَأَوَّلُ الْقُرْآنَ