"I prayed Al-'Atamah (Isha') with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and he recited 'By the gif and the olive' in it. (Using translation from Nasāʾī 1000)  

«صَلَّيْتُ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ الْعَتَمَةَ فَقَرَأَ فِيهَا بِوَالتِّينِ وَالزَّيْتُونِ»  

"The Messenger of Allah ﷺ was on a journey and he recited: 'By the fig and the olive' in the first rak'ah of isha'. " (Using translation from Nasāʾī 1001)  

كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فِي سَفَرٍ «فَقَرَأَ فِي الْعِشَاءِ فِي الرَّكْعَةِ الْأُولَى بِوَالتِّينِ وَالزَّيْتُونِ»  

’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 النَّاسُ فِي كُلِّ شَيْءٍ حَتَّى فِي الصَّلَاةِ» فَقَالَ «أَمُدُّ فِي الْأُولَيَيْنِ وَأَحْذِفُ فِي الْأُخْرَيَيْنِ وَمَا آلُو مَا اقْتَدَيْتُ بِهِ مِنْ صَلَاةِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ» قَالَ «ذَاكَ الظَّنُّ بِكَ»  

"Some of the peole of Al-Khufah complained about Sa'd to 'Umar. They said: 'By Allah, he does not pray properly.' He said: 'I lead them in prayer as the Messenger of Allah ﷺ did, and I do not deviate from that. I take my time in the first two rak'ahs and make the other two shorter.' He (Umar) said: 'That is what I thought about you.'" (Using translation from Nasāʾī 1003)  

«وَقَعَ نَاسٌ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْكُوفَةِ فِي سَعْدٍ عِنْدَ عُمَرَ» فَقَالُوا وَاللهِ مَا يُحْسِنُ الصَّلَاةَ فَقَالَ «أَمَّا أَنَا فَإِنِّي أُصَلِّي صَلَاةَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ لَا أَخْرِمُ مِنْهَا أَرْكُدُ فِي الْأُولَيَيْنِ وَأَحْذِفُ فِي الْأُخْرَيَيْنِ» قَالَ «ذَاكَ الظَّنُّ بِكَ»  

I know the similar surahs that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to recite, twenty surahs in ten rak'ahs." Then he took 'Alqamah's hand and went in, then 'Alqamah came out and we asked him and he told us what they were. (Using translation from Nasāʾī 1004)  

«إِنِّي لَأَعْرِفُ النَّظَائِرَ الَّتِي كَانَ يَقْرَأُ بِهِنَّ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ عِشْرِينَ سُورَةً فِي عَشْرِ رَكَعَاتٍ ثُمَّ أَخَذَ بَيْدِ عَلْقَمَةَ فَدَخَلَ ثُمَّ خَرَجَ إِلَيْنَا عَلْقَمَةُ فَسَأَلْنَاهُ فَأَخْبَرَنَا بِهِنَّ»  

A man came to Ibn Masʿud and said, "I recited the Mufassal (Suras) at night in one rakʿa." Ibn Masʿud said, "This recitation is (too quick) like the recitation of poetry. I know the identical Suras which the Prophet ﷺ used to recite in pairs." Ibn Masʿud then mentioned 20 Mufassal Suras including two Suras from the family of (i.e. those verses which begin with) Ha, Meem [??] (which the Prophet ﷺ used to recite) in each rakʿa. (Using translation from Bukhārī 775)  

«هَذًا كَهَذِّ الشِّعْرِ؟ لَقَدْ عَرَفْتُ النَّظَائِرَ الَّتِي كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يَقْرِنُ بَيْنَهُنَّ فَذَكَرَ عِشْرِينَ سُورَةً مِنَ الْمُفَصَّلِ سُورَتَيْنِ سُورَتَيْنِ فِي كُلِّ رَكْعَةً»  

[Machine] "This is like this poetry, but the Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to recite the equivalent of twenty Surahs from the Mufassal and the Alif Lam Meem family."  

«هَذًّا كَهَذِّ الشِّعْرِ؟ لَكِنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ كَانَ» يَقْرَأُ النَّظَائِرَ عِشْرِينَ سُورَةً مِنَ الْمُفَصَّلِ وَآلِ حم  

"I was with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ on the day of the Conquest (of Makkah). He prayed in front of the Ka'bah. He took off his shoes and placed them to his left, and he started to recite Surat Al-Mu'minun. When he reached the passage that mentions Musa and 'Eisa, peace be upon them both, he started coughing, then he bowed." (Using translation from Nasāʾī 1007)   

حَضَرْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَوْمَ الْفَتْحِ فَصَلَّى فِي قِبَلِ الْكَعْبَةِ فَخَلَعَ نَعْلَيْهِ فَوَضَعَهُمَا عَنْ يَسَارِهِ فَاسْتَفْتَحَ سُورَةَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ فَلَمَّا جَاءَ ذِكْرُ مُوسَى أَوْ عِيسَى أَخَذْتُهُ سَعْلَةٌ فَرَكَعَ  

[Machine] He prayed next to the Prophet ﷺ one night and recited. Whenever he passed by a verse of punishment, he would seek refuge, and whenever he passed by a verse of mercy, he would pause and supplicate. And he would say in his bowing, "Glory be to my Lord, the Great," and in his prostration, "Glory be to my Lord, the Most High."  

أَنَّهُ صَلَّى إِلَى جَنْبِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ لَيْلَةً فَقَرَأَ فَكَانَ إِذَا مَرَّ بِآيَةِ عَذَابٍ وَقَفَ فَتَعَوَّذَ وَإِذَا مَرَّ بِآيَةِ رَحْمَةٍ وَقَفَ فَدَعَا وَكَانَ يَقُولُ فِي رُكُوعِهِ «سُبْحَانَ رَبِّيَ الْعَظِيمِ» وَفِي سُجُودِهِ «سُبْحَانَ رَبِّيَ الْأَعْلَى»  

The Prophet ﷺ recited Surat Al-Baqarah, Al 'Imran and An-Nisa' in one rak'ah, and he did not reach any verse that spoke of mercy but he asked Allah for it, nor any verse that spoke of punishment but he asked Allah for protection therefrom. (Using translation from Nasāʾī 1009)  

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ «قَرَأَ الْبَقَرَةَ وَآلَ عِمْرَانَ وَالنِّسَاءَ فِي رَكْعَةٍ لَا يَمُرُّ بِآيَةِ رَحْمَةٍ إِلَّا سَأَلَ وَلَا بِآيَةِ عَذَابٍ إِلَّا اسْتَجَارَ»  

“I heard Abu Dharr say: ‘The Prophet ﷺ stood reciting a Verse and repeating it until morning came. That Verse was: “If you punish them, they are Your slaves, and if You forgive them, verily You, only You, are the All- Mighty, the All-Wise.’”” [5:118] (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 1350)  

سَمِعْتُ أَبَا ذَرٍّ يَقُولُ قَامَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ حَتَّى أَصْبَحَ بِآيَةٍ وَالْآيَةُ {إِنْ تُعَذِّبْهُمْ فَإِنَّهُمْ عِبَادُكَ وَإِنْ تَغْفِرْ لَهُمْ فَإِنَّكَ أَنْتَ الْعَزِيزُ الْحَكِيمُ} [المائدة 118]  

Concerning the saying of Allah, the Mighty and Sublime: "And offer your salah (prayer) neither aloud nor in a low voice"- It was revealed when the Messenger of Allah ﷺ was still (preaching) in secret in Makkah. When he led his companions in prayer, he would raise his voice" -(One of the narrators) Ibn Mani' said: He would recite the Quran out loud"- "And when the idolators heard his voice they would insult the Quran, and the One Who revealed it, and the one who brought it. So Allah, the Mighty and Sublime, said to His Prophet ﷺ: And offer your salah (prayer) neither aloud that is, such that the idolators can hear your recitation and insult the Quran; nor in a low voice, so that your companions cannot hear; but follow a way between." (Using translation from Nasāʾī 1011)  

فِي قَوْلِهِ {§وَلَا تَجْهَرْ بِصَلَاتِكَ وَلَا تُخَافِتْ بِهَا} [الإسراء 110] قَالَ «نَزَلَتْ وَرَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ مُخْتَفٍ بِمَكَّةَ فَكَانَ إِذَا صَلَّى بِأَصْحَابِهِ رَفَعَ صَوْتَهُ» وَقَالَ ابْنُ مَنِيعٍ «جَهَرَ بِالْقُرْآنِ فَكَانَ الْمُشْرِكُونَ إِذَا سَمِعُوا سَبُّوا الْقُرْآنَ وَمَنْ أَنْزَلَهُ وَمَنْ جَاءَ بِهِ» فَقَالَ اللهُ لِنَبِيِّهِ ﷺ {وَلَا تَجْهَرْ بِصَلَاتِكَ} [الإسراء 110] أَيْ بِقِرَاءَتِكَ فَيَسْمَعَ الْمُشْرِكُونَ فَيَسُبُّوا الْقُرْآنَ {وَلَا تُخَافِتْ بِهَا} [الإسراء 110] أَصْحَابَكَ فَلَا يَسْمَعُونَ {وَابْتَغِ بَيْنَ ذَلِكَ سَبِيلًا} [الإسراء 110]  

"The Prophet ﷺ used to raise his voice when reciting Quran, and when the idolaters heard his voice they would insult the Quran and the one who had brought it. So the Prophet ﷺ began to lower his voice such that his companions would not hear him. Then Allah (SWT), the Mighty and Sublime, revealed: 'And offer your salah (prayer) neither aloud nor in a low voice, but follow a way between.'" (Using translation from Nasāʾī 1012)  

كَانَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ يَرْفَعُ صَوْتَهُ بِالْقُرْآنِ وَكَانَ الْمُشْرِكُونَ إِذَا سَمِعُوا صَوْتَهُ سَبُّوا الْقُرْآنَ وَمَنْ جَاءَ بِهِ فَكَانَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ يَخْفِضُ صَوْتَهُ بِالْقُرْآنِ مَا كَانَ يَسْمَعُهُ أَصْحَابَهُ فَأَنْزَلَ اللهُ {وَلَا تَجْهَرْ بِصَلَاتِكَ وَلَا تُخَافِتْ} [الإسراء 110] بِهَا وَابْتَغِ بَيْنَ ذَلِكَ سَبِيلًا  

"I used to listen to the Prophet ﷺ reciting Quran when I was on my roof." (Using translation from Nasāʾī 1013)  

أَسْمَعُ قِرَاءَةَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ وَأَنَا عَلَى عَرِيشِي»  

"I asked Anas: 'How did the Messenger of Allah ﷺ recite Quran?' He said: 'He used to elongate the sounds.'" (Using translation from Nasāʾī 1014)  

سَأَلْتُ أَنَسًا كَيْفَ كَانَتْ قِرَاءَةُ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ «كَانَ يَمُدُّ صَوْتَهُ مَدًّا»  

The Prophet ﷺ said: Beautify the Qur'an with your voices. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 1468)  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «زَيِّنُوا الْقُرْآنَ بِأَصْوَاتِكُمْ»  

"The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: 'Make your voices beautiful when you recite Quran.'" (Using translation from Nasāʾī 1016)  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «زَيِّنُوا الْقُرْآنَ بِأَصْوَاتِكُمْ» قَالَ ابْنُ عَوْسَجَةَ كُنْتُ نَسِيتُ هَذِهِ زَيِّنُوا الْقُرْآنَ حَتَّى ذَكَّرَنِيهِ الضَّحَّاكُ بْنُ مُزَاحِمٍ  

Allah has not listened to anything as He does to a Prophet chanting the Qur'an with a loud voice. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 1473)  

أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ «مَا أَذِنَ اللهُ لِشَيْءٍ مَا أَذِنَ لِنَبِيٍّ حَسَنُ الصَّوْتِ يَتَغَنَّى بِالْقُرْآنِ يَجْهَرُ بِهِ»  

[Machine] The Prophet ﷺ said, "Allah did not permit anything for anyone as He permitted for a Prophet to recite the Quran in a melodious voice." Abu 'Abdul-Rahman said, "I did not understand his permission as I wanted."  

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ قَالَ «مَا أَذِنَ اللهُ لِشَيْءٍ إِذْنَهُ لِنَبِيٍّ يَتَغَنَّى بِالْقُرْآنِ» قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ إِذْنَهُ لَمْ أَفْهَمْهُ كَمَا أَرَدْتُ  

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ heard the recitation of Abu Musa and said: He has been given a Mizmar among the Mazamir of the family of Dawud, peace be upon him." (Using translation from Nasāʾī 1019)   

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ سَمِعَ قِرَاءَةَ أَبِي مُوسَى فَقَالَ لَقَدْ «أُوتِيَ مِنْ مَزَامِيرِ آلِ دَاوُدَ»  

"The Messenger of Allah ﷺ heard the recitation of Abu Musa and said: 'This man has been given a Mizmar among the Mazamir of the family of Dawud, peace be upon him.'" (Using translation from Nasāʾī 1020)  

سَمِعَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ قِرَاءَةَ أَبِي مُوسَى فَقَالَ «لَقَدْ أُوتِيَ هَذَا مِنْ مَزَامِيرِ آلِ دَاوُدَ»  

"The Messenger of Allah ﷺ heard the recitation of Abu Musa and said: 'This man has been given a Mizmar among the Mazamir of the family of Dawud, peace be upon him.'" (Using translation from Nasāʾī 1021)  

سَمِعَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ قِرَاءَةَ أَبِي مُوسَى فَقَالَ «لَقَدْ أُوتِيَ هَذَا مَزَامِيرَ مِنْ مَزَامِيرِ آلِ دَاوُدَ»  

He asked Umm Salamah about the recitation and prayer of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and she said: "Why do you want to know about his prayer?" Then she described his recitation and as being so measured and clear that each letter could be distinguished. (Using translation from Nasāʾī 1022)  

أَنَّهُ سَأَلَ أُمَّ سَلَمَةَ عَنْ قِرَاءَةِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ وَصَلَاتِهِ قَالَتْ مَا لَكُمْ وَصَلَاتَهُ ثُمَّ نَعَتَتْ لَهُ قِرَاءَتَهُ فَإِذَا هِيَ «تَنْعَتُ قِرَاءَةً مُفَسَّرَةً حَرْفًا حَرْفًا»  

Marwan appointed Abu Hurairah as governor of Al-Madinah. When he stood to offer an obligatory prayer, he would say the takbir, then he said the takbir when he bowed, and when he raised his head from bowing he said: "Sami' Allahu liman hamidah, Rabbana wa lakal-hamd (Allah hears those who praise Him; our Lord, and to You be the praise)." Then he would say the takbir when he went down in prostration, then he said the takbir when he stood up after two rak'ahs, after saying the Tashahhud, and he did that until he had finished the prayer. When he had finished his prayer and said the Salam, he turned to the people in the masjid and said: "By the One in Whose Hand is my soul, I am the one among you whose prayer most closely resembles that of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ." (Using translation from Nasāʾī 1023)  

أَنَّ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ حِينَ اسْتَخْلَفَهُ مَرْوَانُ عَلَى الْمَدِينَةِ كَانَ إِذَا قَامَ إِلَى الصَّلَاةِ الْمَكْتُوبَةِ كَبَرَ ثُمَّ يُكَبِّرُ حِينَ يَرْكَعُ فَإِذَا رَفَعَ رَأْسَهُ مِنَ الرَّكْعَةِ قَالَ سَمِعَ اللهُ لِمَنْ حَمِدَهُ رَبِّنَا وَلَكَ الْحَمْدُ ثُمَّ يُكَبِّرُ حِينَ يَهْوِي سَاجِدًا ثُمَّ يُكَبِّرُ حِينَ يَقُومُ مِنَ الثِّنْتَيْنِ بَعْدَ التَّشَهُّدِ ثُمَّ يَفْعَلُ مِثْلَ ذَلِكَ حَتَّى يَقْضِي صَلَاتَهُ فَإِذَا قَضَى صَلَاتَهُ وَسَلَّمَ أَقْبَلَ عَلَى أَهْلِ الْمَسْجِدِ فَقَالَ وَالَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ إِنِّي «لَأَشْبَهُكُمْ صَلَاةً بِرَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ»  

I saw the Prophet ﷺ raise his hands when he uttered the takbir (Allah is most great), when he bowed and when he raised his head after bowing until he brought them to the lobes of his ears. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 745)  

رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ «يَرْفَعُ يَدَيْهِ إِذَا كَبَّرَ وَإِذَا رَكَعَ وَإِذَا رَفَعَ رَأْسَهُ مِنَ الرُّكُوعِ حَتَّى بَلَغَتَا فُرُوعَ أُذُنَيْهِ»  

His father said: "I saw the Messenger of Allah ﷺ when he started to pray, raise his hands until they were parallel to his shoulders, (and he did that) when he bowed and when he raised his head from bowing." (Using translation from Nasāʾī 1025)  

رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ «إِذَا افْتَتَحَ الصَّلَاةَ يَرْفَعُ يَدَيْهِ حَتَّى يُحَاذِي مَنْكِبَيْهِ وَإِذَا رَكَعَ وَإِذَا رَفَعَ رَأْسَهُ مِنَ الرُّكُوعِ»  

"Shall I not tell you about the prayer of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ? He stood and raised his hands the first time and then he did not do that again." (Using translation from Nasāʾī 1026)  

أَلَا أُخْبِرُكُمْ بِصَلَاةِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ «فَقَامَ فَرَفَعَ يَدَيْهِ أَوَّلَ مَرَّةٍ ثُمَّ لَمْ يَرْفَعْ»  

“The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: ‘No prayer is acceptable in which a man does not settle his spine when bowing and when prostrating.’” (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 870)  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «لَا تُجْزِئُ صَلَاةٌ لَا يُقِيمُ الرَّجُلُ فِيهَا صُلْبَهُ فِي الرُّكُوعِ وَالسُّجُودِ»  

"Be moderate in bowing and prostration, and do not rest your forearms along the ground like a dog." (Using translation from Nasāʾī 1028)  

عَنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ «اعْتَدِلُوا فِي الرُّكُوعِ وَالسُّجُودِ وَلَا يَبْسُطُ أَحَدُكُمْ ذِرَاعَيْهِ كَالْكَلْبِ»  

"Anas bin Malik was asked about the takbir in the prayer. He said: "The takbir should be said when bowing, when prostrating, when raising one's head from prostration and when standing up following the first two rak'ahs.' Hutaim said: 'From whom did you learn this?' He said: 'From the Prophet ﷺ, Abu Bakr and 'Umar, may Allah (SWT) be pleased with them.' Then he fell silent and Hutaim said to him: 'And 'Uthman?' He said: 'And 'Uthman.'" (Using translation from Nasāʾī 1179)  

«يُكَبِّرُ إِذَا رَكَعَ وَإِذَا سَجَدَ وَإِذَا رَفَعَ رَأْسَهُ مِنَ السُّجُودِ وَإِذَا قَامَ مِنَ الرَّكْعَتَيْنِ» فَقَالَ حُطَيْمٌ عَمَّنْ تَحْفَظُ هَذَا؟ قَالَ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ وَأَبِي بَكْرِ وَعُمَرَ ثُمَّ سَكَتَ فَقَالَ لَهُ حَطِيمٌ وَعُثْمَانَ قَالَ وَعُثْمَانَ  

"Ali bin Abi Talib prayed, and he said the takbir every time he went down and came up, in all movements of the prayer. 'Imran bin Husain said: 'This reminds me of the prayer of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ.'" (Using translation from Nasāʾī 1180)   

عِمْرَانُ لَقَدْ ذَكَّرَنِي هَذَا صَلَاةَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ  

When the Prophet ﷺ stood up following two prostrations, he would say the takbir and raise his hands until they were level with his shoulders, as he had done at the beginning of the prayer. (Using translation from Nasāʾī 1181)  

كَانَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ «إِذَا قَامَ مِنَ السَّجْدَتَيْنِ كَبَّرَ وَرَفَعَ يَدَيْهِ حَتَّى يُحَاذِي بِهِمَا مَنْكِبَيْهِ كَمَا صَنَعَ حِينَ افْتَتَحَ الصَّلَاةَ»  

The Prophet ﷺ used to raise his hands when he began to pray, when he wanted to bow, when he raised his head from bowing, and when he stood up after the first two rak'ahs, he would raise his hands likewise, level with his shoulders. (Using translation from Nasāʾī 1182)  

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ أَنَّهُ كَانَ يَرْفَعُ يَدَيْهِ إِذَا دَخَلَ فِي الصَّلَاةِ وَإِذَا أَرَادَ أَنْ يَرْكَعَ وَإِذَا رَفَعَ رَأْسَهُ مِنَ الرُّكُوعِ وَإِذَا قَامَ مِنَ الرَّكْعَتَيْنِ يَرْفَعُ يَدَيْهِ كَذَلِكَ حِذَاءَ الْمَنْكِبَيْنِ  

"The Messenger of Allah ﷺ set out to bring about reconciliation among Banu 'Amr bin 'Awf. The time for prayer came, and the Mu'adhdhin went to Abu Bakr to tell him to gather the people and lead them in prayer. Then the Messenger of Allah ﷺ came and passed though the rows until he stood in the first row. The people started clapping to let Abu Bakr know that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ had come. Abu Bakr never used to turn around when he prayed, but when they clapped consistently he realized something must have happened while they were praying. So he turned around and saw the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ gestured to him to stay where he was. Abu Bakr raised his hands and praised and thanked Allah (SWT) for what the Messenger of Allah ﷺ had said. Then, he moved backwards, and the Messenger of Allah ﷺ went forward and prayed. When he finished, he said to Abu Bakr: 'What stopped you from continuing to pray when I gestured to you?' Abu Bakr, may Allah (SWT) be pleased with him, said: 'It was not appropriate for the son of Abu Quhafah to lead the Messenger of Allah ﷺ in prayer.' Then he said to the people: 'Why did you clap?' Clapping is for women.' Then he said: 'If you notice something when you are praying, say "SubhanAllah.'" (Using translation from Nasāʾī 1183)  

انْطَلَقَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يُصْلِحُ بَيْنَ بَنِي عَمْرِو بْنِ عَوْفٍ فَحَضَرَتِ الصَّلَاةُ فَجَاءَ الْمُؤَذِّنُ إِلَى أَبِي بَكْرٍ فَأَمَرَهُ أَنْ يَجْمَعَ النَّاسَ وَيَؤُمَّهُمْ فَجَاءَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فَخَرَقَ الصُّفُوفَ حَتَّى قَامَ فِي الصَّفِّ الْمُقَدَّمِ وَصَفَّحَ النَّاسُ بِأَبِي بَكْرٍ لِيُؤْذِنُوهُ بِرَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ وَكَانَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ لَا يَلْتَفِتُ فِي الصَّلَاةِ فَلَمَّا أَكْثَرُوا عَلِمَ أَنَّهُ قَدْ نَابَهُمْ شَيْءٌ فِي صَلَاتِهِمْ فَالْتَفَتَ فَإِذَا هُوَ بِرَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَأَوْمَأَ إِلَيْهِ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ أَيْ كَمَا أَنْتَ فَرَفَعَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ يَدَيْهِ فَحَمِدَ اللهَ وَأَثْنَى عَلَيْهِ لِقَوْلِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ ثُمَّ رَجَعَ الْقَهْقَرَى وَتَقَدَّمَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فَصَلَّى فَلَمَّا انْصَرَفَ قَالَ لِأَبِي بَكْرٍ «مَا مَنَعَكَ إِذْ أَوْمَأْتُ إِلَيْكَ أَنْ تُصَلِّي؟» فَقَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ مَا كَانَ يَنْبَغِي لِابْنِ أَبِي قُحَافَةَ أَنْ يَؤُمَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ ثُمَّ قَالَ لِلنَّاسِ «مَا بَالَكُمْ صَفَّحْتُمْ إِنَّمَا التَّصْفِيحُ لِلنِّسَاءِ» ثُمَّ قَالَ «إِذَا نَابَكُمْ شَيْءٌ فِي صَلَاتِكُمْ فَسَبَّحُوا»  

"The Messenger of Allah ﷺ came out to us and we were raising our hands during the Salah. He said: 'Why are you raising your hands while praying, like the tails of wild horses? Stay still when you are praying.'" (Using translation from Nasāʾī 1184)  

خَرَجَ عَلَيْنَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ وَنَحْنُ يَعْنِي رَافِعُو أَيْدِينَا فِي الصَّلَاةِ فَقَالَ «مَا بَالُهُمْ رَافِعِينَ أَيْدِيَهُمْ فِي الصَّلَاةِ كَأَنَّهَا أَذْنَابُ الْخَيْلِ الشُّمْسِ اسْكُنُوا فِي الصَّلَاةِ»  

"We used to pray behind the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and we would greet (others) with our hands. He said: 'What is the matter with those who greet (others) with their hands as if they were tails of wild horses? It is sufficient for any one of you to put his hand on his thigh and say: "As-salamu 'alaikum, as-salamu 'alaikum." (Using translation from Nasāʾī 1185)  

كُنَّا نُصَلِّي خَلْفَ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فَنُسَلِّمُ بِأَيْدِينَا فَقَالَ مَا بَالُ هَؤُلَاءِ يُسَلِّمُونَ بِأَيْدِيهِمْ كَأَنَّهَا أَذْنَابُ خَيْلٍ شُمْسٍ أَمَّا يَكْفِي أَحَدُهُمْ أَنْ يَضَعَ يَدِهِ عَلَى فَخِذِهِ ثُمَّ يَقُولُ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ  

"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)  

عَنْ صُهَيْبٍ صَاحِبَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ «مَرَرْتُ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ وَهُوَ يُصَلِّي فَسَلَّمْتُ عَلَيْهِ فَرَدَّ عَلَيَّ إِشَارَةً وَلَا أَعْلَمُ إِلَّا أَنَّهُ قَالَ بِإصْبُعِهِ»  

"Ibn 'Umar said: The Prophet ﷺ entered the Masjid of Quba' to pray there, then some men came in and greeted him with Salam. I asked Suhaib, who was with him: 'What did the Messenger of Allah ﷺ do when he was greeted?' He said: 'He used to gesture with his hand.'" (Using translation from Nasāʾī 1187)  

قَالَ ابْنُ عُمَرَ دَخَلَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ مَسْجِدَ قُبَاءٍ لَيُصَلِّي فِيهِ فَدَخَلَ عَلَيْهِ رِجَالٌ يُسَلِّمُونَ عَلَيْهِ فَسَأَلْتُ صُهَيْبًا وَكَانَ مَعَهُ كَيْفَ كَانَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ يَصْنَعُ إِذَا سَلَّمَ عَلَيْهِ؟ قَالَ كَانَ يُشِيرُ بِيَدِهِ  

He greeted the Messenger of Allah ﷺ with the Salam when he was praying, and he returned the greeting. (Using translation from Nasāʾī 1188)  

أَنَّهُ «سَلَّمَ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ وَهُوَ يُصَلِّي فَرَدَّ عَلَيْهِ»  

"The Messenger of Allah ﷺ sent me on an errand then I came back to him while he was praying. I greeted him with the salam and he gestured to me. When he finished he called me and said: 'You greeted me with Salam just now and I was praying.' And he was facing toward the east that day." (Using translation from Nasāʾī 1189)  

بَعَثَنِي رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ لِحَاجَةٍ ثُمَّ أَدْرَكْتُهُ وَهُوَ يُصَلِّي فَسَلَّمْتُ عَلَيْهِ فَأَشَارَ إِلَيَّ فَلَمَّا فَرَغَ دَعَانِي فَقَالَ «إِنَّكَ سَلَّمْتَ عَلَيَّ آنِفًا وَأَنَا أُصَلِّي إِنَّمَا هُوَ مُوَجِّهٌ حِينَئِذٍ إِلَى الْمَشْرِقِ»  

"The Messenger of Allah ﷺ sent me on an errand, then I came back to him while he was facing the east or the west. I greeted him with salam and he gestured to me. Then when he finished he called me and said: "O Jabir!" So I came and said: "O Messenger of Allah, I greeted you with Salam but you did not answer." He said: 'I was praying.' (Using translation from Nasāʾī 1190)   

بَعَثَنِي النَّبِيُّ ﷺ فَأَتَيْتُهُ وَهُوَ يَسِيرُ مُشَرِّقًا أَوْ مُغَرِّبًا فَسَلَّمْتُ عَلَيْهِ فَأَشَارَ بِيَدِهِ ثُمَّ سَلَّمْتُ فَأَشَارَ بِيَدِهِ فَانْصَرَفْتُ فَنَادَانِي النَّاسُ يَا جَابِرُ فَأَتَيْتُهُ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ إِنِّي سَلَّمْتُ عَلَيْكَ فَلَمْ تَرُدَّ عَلَيَّ فَقَالَ «إِنِّي كُنْتُ أُصَلِّي» قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ زَعَمُوا أَنَّهُ لَيْسَ هَذَا الْحَدِيثُ بِمِصْرَ مِنْ حَدِيثِ عَمْرِو بْنِ الْحَارِثِ  

"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)  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «إِذَا قَامَ أَحَدُكُمْ فِي الصَّلَاةِ فَلَا يَمْسَحُ الْحَصَى فَإِنَّ الرَّحْمَةَ تُوَاجِهُهُ»  

"Mu'aiqib told me that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: 'If you have to do that, then do it only once.'" (Using translation from Nasāʾī 1192)   

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ «إِنَّ كُنْتَ فَاعِلًا فَمَرَّةً»  

What is the matter that people raise their (Upwards) in prayer. He then said sternly: They should stop doing that, otherwise their sight will be snatched away. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 913)  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ مَا بَالُ أَقْوَامٍ يَرْفَعُونَ أَبْصَارَهُمْ إِلَى السَّمَاءِ فِي صَلَاتِهِمْ فَاشْتَدَّ قَوْلُهُ فِي ذَلِكَ حَتَّى قَالَ لَيَنْتَهُنَّ عَنْ ذَلِكَ أَوْ لَتُخْطَفَنَّ أَبْصَارُهُمْ  

A man from among the companions of the Prophet ﷺ told him that he heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say: 'If any one of you in praying, let him not lift his gaze to the sky, or his eyesight will be taken away.'" (Using translation from Nasāʾī 1194)  

أَنَّ رَجُلًا مِنْ أَصْحَابِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ حَدَّثَهُ أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ «إِذَا كَانَ أَحَدُكُمْ فِي الصَّلَاةِ فَلَا يَرْفَعُ بَصَرَهُ إِلَى السَّمَاءِ أَنْ يُلْتَمَعَ بَصَرُهُ»  

"I heard Abu Al-Ahwas saying to us in a gathering with Ibn Al-Musayyab when Ibn Al-Musayyab was sitting there, that he had heard Abu Dharr say: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "Allah (SWT) continues to look upon His slave while he is praying, so long as he does not turn away. If he turns his face away, He turns away from him." (Using translation from Nasāʾī 1195)  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «لَا يَزَالُ اللهُ مُقْبِلًا عَلَى الْعَبْدِ فِي صَلَاتِهِ مَا لَمْ يَلْتَفِتْ فَإِذَا صَرْفَ وَجْهَهُ انْصَرَفَ عَنْهُ»  

[Machine] I asked the Messenger of Allah ﷺ about looking around during prayer. He said, "It is a snatching away that Satan snatches from the prayer." Amr ibn Ali informed us that Abdul Rahman narrated to us that Abu al-Ahwas narrated to us from Asha'ath from his father from Masruq from Aisha from the Prophet ﷺ with a similar narration. Amr ibn Ali informed us that Abdul Rahman narrated to us that Israel narrated to us from Asha'ath ibn Abi al-Sha'tha' from Abu Atiyyah from Masruq from Aisha from the Prophet ﷺ with a similar narration.  

سَأَلْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ عَنِ الِالْتِفَاتِ فِي الصَّلَاةِ فَقَالَ «اخْتِلَاسٌ يَخْتَلِسُهُ الشَّيْطَانُ مِنَ الصَّلَاةِ» 1121 أَخْبَرَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ عَلِيٍّ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الْأَحْوَصِ عَنْ أَشْعَثَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ مَسْرُوقٍ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ بِمِثْلِهِ 1122 أَخْبَرَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ عَلِيٍّ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا إِسْرَائِيلُ عَنْ أَشْعَثَ بْنِ أَبِي الشَّعْثَاءِ عَنْ أَبِي عَطِيَّةَ عَنْ مَسْرُوقٍ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ بِمِثْلِهِ  

"Aishah said: 'Turning around during prayer is something that the Shaitan snatches from one's prayer.'" (Using translation from Nasāʾī 1199)  

عَائِشَةُ إِنَّ «الِالْتِفَاتَ فِي الصَّلَاةِ اخْتِلَاسٌ يَخْتَلِسُهُ الشَّيْطَانُ مِنَ الصَّلَاةِ»  

“The Messenger of Allah ﷺ fell ill, and we prayed behind him while he was sitting down, and Abu Bakr was saying the Takbir so that the people could hear them. He turned to us and saw us standing, so he gestured to us to sit down. When he had said the Salam, he said: ‘You were about to do the action of the Persians and Romans, who remain standing while their kings are seated. Do not do that. Follow the lead of your Imam; if he prays standing, then pray standing, and if he prays sitting down, then pray sitting down.’” (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 1240)  

أَنَّهُ قَالَ اشْتَكَى رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فَصَلَّيْنَا وَرَاءَهُ وَهُوَ قَاعِدٌ وَأَبُو بَكْرٍ يُكَبِّرُ يُسْمَعُ النَّاسُ تَكْبِيرَهُ فَالْتَفَتَ إِلَيْنَا فَرَآنَا قِيَامًا فَأَشَارَ إِلَيْنَا وَقَعَدْنَا فَصَلَّيْنَا بِصَلَاتِهِ قُعُودًا فَلَمَّا سَلَّمَ قَالَ «إِنَّ كِدْتُمْ آنِفًا تَفْعَلُونَ فِعْلَ فَارِسَ وَالرُّومِ يَقُومُونَ عَلَى مُلُوكِهِمْ وَهُمْ قَعُودٌ فَلَا تَفْعَلُوا ائْتَمُّوا بِأَئِمَّتِكُمْ إِنْ صَلَّى قَائِمًا فَصَلَّوْا قِيَامًا وَإِنَّ صَلَّى قَاعِدًا فَصَلَّوْا قُعُودًا»  

"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 اللهِ ﷺ «يَلْتَفِتُ فِي صَلَاتِهِ يَمِينًا وَشِمَالًا وَلَا يَلْوِي عُنُقَهُ خَلْفَ ظَهْرِهِ»