“I heard Abu Humaid As-Sa’idi say:‘When the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) stood up for prayer, he wouldfacethe prayer direction, raise his hands, and say: “Allahu Akbar(Allahis Most Great).”

“The Messenger ofAllah(ﷺ) used to start his prayer by saying: ‘Subhanaka Allahummawabi hamdika, wa tabarakas-muka, wa ta’ala jadduka, wa la ilahaghairuka (Glory and praise be to You, O Allah, blessed be Your Nameand exalted be Your majesty, none has the right to be worshipped butyou).”

“When the Messenger of Allah(ﷺ)said the Takbir (Allah Akbar), he would remain silent betweentheTakbir and the recitation. I said: ‘May my father and mother beransomed for you! I noticed that you are silent between the Takbirandthe recitation; please tell me what you say then.’ He said: ‘Isay:‘Allahumma ba’id baini wa baina khatayaya kama ba’adtabainal-mashriqiwal-maghrib; Allahumma naqqini min khatayaykath-thawbil abyad minad-danas; Allahummaghsilni min khatayayabil-ma’i waththalji wal-barad (OAllah, distance me from my sins asYou have distanced the east fromthe west; O Allah purify me of mysins as a white garment is purifiedof dirt; O Allah, cleanse me ofmy sins with water and snow andhail).”

“Subhanak Allahumma wa bi hamdika, wa tabarakas-muka wata’ala jadduka, wa la ilaha ghayruk (Glory and praise is toYou, OAllah, blessed is Your Name and exalted is Your majesty, nonehas theright to be worshipped but You).”

“Isawthe Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) when he started the prayer. He said:‘Allahu Akbaru kabiran, Allahu Akbaru kabiran (Allah is the MostGreatindeed),’ three times; ‘Al-hamdu Lillahi kathiran, al-hamduLillahikathiran (Much praise is to Allah),’ three times; ‘SubhanAllahibukratan wa asilan (Glory is to Allah morning and evening),’threetimes; ‘Allahumma inni a’udhu bika minash-Shaitanir-rajim,min hamzihiwa nafkhihi wa nafthihi (O Allah, I seek refuge in Youfrom theaccursed Satan, from his madness, his poetry, and hispride).”

“Allahummainni a’udhu bika minash-Shaitanir-rajim, wa hamzihi wanafkhihi wanafthihi (O Allah, I seek refuge in You from the accursedSatan, fromhis madness, his pride, and his poetry).”

“TheProphet(ﷺ) used to lead us in prayer, and he would take hold of hislefthand with his right.”

“I saw the Prophet (ﷺ)performing prayer, and he took hold of his left hand with his right.”

“The Prophet (ﷺ)passed by me, and I was putting my left hand on my right. He tookholdof my right hand and put it on my left.”

“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), AbuBakr, ‘Umar and ‘Uthman used to start their recitation with “Allpraises and thanks are to Allah, the Lord of all that exists.(Al-hamdu Lillahi Rabbil-‘Alamin).’” [1:2]

“The Messenger of Allah(ﷺ),Abu Bakr and ‘Umar used to start their recitation with ‘All thepraises and thanks are to Allah, the Lord of all that exists(Al-hamduLillahi Rabbil-‘Alamin).” [1:2]

It wasnarrated from Abu Hurairah that the Prophet (ﷺ) used tostart hisrecitation with ‘All the praises and thanks are to Allah,the Lordof all that exists’ (Al-hamdu Lillahi Rabbil-‘Alamin),’ [1:2]

“Ihave rarely seen a man for whom innovation in Islam was harder tobearthan him. He heard me reciting: ‘In the Name of Allah, theMostGracious, the Most Merciful’ Bismillahir-Rahmanir-Rahim [1:1]and hesaid: ‘O my son, beware of innovation, for I prayed with theMessengerof Allah (ﷺ), and with Abu Bakr, and with ‘Umar, andwith ‘Uthman,and I never heard any of them saying this. When you(begin to) recite,say: ‘All the praises and thanks are to Allah,the Lord of all thatexists.’ (Al-hamdu Lillahi Rabbil-‘Alamin).’”[1:2]

“And tall date palms, with ranged clusters” [50:10] intheSubh.

“I performed prayer withtheProphet (ﷺ) when he was reciting in the Fajr, and it is as if Icanhear him reciting: ‘So verily, I swear by the planets that recede.And by the planets that move swiftly and hide themselves.’”[81:15-16]

It wasnarrated from Abu Barzah that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)used torecite between sixty and one hundred (Verses) in Fajr prayer.

“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)usedto lead us in prayer, and he would lengthen the first Rak’ah oftheZuhr and shorten the second Rak’ah, and he would do likewise intheSubh.”

“The Messenger ofAllah(ﷺ) recited Al-Mu’minun [Al-Mu’minun 23] in the Subh prayer,and when he came to the mention of ‘Eisa, he was overcome with acough, so he bowed in Ruku’.”

“For the Subh prayer onFridays,the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to recite ‘Alif-Lam-Mim.Therevelation...’ [32:1] and ‘Has there not been over man...’”[76:1]