“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: ‘When anyone of you performsprayer, let him pray facing towards a Sutrah, and let him get closetoit, and not let anyone pass in front of him. If someone comes andwants to pass in front of him, let him fight him, for he is a Shaitan(satan).’”

“When anyone of you is performing prayer, he should notlet anyone pass in front of him. If he insists then let him fighthim,for he has a Qarin (devil-companion) with him.”

“The Messenger ofAllah (ﷺ) said: ‘Do not bow or prostrate before me. No matter howfar ahead of you I bow, you will catch up with me when I stand up,andno matter how far ahead of you I prostrate, you will catch upwith mewhen I raise my head. I have become bulky.’”

“Donot crack your fingers during the prayer.”

“Spitting, blowing one’snose, menstruating and drowsiness during the prayer are from Satan.”

“There are three whose prayer do not rise more than a hand spanabove their heads: A man who leads people (in prayer) when they donotlike him; a woman who has spent the night with her husband angrywithher; and two brothers who have severed contact with oneanother.”

“The Messenger ofAllah(ﷺ) used to gently pat our shoulders (to make sure the row wasstraight) at the time of prayer, saying: ‘Keep (the rows) straight,donot differ from one another lest your hearts should suffer fromdiscord. Let those who are forbearing and wise stand closest to me,then those who are next to them, then those who are next to them.’”

“I came to the Prophet(ﷺ) with a friend of mine, and when we wanted to leave, he said tous: ‘When the time for prayer comes, say the Adhan and Iqamah, thenlet the older of you lead the prayer.’”

“The Messenger of Allah(ﷺ)used to make his prayer brief but perfect.”

“TheMessengerof Allah (ﷺ) used to straighten the rows until he madethem like aspear or an arrow-shaft. Once he saw a man’s chest(sticking out)so the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: ‘Make your rowsstraight orAllah will create division among you.’”

“Ziyad bin Abu-Ja’d took meby the hand and made me stand near an old man at Raqqah, whose namewas Wabisah bin Ma’bad. He said: ‘A man performed prayer behindtherow on his own, and the Prophet (ﷺ) commanded him to repeat theprayer.’”

“ ‘Abdullah (bin Mas’ud) said: ‘Noneof you should apportion within himself a part (of his prayer)thinkingthat it is a right of Allah upon him that he must only turnto hisright to leave after finishing the prayer. I saw the MessengerofAllah (ﷺ) and most of the time he turned to his left.’”

“Iffood is ready and the Iqamah is being given, then start with thefood.”

“Perform your prayer at your camps.”

“The Prophet (ﷺ) wasperformingprayer at ‘Arafat, and Fadl and I came riding a femaledonkey. Wepassed in front of part of the row, then we dismounted andleft thedonkey, and we came and joined the row.”

“The Prophet (ﷺ) used to pray atnight,and I was laying between him and the prayer direction, as a(body fora) funeral horizontally.’”

“The Prophet (ﷺ)used toperform prayer when I was opposite to him, and his garmentwouldsometimes touch me when he prostrated.”

“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)said: ‘Ihave gained weight, so when I bow, then bow, and when I standup,then stand up, and when I prostrate, then prostrate. I shouldneverfind anyone preceding me in bowing or prostration.’”

“The Messenger of Allah(ﷺ) said: ‘There are three whose prayer are not accepted: A manwholeads people while they do not like him; a man who does not cometoprayer until its end – meaning after its time has expired –and onewho enslaves a freed person.’”

“The Messenger ofAllah(ﷺ) said: ‘Two or more people are a congregation.’”