“Wewereforbidden to form a row between two pillars at the time of theMessenger of Allah (ﷺ), and we would be repelled from themforcefully.”

“We set outuntil wecame to the Prophet (ﷺ). We gave him our oath ofallegiance andperformed prayer behind him. Then we offered anotherprayer behindhim. He finished the prayer and saw a man on his own,praying behindthe row.” He said: “The Prophet of Allah (ﷺ)stood beside him andwhen he finished he said: ‘Repeat your prayer;there is no prayer forthe one who is behind the row.’”

“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.’”

“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)said:‘Allah and His angels send blessings upon the right side of therows.’”

“When we performed prayer behind theMessenger of Allah (ﷺ) (One of the narrators) Mis’ar said: ‘Oneofthe things we liked, or one of the things I liked’ ‘was tostand tohis right.’”

“It was said to the Prophet(ﷺ):‘The left side of the mosque has been abandoned. The Prophet(ﷺ)said: “Whoever frequents the left side of the mosque, two Kifl*ofreward will be recorded for him.”

“When the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)finished Tawaf around the House (the Ka’bah), he came to Maqam ofIbrahim (the Station of Ibrahim). ‘Umar said: ‘O Messenger ofAllah,this is the Station of our father Ibrahim about which Allahsaid: “Andtake you (people) the Maqam of Ibrahim as a place ofprayer.’” [2:125]

“I said: ‘OMessenger of Allah (ﷺ), why do you not take the Maqam of Ibrahim asa place of prayer?’ Then the following was revealed: ‘And takeyou(people) the Maqam of Ibrahim as a place of prayer.’” [2:125]

“We prayed with the Messenger ofAllah(ﷺ) facing towards Baitul-Maqdis (Jerusalem) for eighteenmonths,then the Qiblah was changed to the Ka’bah two months after theProphet (ﷺ) entered Al-Madinah. When the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)prayed towards Baitul-Maqdis, he would often lift his face towardstheheavens, and Allah knew what was in the heart of His Prophet andhowhe longed to face the Ka’bah (during prayer). Jibril appeared(in thesky), and the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) started watching himas he wasdescending between the heavens and the earth, waiting tosee what hewould bring. Then Allah revealed the words: ‘Verily, Wehave seen theturning of your face towards the heaven. Surely, Weshall turn you toa Qiblah that shall please you, so turn your facein the direction ofAl-Masjid Al-Haram (at Makkah). And wherever youpeople are, turn yourfaces (during prayer) in that direction.’[2:144] Then someone came tous and said: ‘The Qiblah has beenchanged to the Ka’bah.’ We hadperformed two Rak’ah facingtowards Jerusalem. And we were bowing. Sowe turned around, and wecontinued our prayer. The Messenger of Allah(ﷺ) said: ‘O Jibril!What about our prayer facing towards Baitul-Maqdis?’ Then Allahrevealed the words: “And Allah would never makeyour faith to belost.” [2:143]

“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)said: ‘What is between the east and the west is the Qiblah (prayerdirection).’”**This refers to the Qiblah for the the inhabitants of Al-Madinah. (Makkah is to the exact south of Al-Madinah.)

“When anyone of you enters the mosque, let him not sit downuntilhe performs two Rak’ah.”

“Whenone ofyou enters the mosque, let him perform two Rak’ah before hesitsdown.”

“O people, youeattwo plants that I find are nothing but obnoxious; this garlic andthisonion. At the time of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), if a foulodourwas detected from a man, I would see him seized by the arm andtakenout to Al-Baqi’. Whoever must eat them, let him cook them todeath.”

“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)said: ‘Whoever eats from this plant; garlic, let him not annoy uswithit in this mosque of ours.’”

“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)said:‘Whoever eats anything from this plant, let him not come to themosque.’”

“The Messenger ofAllah(ﷺ) came to the mosque at Quba’ and performed prayer there.Somemen of the Ansar came and greeted him. I asked Suhaib, who waswithhim: ‘How did the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) respond to them?’ Hesaid: ‘He gestured with his hand.’”

“The Prophet (ﷺ) sent me on anerrand,then I caught up with him while he was performing prayer, andIgreeted him. He gestured to me, then when he finished, he called meand said: ‘You greeted me before, but I was performing prayer.’”

“We would greet others duringtheprayer, and it was said to us: ‘During the prayer one ispreoccupied.’”

“We were with the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) on a journey, andthesky was overcast so it was difficult for us to determine theQiblah.So we performed prayer, and we marked the location.* Later,when thesun reappeared, we realized that we had prayed facing adirectionother than the Qiblah. We mentioned that to the Prophet(ﷺ), thenthe Words were revealed: ‘So wherever you turn there isthe Face ofAllah.’” [2:115]

“TheProphet(ﷺ) said: ‘When you perform prayer, do not spit in front ofyouor to your right, but spit to your left or beneath your feet.’”