“I asked ‘Aishah: ‘How did theMessenger of Allah (ﷺ) perform prayer?’ She said: ‘When theProphet(ﷺ) performed ablution, he would put his hand in the vesseland sayBismillah, and he would perform ablution properly. Then hewould standand face the Qiblah. He would say the Takbir raising hishandsparallel to his shoulders. Then he would bow, putting his handson hisknees and keeping his arms away from his sides. Then he wouldraisehis head and straighten his back, and he would stand a littlelongerthan your standing. Then he would prostrate, pointing hishandstowards the Qiblah, keeping his arms away (from his sides) asmuch aspossible, according to what I have seen. Then he would raisehis headand sit on his left foot with his right foot held upright,and hedisliked leaning towards his left side.’”

“When the Messenger of Allah(ﷺ)went out from this city (Al-Madinah) he did not perform morethan twoRak’ah for prayer until he returned.”

It wasnarrated from Mu’adh bin Jabal that the Prophet (ﷺ) combinedtheZuhr and ‘Asr, and the Maghrib and ‘Isha’ when traveling duringthe campaign of Tabuk.

“We went out with theMessenger of Allah (ﷺ) from Al-Madinah to Makkah, during which timewe shortened our prayer to two Rak’ah, until we came back.” Iasked:“How long did he stay in Makkah?” He said: “Ten (days).”

“I usedtoguide my father after he lost his sight, and when I took him outforthe Friday (prayer), when he heard the Adhan he would pray forforgiveness for Abu Umamah As’ad bin Zurarah, and supplicate forhim.I heard that from him for a while, then I said to myself: ‘ByAllah!What is this weakness? Every time he heard the Adhan forFriday(prayer) I hear him praying for forgiveness for Abu Umamah andsupplicate for him, and I do not ask him about why he does that.’ThenI took him out for Friday (prayer), as I used to take him out,andwhen he heard the Adhan he prayed for forgiveness as he used todo. Isaid to him: ‘O my father! I see you supplicating for As’adbinZurarah every time you hear the call for Friday; why is that?’Hesaid: ‘O my son, he was the first one who led us for the Fridayprayerbefore the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) came from Makkah, in Naqi’Al-Khadamat (a place near Al-Madinah), in the plain of Harrah BanuBayadah.’ I asked: ‘How many of you were there at that time?’He said:‘Forty men.’”

“The Messenger of Allah(ﷺ)said: ‘The best of your days is Friday. On it Adam was created,onit the Trumpet will be blown, on it all creatures will swoon. Sosenda great deal of peace and blessings upon me on that day, for yourpeace and blessings will be presented to me.’ A man said: ‘OMessengerof Allah, how will our peace and blessings be shown to youwhen youwill have disintegrated?’ He said: ‘Allah has forbiddenthe earth toconsume the bodies of the Prophets.’”

“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.’”

“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.’”

“O Shabath! Do not spit in front of you, forthe Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to forbid that, and he said: ‘Whenaman stands up to perform prayer, Allah turns His Face towards himuntil he turns away or he commits an evil Hadath.’”** In Injah Al-Hajah, 'Abdul-Ghani Dehlawi said: "Meaning he does a matter that negatesthe Khushu'(submissiveness) and attentiveness of his prayer. Or, the meaning ofHadath is invalidating the ablution. The only reason that he described it as 'evil' isbecause in most cases, its occurrence during prayer is from Shaitan."

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)said:“Whoever smoothes the pebbles, then he has engaged in Laghw.”**Meaning he has done what is not suitable.

“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)said,concerning smoothing the pebbles during prayer: ‘If you must dothat, then do it only once.’”

“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)said:‘When anyone of you gets up to perform prayer, then indeed mercyisfacing him, so he should not smooth the pebbles.’”

“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)performed prayer on a reed mat.”

It wasnarrated from ‘Abdullah bin ‘Abdur-Rahman bin Thabit binSamit,from his father, from his grandfather, that the Messenger ofAllah(ﷺ) performed prayer among Banu ‘Abdul-Ashhal, wearing a cloakinwhich he was wrapped and putting his hands on it to protect themfromthe cold of the pebbles.

“We used to perform prayerwiththe Prophet (ﷺ) when it was very hot. When one of us could notplace his forehead firmly on the ground, he would spread his garmentand prostrate on it.”

“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)said:‘Do not lift your gaze to the heavens lest your sight besnatched away,” meaning during prayer.

“The Messenger of Allah(ﷺ)led his Companions in prayer one day. When he had finishedprayer heturned to face the people and said: ‘What is wrong with somepeoplethat they lift their gaze to the heavens?’ He spoke severelyconcerning that: ‘They should certainly abstain from that or Allahwill snatch away their sight.’”

“And also uponyou. Go backand repeat your prayer, for you have not prayed.” Sohe went back andrepeated his prayer, then he came and greeted theProphet (ﷺ). Hesaid: “And also upon you. Go back and repeat yourprayer, for you havenot prayed.” On the third occasion, the mansaid: “Teach me, OMessenger of Allah!” He said: “When youstand up to offer the prayer,perform ablution properly, then standto face the prayer direction andsay Allahu Akbar. Then recitewhatever you can of Qur’an, and then bowuntil you can feel at easebowing. Then stand up until you feel atease standing, then prostrateuntil you feel at ease prostrating. Thenraise your head until youare sitting up straight. Do that throughoutyour prayer.”

“The prayer while traveling is twoRak’ah, and Friday is two Rak’ah, and ‘Eid is two Rak’ah.They arecomplete and are not shortened, as told by Muhammad (ﷺ).”

“The prayer when traveling is two Rak’ah, and Friday istwoRak’ah, and Al-Fitr and Al-Adha are two Rak’ah, complete, notshortened, as told by Muhammad (ﷺ).”