“Beautify the Qur’an with your voices.”

“I came to ‘Aishah andasked: ‘Did the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) recite Qur’an loudly orsoftly?’ She said: ‘Sometimes he would recite loud and sometimessoftly.’ I said, ‘Allahu Akbar! Praise is to Allah Who has madethismatter one of broad scope.’”

“When the Messenger of Allah(ﷺ)prayed Tahajjud at night, he would say: “Allahumma lakal-hamd,Antanurus-samawati wal-ard wa man fihinna. Wa lakal-hamd, Antaqayyamus-samawati wal-ard wa man fihinna. Wa lakal-hamd, Antamalikus-samawati wal-ard wa man fihinna. Wa lakal-hamd, Antal-haqq,wa wa`dukahaqq, wa liqa’uka haqq, wa qawluka haqq, wal-jannatuhaqq, wan-naru haqq, was-sa`atu haqq, wan-nabiyyuna haqq, wa Muhammadun haqq. Allahumma laka aslamtu,wa bikaamantu, wa `alaika tawakkaltu wa ilaika anabtu, wa bikakhasamtu, wailaika hakamtu, faghfirli ma qaddamtu wa ma akhkhartu,wa ma asrartuwa ma a`lantu. Antal-muqaddimu wa Antal-muakhkhiru.La ilaha illa antawa la ilaha ghairuka, wa la hawla wa la quwwatailla bika (O Allah, toyou is praise, You are the Light of theheavens and the earth, andeveryone therein. To You is praise, Youare the Sustainer of theheavens and the earth, and everyone therein.To You is praise, You arethe Sovereign of the heavens and the earth,and everyone therein. ToYou is praise, You are the Truth; Yourpromise is true, the meetingwith You is true, Your saying is true,Paradise is true, the Fire istrue, the Hour is true, the Prophetsare true, and Muhammad (ﷺ) is true. OAllah, to You have I submitted, inYou I believe, in You have I put mytrust, to You I turn inrepentance, by Your help I argue, to You Irefer my case, so forgiveme for my past and future sins, what I havedone in secret and what Ihave done openly. You are the One Who bringsforward and puts back.None has the right to be worshipped but You,and there is none whohas the right to be worshipped other than You.And there is no powerand no strength except with You.”Another chain that Ibn `Abbas narrated: “When the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) stood during the night for Tahajjud,” and he mentioned something similar.

“I asked`Aishah: ‘With what did the Prophet (ﷺ) start his voluntaryprayers?’ She said: ‘He would say: “Allahumma Rabba Jibra’ilwaMika’il wa Israfil, Fatiras-samawati wal-ard, `alimal-ghaybiwash-shahadah, Anta tahkumu baina `ibadika fima kanu fihiyakhtalifun,ihdini lima-khtulifa fihi minal-haqqi bi idhnika,innaka latahdi ilasiratin mustaqim (O Allah, Lord of Jibra’il,Mika’il and Israfil,Creator of the heavens and the earth, Knowerof the unseen and theseen, You judge between Your slaves concerningthat wherein theydiffer. Guide me to the disputed matters of truthby Your Leave, forYou are the One Who guides to the straight Path).”(One of the narrators) `Abdur-Rahman bin `Umar said: “Bear in mind the word Jibra’il with a Hamzah - this is how it was narrated from the Prophet (ﷺ).”

“The Prophet (ﷺ) used to praythirteen Rak’ah at night.”

It wasnarrated from ‘Aishah that the Prophet (ﷺ) used to pray nineRak’ah at night.

“I asked ‘Abdullah bin‘Abbas and ‘Abdullah bin ‘Umar about the Prophet’s prayer atnight.They said: ‘(He prayed) thirteen Rak’ah, including eight,and three forWitr, and two Rak’ah after the Fajr.’”

“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) usedtosleep during the first part of the night and stay awake during thelatter part.”

“Our Lord, the Blessed and Exalted, descends when one third ofthenight remains, every night and He says: ‘Who will ask of Me, thatImay give him? Who will call upon Me, that I may answer him? Who willask My forgiveness, that I may forgive him?’ until dawn comes.”Hencethey used to prefer voluntary prayers at the end of the nightratherthan at the beginning.

“Whoever recites the last two Verses of Surat Al-Baqarah atnight,that will be sufficient for him.”

“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)said:‘Whoever prays twenty Rak’ah between Maghrib and ‘Isha’,Allahwill build for him a house in Paradise.’”

“TheMessenger of Allah (ﷺ) lagged behind (on a journey) and we reachedthe people when ‘Abdur Rahman bin ‘Awf had already led them inoneRak’ah of the prayer. When he realized that the Prophet (ﷺ)wasthere, he wanted to step back, but the Prophet (ﷺ) gestured tohimthat he should complete the prayer. He said: ‘You have donewell, dothe same in the future.’”

“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) fellill and some of his Companions came to visit him. The Messenger ofAllah (ﷺ) performed prayer while sitting down, and they prayedbehind him standing up. He gestured them to sit down, and when hefinished he said: ‘The Imam is appointed to be followed. When hebows,then bow; when he stands up again, then stand up, and if heprayssitting down then pray sitting down.’”

“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) fellill,and we prayed behind him while he was sitting down, and Abu Bakrwassaying the Takbir so that the people could hear them. He turned tousand saw us standing, so he gestured to us to sit down. When he hadsaid the Salam, he said: ‘You were about to do the action of thePersians and Romans, who remain standing while their kings areseated.Do not do that. Follow the lead of your Imam; if he praysstanding,then pray standing, and if he prays sitting down, then praysittingdown.’”

“I said to my father: ‘O my father! You prayedbehind the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and behind Abu Bakr, ‘Umar and‘Uthman, and behind ‘Ali here in Kufah for about five years. Didtheyrecite Qunut in Fajr?’ He said: ‘O my son! That is aninnovation.’”

It wasnarrated from Abu Hurairah that the Prophet (ﷺ) commandedkillingthe two black ones during prayer; the scorpion and the snake.

It wasnarrated from Ibn Abu Rafi’, from his father, from hisgrandfather,that the Prophet (ﷺ) killed a scorpion while he waspraying.

“The Messenger of Allah(ﷺ) led us in the eclipse prayer, and we did not hear his voice.”

“The Prophet (ﷺ) supplicated for rain(raising hishands) until I saw or one could see the whiteness of hisarmpits.”

“Marwan brought the pulpit outone‘Eid day and started to deliver the sermon before the prayer. Amanstood up and said: ‘O Commander of the Believers, you have goneagainst the Sunnah. You have brought the pulpit out on the day of‘Eidand it was not brought out before, and you started with thesermonbefore the prayer, when this was not done before.’ AbuSa’eed said:‘As for this man, he has done his duty. I heard theMessenger of Allah(ﷺ) say: “Whoever among you sees an evilaction, and he is able tochange it with his hand, then change itwith his hand (by takingaction); if he cannot, (do so) with histongue then with his tongue(by speaking out); and if he cannot thenwith his heart (by hating itand feeling that it is wrong), and thatis the weakest of faith.”