“The Imam is appointed to be followed. When he saysAllahu Akbar, then say Allahu Akbar; when he bows, then bow; when hesays Sami’ Allahu liman hamidah, then say Rabbana wa lakal-hamd;whenhe prostrates then prostrate; and if he prays sitting down thenpraysitting down.”

“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)wasforbidden to recite Qunut in Fajr.”

“I came to the Messengerof Allah (ﷺ) and said: ‘Is there any time that is more beloved toAllah than another?’ He said: ‘Yes, the middle of the night, soprayas much as you want until dawn comes. Then refrain from prayinguntilthe sun has risen, and as long as it looks like a shield untilitbecomes apparent. Then pray as much as you want until a polestands onits shadow (i.e., noon), then refrain from praying until ithascrossed the zenith, for Hell is heated up at midday. Then pray asmuchas you want until you pray ‘Asr, then refrain from prayinguntil thesun has set, for it sets between the two horns of Satan andit risesbetween the two horns of Satan.’”

“Safwan bin Mu’attal askedtheMessenger of Allah (ﷺ): ‘O Messenger of Allah, I want to ask youabout something of which you have knowledge and I know nothing.’ Hesaid: ‘What is it?’ He said: ‘Is there any time of the night ordaywhen it is disliked to perform prayer? He said: ‘Yes, when youhaveprayed the Subh, then do not pray until the sun has risen, foritrises between the two horns of Satan. Then pray, for the prayer isattended (by the angels) and is acceptable (to Allah) until the sunisright overhead like a spear. For at that time Hell is heated upandits gates are opened. (Then refrain from prayer) until the sunpassesthe zenith. Then when it has passed the zenith, the prayer isattended(by the angels) and is acceptable (to Allah) until you praythe ‘Asr.Then stop praying until the sun has set.’”

“The sun rises between the two horns of Satan” or hesaid “The two horns of Satan rise with it, and when it has risen,Satan parts from it. When it is in the middle of the sky heaccompanies it, then when it has crossed the zenith he parts from it.When it is about to set, he accompanies it, and when it has set heparts from it. So do no pray at these three times.”

It wasnarrated from Jabir bin ‘Abdullah that the Prophet (ﷺ) ledhisCompanions in the fear prayer. He led them all in bowing, then theMessenger of Allah (ﷺ) and the row nearest him prostrated, and theothers stood up, then when he stood up, they prostrated twice bythemselves. Then the front row moved back and took their place, andthey moved forward until they formed the front row. Then the Prophet(ﷺ) led them all in bowing, then the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) andthe row nearest to him prostrated, and when they raised their heads,the others prostrated twice. So all of them bowed with the Prophet(ﷺ) and some of them prostrated by themselves, and the enemy was inthe direction of the Qiblah.

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)said:“The sun and the moon do not become eclipsed for the death ofanyone among mankind. If you see that, then stand and performprayer.”

“One of the chiefs* sent me to Ibn ‘Abbas to ask himabout the prayer for rain. Ibn ‘Abbas said: ‘What kept him fromaskingme?’ He said: ‘The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) went outhumbly, walkingwith a humble and moderate gait, imploring, and heperformed twoRak’ah as he used to pray for ‘Eid, but he did notgive a sermon likethis sermon of yours.’”

“I heard ‘Abbad binTamim narrating to my father that his paternal uncle had seen theProphet (ﷺ) going out to the prayer place to pray for rain. Hefaced the Qiblah and turned his cloak around, and prayed two Rak’ah.”(One of the narrators) Muhammad bin Sabbah said: “Sufyan told us something similar, narrating from Yahya bin Sa`eed, from Abu Bakr bin Muhammad bin `Amr bin Hazm. from `Abbad bin Tamim, from his paternal uncle, from the Prophet (ﷺ).”Sufyan narrated that Al-Mas`udi said: “I asked Abu Bakr bin Muhammad bin `Amr: 'Did he turn it upside down or right to left?' He said: 'No, it was right to left.'”

“O Ka’bbin Murrah, narrate to us a Hadith from the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ),but be careful.” He said: “A man came to the Prophet (ﷺ) andsaid:‘O Messenger of Allah, ask Allah for rain!’ So theMessenger of Allah(ﷺ) raised his hands and said: ‘O Allah! Sendwholesome, productiverain upon all of us, sooner rather than later,beneficial and notharmful.’ No sooner had they finished performingFriday (prayer) butthey were revived. Then they came to him andcomplained to him aboutthe rain, saying: ‘O Allah, around us andnot upon us.’ Then theclouds began to disperse right and left.”

“A Bedouin came to the Prophet(ﷺ) and said: ‘O Messenger of Allah, I have come to you frompeoplewho have no place to graze their flocks and even their malecamelshave become weak. He mounted the pulpit and praised Allah,then hesaid: ‘O Allah, send upon us all abundant, wholesome rain,productiveand plentiful, sooner rather than later.’ Then the raincame down, andno one came to him from any direction but they said:‘We have beenrevived.’”

It wasnarrated from Ibn ‘Abbas that the Prophet (ﷺ) prayed on thedayof ‘Eid with no Adhan and no Iqamah.

“I sawtheProphet (ﷺ) delivering the sermon atop a beautiful she-camel,andan Ethiopian was holding onto its reins.”

“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to goout on the day of ‘Eid and lead the people in praying two Rak’ah,thenhe would say the Salam and stand on his two feet facing thepeoplewhile they were sitting down. He would say: ‘Give incharity. Give incharity.’ Those who gave most in charity were thewomen, (they wouldgive) earrings and rings and things. If he wantedto send out anexpedition he would mention it, otherwise he wouldleave.”

It wasnarrated from ‘Amr bin Shu’aib, from his father, from hisgrandfather, that the Prophet (ﷺ) did not pray before or after the‘Eid prayer.

“The Messenger ofAllah(ﷺ) did not pray before the ‘Eid prayer, but when he went backtohis house he would pray two Rak’ah.”

It wasnarrated from Muhammad bin ‘Ubaidullah bin Abu Rafi’, from hisfather, from his grandfather, that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) usedto come to ‘Eid prayers walking, and that he would go back via adifferent route than the one he began with.

It wasnarrated from Abu Hurairah that when the Prophet (ﷺ) wentout to‘Eid (prayers), he would return via another route than thefirstone he took.

It wasnarrated from Ibn ‘Umar that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) usedtoset out for the praying place in the morning of the day of ‘Eid,and a small spear would be carried before him. When he reached thepraying place, it would be set up in front of him, then he would prayfacing it, and that was because the praying place was an open spaceinwhich there was nothing that could serve as a Sutrah*.*Sutrah (screen), meaning a barrier of some type.

“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)commanded us to bring them (the women) out on the day of Fitr and theday of Nahr.” Umm ‘Atiyyah said: “We said: ‘What if one ofthem doesnot have an outer covering?’ He said: ‘Let her sistershare her ownouter covering with her.’”