“We used to recite theOpening of the Book and a Surah behind the Imam in the first twoRak’ah of the Zuhr and the ‘Asr, and in the last wo Rak’ah (wewouldrecite) the Opening of the Book.”

“I memorized two pauses in the prayer, a pause beforereciting and a pause when bowing. ‘Imran bin Husain denied that, sothey wrote to Al-Madinah, to Ubayy bin Ka’b, and he said thatSamurahwas speaking the truth.”

“The Messenger ofAllah(ﷺ) said: ‘When the Imam recites, then listen attentively, andifhe is sitting (in the prayer) then the first remembrance thatanyoneof you recites should be the Tashahhud.’”

“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:‘Whoever has an Imam, the recitation of the Imam is hisrecitation.’”

“Iperformed prayer with the Prophet (ﷺ) and when he said: ‘Nor ofthose who went astray’,[1:7] he said Amin and we heard that fromhim.”

“I heard Abu Humaid As-Sa’idi say:‘When the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) stood up for prayer, he wouldfacethe prayer direction, raise his hands, and say: “Allahu Akbar(Allahis Most Great).”

“When the Messenger of Allah(ﷺ)said the Takbir (Allah Akbar), he would remain silent betweentheTakbir and the recitation. I said: ‘May my father and mother beransomed for you! I noticed that you are silent between the Takbirandthe recitation; please tell me what you say then.’ He said: ‘Isay:‘Allahumma ba’id baini wa baina khatayaya kama ba’adtabainal-mashriqiwal-maghrib; Allahumma naqqini min khatayaykath-thawbil abyad minad-danas; Allahummaghsilni min khatayayabil-ma’i waththalji wal-barad (OAllah, distance me from my sins asYou have distanced the east fromthe west; O Allah purify me of mysins as a white garment is purifiedof dirt; O Allah, cleanse me ofmy sins with water and snow andhail).”

“Isawthe Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) when he started the prayer. He said:‘Allahu Akbaru kabiran, Allahu Akbaru kabiran (Allah is the MostGreatindeed),’ three times; ‘Al-hamdu Lillahi kathiran, al-hamduLillahikathiran (Much praise is to Allah),’ three times; ‘SubhanAllahibukratan wa asilan (Glory is to Allah morning and evening),’threetimes; ‘Allahumma inni a’udhu bika minash-Shaitanir-rajim,min hamzihiwa nafkhihi wa nafthihi (O Allah, I seek refuge in Youfrom theaccursed Satan, from his madness, his poetry, and hispride).”

“TheProphet(ﷺ) used to lead us in prayer, and he would take hold of hislefthand with his right.”

“The Messenger of Allah(ﷺ),Abu Bakr and ‘Umar used to start their recitation with ‘All thepraises and thanks are to Allah, the Lord of all that exists(Al-hamduLillahi Rabbil-‘Alamin).” [1:2]

“For the Subh prayer onFridays,the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to recite ‘Alif-Lam-Mim.Therevelation...’ [32:1] and ‘Has there not been over man...’”[76:1]

It wasnarrated from Abu Hurairah that for the Subh prayer onFridays, theMessenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to recite ‘Alif-Lam-Mim’.Therevelation...’[32:1] and ‘Has there not been over man...”[76:1]

“I have never seen anyonewhoseprayer more closely resembles that of the Messenger of Allah(ﷺ)than so-and-so. He used to lengthen the first two Rak’ah of theZuhr and shorten the last two Rak’ah, and he used to shorten the‘Asr.”

“I heard him reciting‘Bythe fig, and the olive’.”[Al-Tin (95)]

“Every prayerinwhich Fatihatil-Kitab (the Opening of the Book) is not recited, itisdeficient, it is deficient.”

“The people stopped sayingAmin,but when the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said ‘Not (the way) ofthosewho earned Your Anger, nor of those who went astray’[1:7] hewouldsay Amin, until the people in the first row could hear it, andthemosque would shake with it.

“I saw the Messenger of Allah(ﷺ) raising his hands during prayer until they were parallel withhis shoulders when he started to pray, when he bowed and when heprostrated.”

“Abu Humaid, Abu Usaid As-Sa’di, Sahlbin Sa’d, and Muhammad bin Maslamah came together and spoke abouttheprayer of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ). Abu Humaid said: ‘I amthemost knowledgeable of you about the prayer of the Messenger ofAllah(ﷺ). The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) stood up and said AllahuAkbar,and raised his hands, then he raised them when he said AllahuAkbarfor Ruku’, then he stood up and raised his hands, and stoodstraightuntil every bone had returned to its place.’”

“I said: ‘I will look attheMessenger of Allah (ﷺ) and see how he performs the prayer.’ Hestood up and faced the Qiblah, and raised his hands until they wereparallel to his ears. When he bowed, he raised them likewise, andwhenhe raised his head from Ruku’, he raised them likewise.”

“I bowed (in prayer)besidemy father, and I put my hands between my knees. He struck myhand andsaid: ‘We used to do that, then we were commanded to put themonthe knees.’”