“Isaid:‘O Messenger of Allah! Tell me of a deed that I can adhere toandact upon.’ He said: “You should prostrate, for you will notprostrate to Allah but He will raise you in status one degree therebyand erase from you one sin.”

“I met Thawban and said tohim:‘Tell me a Hadith that Allah may benefit me thereby.’ But heremained silent. Then I said the same and he remained silent. Thathappened three times. Then he said to me: ‘You should prostrate toAllah; for I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say: “No oneprostrates to Allah but Allah will raise him one degree in statusthereby and will erase one of his sins.” Ma’dan said: “Then Imet AbuDarda’ and asked him the same question, and he gave asimilar answer.”

“No one prostrates to Allah but Allah will recordoneHasanah (good reward) for him, and will erase thereby one baddeed andraise him in status one degree. So prostrate a great deal.”

“Abu Hurairah said tome:‘When you go to your country, tell them that I heard the Messengerof Allah (ﷺ) say: “The first thing for which the Muslim will bebrought to account on the Day of Resurrection will be the prescribedprayers. If they are complete, all well and good, otherwise it willbesaid: ‘Look and see whether he has any voluntary prayers.’ Ifhe hasany voluntary prayers, his prescribed prayers will becompleted fromhis voluntary prayers. Then the same will be done withregard to allhis obligatory deeds.”

“Thefirstthing for which a person will be brought to account on the DayofResurrection will be his prayer. If it is complete, then thevoluntary (prayers) will also be recorded for him (as an increase).Ifit is not complete then Allah will say to His angels: ‘Look andseewhether you find any voluntary prayers for My slave, and takethem tomake up what is lacking from his obligatory prayers.’ Thenall hisdeeds will be reckoned in like manner.”

“Isanyoneof you incapable, when he prays, of stepping forwards orbackwards,or to his right or left?” meaning in order to offer avoluntaryprayer.

“The Imam should not pray in the place where heofferedthe obligatory prayer, until he moves aside.”Another chain from Mughirah, from the Prophet (ﷺ) with similar wording.

“The Messenger ofAllah (ﷺ) forbade three things: Pecking like a crow, spreading (theforearms) like a beast of prey, and a man having a place in themosquein which he usually offers the prayer, like a camel has aplace towhich it usually goes.”

“Why do you not pray over there?”And I pointed to some corner of the mosque. He said: “I saw theMessenger of Allah (ﷺ) seeking out this place.”

“I saw the MessengerofAllah (ﷺ) praying on the Day of the Conquest, and he put hisshoeson his left.”

“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)said: ‘Keep your shoes on your feet. If you take them off thenplacethem between your two feet; do not place them to your right, orto theright of your companions, or behind you, for they may annoywhoever isbehind you.’”