“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) usedtobow with his hands on his knees and his upper arms held away fromhissides.”

“When a person prostrates, seven parts of hisbodyprostrate with him: His face, his two hands, his two knees, andhistwo feet.”

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:“Whenanyone of you prostrates let him be balanced in prostration, andnotspread his arms as a dog does.”

“When the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)raised his head from bowing, he would not prostrate until he hadstoodup straight. When he prostrated, he would raise his head andnotprostrate again until he had sat up straight. And he used tospreadout his left leg.”

“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)usedto teach us the Tashah-hud as he used to teach us a Surah of theQur’an. He used to say: ‘At-Tahiyyatul-Mubarakatussalawatut-tayyibatulillah; As-salamu ‘alayka ayyuhan-Nabiyyu warahmatullahi wabarakatuhu; as-salamu ‘alayna wa ‘ala‘ibadillahis-salihin. Ashhadu anla ilaha illallah wa ashhadu annaMuhammadan ‘abduhu wa Rasuluhu (Allblessed compliments and goodprayers are due to Allah; peace be uponyou, O Prophet, and the mercyof Allah and His blessings; peace beupon us and upon the righteousslaves of Allah. I bear witness thatnone has the right to beworshipped but Allah and I bear witness thatMuhammad is His slaveand Messenger).’”

“When yousendpeace and blessings upon the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), then do itwell, for you do not know, that may be shown to him.” They said tohim: “Teach us.” He said: “Say: ‘Allahumma aj’al salatakawa rahmatakawa barakatika ‘ala sayyidil-mursalin waimamil-muttaqin wa khatamin-nabiyyin, Muhammad ‘abdika wa Rasulikaimamil-khayri (wa qa’idil-khair), wa Rasulir-Rahmah.Allahummab’athhu maqaman mahmudanyaghbituhu bihil-awwalunawal-akhirun. Allahumma salli ‘ala Muhammadinwa ‘ala aliMuhammadin kama sallayta ‘ala Ibrahim wa ‘ala ali Ibrahim;Allahumma barik ‘ala Muhammadin wa ‘ala ali Muhammadin kamabarakta ‘ala Ibrahim wa ‘ala aliIbrahim, innakaHamidum Majid (O Allah, send Your grace, honour,mercy and blessingsupon the leader of the Messengers, the imam ofthe pious and the sealof the Prophets, Muhammad, Your slave andMessenger, the Imam of thegood (and the leader) of the good, and theMessenger of mercy. OAllah, raise him to a station of praise andglory that will be theenvy of the first and the last. O Allah, sendYour grace, honour andmercy upon Muhammad and upon the family ofMuhammad, as You sent Yourgrace, honour and mercy upon Ibrahim, Youare indeed Praiseworthy,Most Glorious. O Allah, send blessings uponMuhammad and upon thefamily of Muhammad as You sent blessings uponIbrahim and the familyof Ibrahim, You are Praiseworthy, MostGlorious).’”

“I heard Abu Hurairah say that theMessenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: ‘When anyone of you finishes thelastTashah-hud, let him seek refuge with Allah from four things:From thetorment of Hell, from the torment of the grave, from thetrials oflife and death, and from the Fitnah (tribulation) ofMasihud-Dajjal.’

“I saw the Prophet (ﷺ)making a circle with his thumb and middle finger, and raising the onenext to it (the index finger), supplicating with it during theTashah-hud.”

It wasnarrated from ‘Amir bin Sa’d, from his father, that theMessengerof Allah (ﷺ) used to say the Salam to his right and to hisleft.

It wasnarrated from Hisham bin ‘Urwah, from his father, from‘Aishah,that the Messenger of Allah (saW) used to say one Salam, tothefront.

“When the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)said the Salam, he would sit only for as long as it took to say:‘Allahumma Antas-Salam wa minkas-salam. Tabarakta ya Dhal-jalaliwal-ikram. (O Allah, You are As-Salam, From You is all peace, blessedareYou O Possessor of majesty and honour).’”

“I saw the Messenger of Allah(ﷺ)raising his hands until they were parallel to his shoulders whenhestarted the prayer, and when he bowed in Ruku’, and when he raisedhis head from Ruku’, but he did not raise them between the twoprostrations.”

“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)said: ‘No prayer is acceptable in which a man does not settle hisspine when bowing and when prostrating.’”

“I heard Wabisah bin Ma’bad saying:‘Isaw the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) performing prayer, and when hebowedhe made his back so straight that if water were poured on it, itwould have stayed there.’”

“Sami’ Allahu liman hamidah (Allah hears those who praiseHim),” he said: “Rabbana wa lakal-hamd (O our Lord, to You is thepraise).”

“I heard Abu Juhaifah say: Goodfortune was mentioned in the presence of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)while he was performing prayer. A man said: ‘so-and-so’s fortuneis inhorses.’ Another man said: ‘So-and-so’s fortune is incamels.’ Anotherman said: ‘So-and-so’s fortune is in sheep.’Another man said: ‘So-and-so’s fortune is in slaves.’ While theMessenger of Allah (ﷺ) wasfinishing his prayer, he raised his headat the end of the last Rak’ahand said: ‘Allahumma Rabbanalakal-hamd mil’ as-samawati wa mil’ al-ard wa mil’ ma shi’tamin shai’in ba’du. Allahumma la mani’ limaa’taita wa lamu’ti lima mana’ta, wa la yanfa’u dhal-jaddi minkal-jadd(Allahhears those who praise Him. O Allah! O our Lord! To You is thepraiseas much as fills the heavens, as much as fills the earth and asmuchas You will after that. O Allah, there is none who can withholdwhatYou give, and none who can give what You withhold, and the goodfortune of any fortunate person is to no avail against You).’ TheMessenger of Allah (ﷺ) elongated the word Jadd (fortune) so thatthey would know that it was not as they had said.”

“I saw the Prophet (ﷺ)whenhe prostrated and put his knees on the ground before his hands,andwhen he stood up after prostrating, he took his hands off thegroundbefore his knees.”

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)said:“I have been commanded to prostrate on seven, but not to tuck upmyhair or my garment.”

“Weused to feel sorry for the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) because hetookpains to keep his arms away from his sides when he prostrated.”

“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)said: ‘When anyone of you bows, let him say in his bowing: “SubhanaRabbiyal-‘Azim (Glory is to my Lord, the Most Great)” threetimes; ifhe does that his bowing will be complete. And when anyoneof youprostrates, let him say in his prostration, ‘SubhanaRabbiyal-A’la(Glory if to my Lord, the Most High)” three times;if he does that,his prostration will be complete, and that is theminimum.’”