“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.”

“I havebeen commanded to prostrate on seven bones.”

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

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

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

“When the following was revealed:‘Soglorify the Name of your Lord, the Most Great’,[69:52] theMessenger of Allah (ﷺ) said to us: ‘Say this in your Ruku’.’Andwhen the following was revealed: ‘Glorify the Name of yourLord, theMost High.’[87:1] the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said tous: ‘Say thisin your prostrations.’”

“Subhana Rabbiyal-‘Azim(Glory isto my Lord, the Most Great)” three times, and when heprostrated hesaid: “Subhana Rabbiyal-A’la (Glory is to my Lord theMost High)”three times.

“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)oftenused to say when bowing and prostrating: ‘Subhanak Allahumma wabihamdika, Allahummaghfir li (Glory be to You, O Allah, and praise; OAllah forgive me),’ following the command given by theQur’an.”[SuratAn-Nasr (110)]

“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.’”

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

“Bebalanced in prostration; none of you should prostrate with his armsspread out like a dog.”

“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) said tome:“Do not squat between the two prostrations.”

“The Prophet (ﷺ) said: ‘O ‘Ali, donot squat like a dog.’”

“The Prophet (ﷺ) said to me:‘When you raise your head from prostration, do not squat like adog. Put your buttocks between your feet and let the tops of yourfeet touch the ground.”

“Rabbighfir li, Rabbighfir li (O Lordforgiveme, O Lord forgive me).”

“When praying at night(Qiyamul-Lail), the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to say between thetwo prostrations: ‘Rabbighfir li warhamni wajburni warzuqniwarfa’ni(O Lord, forgive me, have mercy on me, improve mysituation, grant meprovision and raise me in status).’”

“When we performedprayer with the Prophet (ﷺ) we said: ‘Peace be upon Allah fromHisslaves, peace be upon Jibra’il and Mika’il and so-and-so andso-and-so.’ The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) heard us and said: ‘Donot say peace(Salam) be upon Allah, for He is As-Salam. When you sit(duringprayer) say: At-Tahiyyatu lillahi was-salawatu wat-tayyibatu;as-salamu ‘alayka ayyuhan-Nabiyyu wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuhu;as-salamu ‘alayna wa ‘ala ‘ibadillahis-salihin (Allcompliments, prayersand good words are due to Allah; peace be uponyou, O Prophet, and themercy of Allah and His blessings; peace beupon us and upon therighteous slaves of Allah).” For as you saythat it will reach everyrighteous slave in the heavens and on earth.(Then say:) “Ashhadu anla ilaha illallah wa ashhadu annaMuhammadan ‘abduhu wa Rasuluhu (Ibear witness that none has theright to be worshipped but Allah, and Ibear witness that Muhammad isHis slave and Messenger).”(Another chain) with similar wording. (Another chain) that `Abdullah bin Mas`ud said: "The Prophet (ﷺ) used to teach us the Tashahhud." And he mentioned similarly.

“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).’”

“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)addressed us and explained the Sunnah for us, and he taught us ourprayer. He said: ‘When you perform prayer, and you are sitting, letthe first thing you say be: At-Tahiyyatut-tayyibatus-salawatu lillah;as-salamu ‘alayka ayyuhan-Nabiyyu wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuhu;as-salamu ‘alayna wa ‘ala ‘ibadillahis-salihin. Ashhadu an lailaha illallah wa ashhadu anna Muhammadan ‘abduhu wa Rasuluhu (Allcompliments, good words and prayers are due to Allah; peace be uponyou, O Prophet, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings; peace beupon us and upon the righteous slaves of Allah. I bear witness thatnone has the right to be worshipped but Allah and I bear witness thatMuhammad is His slave and Messenger). Seven phrases which are thegreeting of the prayer.’”