“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)said: ‘Noperson should lead others in prayer, then supplicate onlyfor himselfand not for them. If he does that, he has betrayed them.’”

It wasnarrated that Malik bin Huwairith said that when the MessengerofAllah (ﷺ) said Allahu Akbar, he would raise his hands until theywere close to his ears; when he bowed in Ruku’ he did likewise, andwhen he raised his head from Ruku’ he did likewise.

“I heard him when he was among ten of theCompanionsof the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), one of whom was AbuQatadah binRib`i, saying: ‘I am the most knowledgeable of youabout the prayer of the Messengerof Allah (ﷺ). When he stood up for prayer, hestood up straight andraised his hands until they were parallel tohis shoulders, then hesaid: Allahu Akbar. When he wanted to bow inRuku`, he raised hishands until they were parallel to hisshoulders. When he said Sami`Allahu liman hamidah (Allah hearsthose who praise Him), he raised hishands and stood up straight.When he stood up after two Rak`ah, hesaid Allahu Akbar and raisedhis hands until they were parallel to hisshoulders, as he did whenhe started the prayer.’”

It wasnarrated from Ibn ‘Abbas that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)used toraise his hands at every Takbir (saying Allahu Akbar).

It wasnarrated from Anas that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used toraisehis hands when he entered prayer, and when he bowed in Ruku’.

“I sawthe Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) doing that.” (One of the narrators)said:“Ibrahim bin Tahman (one of the narrators) raised his handsto hisears.”

“When the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)bowed, he neither raised his head nor lowered it, rather (he didsomething) between that.”

“We set out until we came to theMessenger ofAllah (ﷺ), and we gave him our oath of allegiance andperformedprayer behind him. He glanced out of the corner of his eyeat a manwho was not settling his spine when he bowed and prostrated.When theProphet (ﷺ) finished the prayer, he said: ‘O Muslims, thereis noprayer for the one who does not settle his spine when bowing andprostrating.’”

“When the Messenger of Allah(ﷺ)raised his head from Ruku’, he said: ‘Sami’ Allahu limanhamidah, Allahumma, Rabbana lakal-hamd, mil’ as-samawati wa mil’al-ard wa mil’ ma shi’ta min shay’in ba’d (Allah hears thosewho praiseHim. O Allah! O our Lord, to You is the praise as much asfills theheavens, as much as fills the earth and as much as You willafterthat).’”

“I was with my father on the plain inNamirah,*when some riders passed us and made their camels kneel downat theside of the road. My father said to me: ‘Stay with yourlambs until Igo to those people and see what they want.’ He said:Then he (myfather) went out and I came, (i.e., I came near,) thenthere was theMessenger of Allah (ﷺ), and the time for prayer cameso I prayedwith them, and I was looking at the whiteness of thearmpits of theMessenger of Allah (ﷺ) every time he prostrated.” Ibn Majah said: The people say `Ubaidullah bin `Abdullah, but Abu Bakr bin Abu Shaibah said: "The people say `Abdullah bin `Ubaidullah."Muhammad bin Bashshar said: "`Abdur-Rahman bin Mahdi, Safwan bin `Eisa and Abu Dawud all said: 'Dawud bin Qais narrated to us, from `Ubaidullah bin `Abdullah bin Aqram, from his father, from the Prophet (ﷺ).'" With similar wording.

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

“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.”

“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).’”

“The Messenger ofAllah(ﷺ) used to teach us the Tashah-hud as he used to teach us aSurahfrom the Qur’an: ‘Bismillahi wa Billahi; at-tahiyyatu lillahiwas-salawatu wat-tayyibatu lillahi; as-salamu ‘alaykaayyuhan-Nabiyyu wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuhu; as-salamu ‘alayna wa‘ala‘ibadillahis-salihin. Ashhadu an la ilaha illallah waashhadu annaMuhammadan ‘abduhu wa rasuluhu. As’aluAllahal-jannah, wa a’udhubillahi minannar (In the name of Allahand by the grace of Allah. Allcompliments are due to Allah and allprayers and good words are due toAllah. Peace be upon you, OProphet, and the mercy of Allah and Hisblessings; peace be upon usand upon the righteous slaves of Allah. Ibear witness that none hasthe right to be worshipped but Allah and Ibear witness that Muhammadis His slave and Messenger. I ask Allah forParadise and I seekrefuge with Allah from the Fire).’”

“I heard Ibn Abi Laila say: ‘Ka’bbin‘Ujrah met me and said: “Shall I not give you a gift? TheMessenger of Allah (ﷺ) came out to us and we said: ‘We know whatitmeans to send greetings on you, but what does it mean to sendpeaceand blessings upon you?’ He said: ‘Say: Allahumma salli‘alaMuhammadin wa ‘ala ali Muhammadin, kama sallayta ‘alaIbrahima, innakaHamidun Majid; Allahumma barik ‘ala Muhammadin wa‘ala ali Muhammadin, kama barakta ‘ala Ibrahima,innaka Hamidun Majid (O Allah, send your grace,honour and mercy uponMuhammad and upon the family of Muhammad, asYou sent Your grace,honour and mercy upon Ibrahim, You are indeedPraiseworthy, MostGlorious. O Allah, send Your blessings uponMuhammad and the family ofMuhammad, as You sent Your blessings uponIbrahim, You are indeedPraiseworthy, Most Glorious).’”

“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)said: ‘Whoever forgets to send peace and blessings upon me, then hehas missed the road to Paradise.’”

“Isaw the Prophet (ﷺ) putting his right hand on his right thighduring prayer, and pointing with his finger.”