“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)said: ‘Ihave gained weight, so when I bow, then bow, and when I standup,then stand up, and when I prostrate, then prostrate. I shouldneverfind anyone preceding me in bowing or prostration.’”

“The Messenger ofAllah (ﷺ) said: ‘Do not bow or prostrate before me. No matter howfar ahead of you I bow, you will catch up with me when I stand up,andno matter how far ahead of you I prostrate, you will catch upwith mewhen I raise my head. I have become bulky.’”

“It is impolite for a man to wipe his forehead a great dealbeforehe finishes prayer.”

“Donot crack your fingers during the prayer.”

“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)forbade a man to cover his mouth during the prayer.”

It wasnarrated from Ka’b bin ‘Ujrah that the Messenger of Allah(ﷺ)saw a man who had interlocked his fingers during the prayer, sotheMessenger of Allah (ﷺ) separated his fingers.

“When anyone of you yawns, let him put his hand over his mouthandnot make a sound, because Satan laughs at him.”

“Spitting, blowing one’snose, menstruating and drowsiness during the prayer are from Satan.”

“The Messenger of Allah(ﷺ) said: ‘There are three whose prayer are not accepted: A manwholeads people while they do not like him; a man who does not cometoprayer until its end – meaning after its time has expired –and onewho enslaves a freed person.’”

“There are three whose prayer do not rise more than a hand spanabove their heads: A man who leads people (in prayer) when they donotlike him; a woman who has spent the night with her husband angrywithher; and two brothers who have severed contact with oneanother.”

“The Messenger ofAllah(ﷺ) said: ‘Two or more people are a congregation.’”

“I stayed overnight with mymaternal aunt Maimunah, and the Prophet (ﷺ) got up during the nightto perform prayer. So I got up and stood on his left. He took me bythe hand and made me stand on his right.”

“I heard Jabir bin ‘Abdullah say: ‘The Messenger ofAllah(ﷺ) was performing Maghrib, and I came and stood on his left,buthe made me stand on his right.’”

“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) led awomanof his household and myself in prayer. I stood to his right andthewoman stood behind us.”

“The Messenger ofAllah(ﷺ) used to gently pat our shoulders (to make sure the row wasstraight) at the time of prayer, saying: ‘Keep (the rows) straight,donot differ from one another lest your hearts should suffer fromdiscord. Let those who are forbearing and wise stand closest to me,then those who are next to them, then those who are next to them.’”

“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) likedtheMuhajirun and Ansar to stand closest to him, so that they couldlearnfrom him.”

“Comeforward and follow me, and let those who are behind you followyourlead. If people continue to lag behind, Allah will put themback.”

“I came to the Prophet(ﷺ) with a friend of mine, and when we wanted to leave, he said tous: ‘When the time for prayer comes, say the Adhan and Iqamah, thenlet the older of you lead the prayer.’”

“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: ‘The peopleshould be lead by the one who is most well-Versed in recitation oftheBook of Allah. If they are equal in recitation, then they shouldbeled by the one who emigrated first. If they are equal inemigration,then they should be led by the eldest. A man should notbe led amonghis family or in his place of authority; no one shouldbe sat in hisplace of honor in his house without permission, orwithout hispermission.’”

“Sahl bin Sa’d As-Sa’idi used to give preference totheyoung to lead his people in prayer. It was said to him: “Do you dothat, when you have such seniority (in Islam)?” He said: “I heardtheMessenger of Allah (ﷺ) say: ‘The Imam is responsible. If hedoeswell, then he will have the reward and so will they, but if hedoesbadly, then that will be counted against him but not againstthem.’”