The Book of Prayers

Anas said: I will do my best to lead you in prayer as I saw the Messenger of Allah ﷺ lead us. Anas did something that I do not see you doing: when he raised his head from bowing, he stood upright for so long that someone might say he had forgotten; and when he raised his head from prostration, he remained seated until someone might say he had forgotten.

Anas reported: I never prayed behind anyone whose prayer was briefer yet more complete than the prayer of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. His prayer and the prayer of Abu Bakr were similar in length. When Umar ibn al-Khattab became leader, he lengthened the Fajr prayer. When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said Allah hears whoever praises Him, he would stand until we thought he had forgotten, then prostrate and sit between the two prostrations until we thought he had forgotten.

Amr ibn Hurayth reported: I prayed Fajr behind the Prophet ﷺ and heard him recite: I swear by the retreating stars, those that run their course and disappear. None of us bent his back until he had fully prostrated.

Abu Said al-Khudri reported that when the Messenger of Allah ﷺ raised his head from bowing, he said: Our Lord, praise belongs to You, filling the heavens, the earth, and whatever else You will. O Possessor of praise and glory, the truest words a servant can say—and we are all Your servants. O Allah, none can withhold what You give, and none can give what You withhold; the wealth of the wealthy cannot benefit him before You.