Volume 1, Book 12, Number 791:
Narrated Muhammad bin ‘Amr bin ‘Ata’:
I was sitting with some of the companions of Allah’s Apostle and we were discussing about the
way of praying of the Prophet. Abu Humaid As-Saidi said, “I remember the prayer of Allah’s Apostle
better than any one of you. I saw him raising both his hands up to the level of the shoulders on say –
ing the Takbir; and on bowing he placed his hands on both knees and bent his back straight, then he
stood up straight from bowing till all the vertebrate took their normal positions. In prostrations, he
placed both his hands on the ground with the forearms away from the ground and away from his
body, and his toes were facing the Qibla. On sitting In the second Rak’a he sat on his left foot and
propped up the right one; and in the last Rak’a he pushed his left foot forward and kept the other
foot propped up and sat over the buttocks “
Volume 1, Book 12, Number 792:
Narrated ‘Abdullah bin Buhaina:
(he was from the tribe of Uzd Shan’u’a and was the ally of the tribe of ‘Abdul-Manaf and was one
of the companions of the Prophet): Once the Prophet led us in the Zuhr prayer and stood up after the
second Rak’a and did not sit down. The people stood up with him. When the prayer was about to end
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and the people were waiting for him to say the Taslim, he said Takbir while sitting and prostrated
twice before saying the Taslim and then he said the Taslim.”
Volume 1, Book 12, Number 780:
Narrated Ibn ‘Abbas:
The Prophet said, “I have been ordered to prostrate on seven (bones) and not to tuck up the hair or
garment.”
Volume 1, Book 12, Number 781:
Narrated ‘Aisha:
The Prophet used to say frequently in his bowing and prostrations “Subhanaka-Allahumma Rab –
bana Wabihamdika, Allahumma Ighfir-li” (I honor Allah from all what (unsuitable things) is
ascribed to Him, O Allah! Our Lord! All praises are for You. O Allah! Forgive me). In this way he was
acting on what was explained to him in the Holy Qur’an.
Volume 1, Book 12, Number 782:
Narrated Abu Qilaba:
Once Malik bin Huwairith said to his friends, “Shall I show you how Allah’s Apostle used to offer
his prayers?” And it was not the time for any of the compulsory congregational prayers. So he stood
up (for the prayer) bowed and said the Takbir, then he raised his head and remained standing for a
while and then prostrated and raised his head for a while (sat up for a while). He prayed like our
Sheikh ‘Amr Ibn Salama. (Aiyub said, “The latter used to do a thing which I did not see the people do –
ing i.e. he used to sit between the third and the fourth Rak’a). IMalik bin Huwairith said, “We came to
the Prophet (after embracing Islam) and stayed with him. He said to us, ‘When you go back to your
families, pray such and such a prayer at such and such a time, pray such and such a prayer at such
and such a time, and when there is the time for the prayer then only of you should pronounce the
Adhan for the prayer and the oldest of you should lead the prayer.”
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Volume 1, Book 12, Number 773:
Narrated Ibn ‘Abbas:
The Prophet was ordered (by Allah) to prostrate on seven parts and not to tuck up the clothes or
hair (while praying). Those parts are: the forehead (along with the tip of nose), both hands, both
knees, and (toes of) both feet.
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Volume 1, Book 12, Number 774:
Narrated Ibn ‘Abbas:
The Prophet said, “We have been ordered to prostrates on seven bones and not to tuck up the
clothes or hair.”
Volume 1, Book 12, Number 775:
Narrated Al-Bara’ bin ‘Azib:
(and he was not a liar) We used to pray behind the Prophet and when he said, “Sami’ a-l-lahu Li –
man hamida”, none of us would bend his back (to go for prostration) till the Prophet had placed his,
forehead on the ground.