Volume 1, Book 12, Number 772:
Narrated Abu Wail:
Hudhaifa said, “I saw a person not performing his bowing and prostrations perfectly. When he
completed the prayer, I told him that he had not prayed.” I think that Hudhaifa added (i.e. said to the
man), “Had you died, you would have died on a tradition other than that of the Prophet Muhammad.”
Volume 1, Book 12, Number 763:
Narrated Anas:
The Qunut used to be recited in the Maghrib and the Fajr prayers.
Volume 1, Book 12, Number 764:
Narrated Rifa’a bin Rafi AzZuraqi:
One day we were praying behind the Prophet. When he raised his head from bowing, he said,
“Sami’a-l-lahu Liman hamida.” A man behind him said, “Rabbana walaka-l hamd hamdan Kathiran
taiyiban mubarakan fihi” (O our Lord! All the praises are for You, many good and blessed praises).
When the Prophet completed the prayer, he asked, “Who has said these words?” The man replied, “I.”
The Prophet said, “I saw over thirty angels competing to write it first.” Prophet rose (from bowing)
and stood straight till all the vertebrae of his spinal column came to a natural position.
Volume 1, Book 12, Number 765:
Narrated Thabit:
Anas used to demonstrate to us the prayer of the Prophet and while demonstrating, he used to
raise his head from bowing and stand so long that we would say that he had forgotten (the prostra –
tion).
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Volume 1, Book 12, Number 766:
Narrated Al-Bara’:
The bowing, the prostrations, the period of standing after bowing and the interval between the
two prostrations of the Prophet used to be equal in duration .
Volume 1, Book 12, Number 767:
Narrated Aiyub:
Abu Qilaba said, “Malik bin Huwairith used to demonstrate to us the prayer of the Prophet at times
other than that of the compulsory prayers. So (once) he stood up for prayer and performed a perfect
Qiyam (standing and reciting from the Holy Qur’an) and then bowed and performed bowing per –
fectly; then he raised his head and stood straight for a while.” Abu Qilaba added, “Malik bin
Huwairith in that demonstration prayed like this Sheikh of ours, Abu Yazid.” Abu, Yazid used to sit
(for a while) on raising his head from the second prostration before getting up.
Volume 1, Book 12, Number 753:
Narrated Mutarrif bin ‘Abdullah:
‘Imran bin Husain and I offered the prayer behind Ali bin Abi Talib. When ‘Ali prostrated, he said
the Takbir, when he raised his head, he said the Takbir and when he got up for the third Rak’a he
said the Takbir. On completion of the prayer Imran took my hand and said, “This (i.e. ‘Ali) made me
remember the prayer of Muhammad” Or he said, “He led us in a prayer like that of Muhammad.”
Volume 1, Book 12, Number 754:
Narrated ‘Ikrima:
I saw a person praying at Muqam-lbrahim (the place of Abraham by the Ka’ba) and he was saying
Takbir on every bowing, rising, standing and sitting. I asked Ibn ‘Abbas (about this prayer). He ad –
monished me saying: “Isn’t that the prayer of the Prophet?”