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.

Volume 1, Book 4, Number 247:
Narrated Al-Bara ‘bin ‘Azib:
The Prophet said to me, “Whenever you go to bed perform ablution like that for the prayer, lie or
your right side and say, “Allahumma aslamtu wajhi ilaika, wa fauwadtu amri ilaika, wa alja’tu Zahri
ilaika raghbatan wa rahbatan ilaika. La Malja’ wa la manja minka illa ilaika. Allahumma amantu
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bikitabika-l-ladhi anzalta wa bina-biyika-l ladhi arsalta” (O Allah! I surrender to You and entrust
all my affairs to You and depend upon You for Your Blessings both with hope and fear of You. There
is no fleeing from You, and there is no place of protection and safety except with You O Allah! I be –
lieve in Your Book (the Qur’an) which You have revealed and in Your Prophet (Muhammad) whom
You have sent). Then if you die on that very night, you will die with faith (i.e. or the religion of
Islam). Let the aforesaid words be your last utterance (before sleep).” I repeated it before the Prophet
and when I reached “Allahumma amantu bikitabika-l-ladhi anzalta (O Allah I believe in Your Book
which You have revealed).” I said, “Wa-rasulika (and your Apostle).” The Prophet said, “No, (but say):
‘Wanabiyika-l-ladhi arsalta (Your Prophet whom You have sent), instead.”
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Book 5: Bathing (Ghusl)

Volume 1, Book 2, Number 39:
Narrated Al-Bara’ (bin ‘Azib):
When the Prophet came to Medina, he stayed first with his grandfathers or maternal uncles from
Ansar. He offered his prayers facing Baitul-Maqdis (Jerusalem) for sixteen or seventeen months, but
he wished that he could pray facing the Ka’ba (at Mecca). The first prayer which he offered facing
the Ka’ba was the ‘Asr prayer in the company of some people. Then one of those who had offered that
prayer with him came out and passed by some people in a mosque who were bowing during their
prayers (facing Jerusalem). He said addressing them, “By Allah, I testify that I have prayed with Al –
lah’s Apostle facing Mecca (Ka’ba).’ Hearing that, those people changed their direction towards the
Ka’ba immediately. Jews and the people of the scriptures used to be pleased to see the Prophet facing
Jerusalem in prayers but when he changed his direction towards the Ka’ba, during the prayers, they
disapproved of it.
Al-Bara’ added, “Before we changed our direction towards the Ka’ba (Mecca) in prayers, some
Muslims had died or had been killed and we did not know what to say about them (regarding their
prayers.) Allah then revealed: And Allah would never make your faith (prayers) to be lost (i.e. the
prayers of those Muslims were valid).’ ” (2:143).