The dawn prayer had commenced when the Messen- ger of Allah (ﷺ) saw a person observing prayer, whereas the Mu’adhdhin had pronounced the Iqama. Upon this he (the Holy Prophet) remarked: Do you say four (rak’ahs) of Fard in the dawn prayer?
A person entered the mosque, while the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) was leading the dawn prayer. He observed two rak’ahs in a corner of the mosque, and then joined the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) in prayer. When the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) had pronounced salutations (he had concluded the prayer), he said: O, so and […]
When any one of you enters the mosque, he should say:” O Allah! open for me the doors of Thy mercy” ; and when he steps out he should say: ‘O Allah! I beg of Thee Thy Grace.” (Imam Muslim said: I heard Yahya saying: I transcribed this hadith from the compilation of Sulaiman b. […]
A hadith like this has been narrated from the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) by Abu Usaid.
When any one of you enters the mosque, he should observe two rak’ahs (of Nafl prayer) before sitting.
I entered the mosque, when the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) had been sitting among people, and I also sat down among them. Upon this the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: What prevented you from offering two rak’ahs (of Nafl prayer) before sitting down? I said: Messenger of Allah, I saw you sitting and people sitting […]
” His face would turn towards us.”
When the prayer commences then there is no prayer (valid), but the obligatory prayer. This hadith has been narrated by Warqa’ with the same chain of transmitters.
When the prayer commences, there is no prayer but the obligatory one.
A hadith like this has been reported by Ishaq with the same chain of transmitters.