“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) prayed one day then left and said: ‘0 so-and-so, why don’t you improve your prayer? Shouldn’t the one who is praying reflection how he prays it for himself? I can see behind me just as I can see in front of me.”‘
It was narrated from Ibn ‘Umar that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to pray two Rak’ahs before Zuhr and two afterward, and he used to pray two Rak’ahs after Maghrib in his house, and two Rak’ahs after ‘Isha’, and he did not pray after Jumu’ah until he departed (from the Masjid), then he would […]
“We asked ‘Ali about the prayer of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ). He said: ‘Who among you could manage to do that?’ We said: ‘Even if we cannot do it, we still want to hear about it.’ He said: ‘When the sun reached the same height (in the east) as it reaches (in the west) […]
“I asked ‘Ali bin Abi Talib about the prayer of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) during the day before the prescribed prayers. He said: ‘Who is able to do that?’ Then he told us:’The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to pray two Rak’ahs when the sun had passed its zenith, and four Rak’ahs before the […]
I saw the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) when he said the opening Takbir of the prayer, raise his hands until they were level with his shoulders. When he said the Takbir before bowing he did likewise, and when he said: ‘Sami Allahu liman hamidah (Allah hears those who praise Him),’ he did likewise, then he […]
“The Iqamah for Subh prayer was said, and the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) saw a man praying while the Mu’adhdhin saying the Iqamah. He said: ‘Are you praying Subh with four Rak’ahs?”‘
“A man came while the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) was praying Subh, and he prayed two Rak’ahs then joined the prayer. When the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) had finished praying he said: O so-and-so, which of them is your prayer – the one you prayed with us or the one you prayed on your own?”‘
“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) came to our house and I prayed with an orphan of ours behind him, and Umm Sulaim prayed behind us.”
“There was a woman who used to pray behind the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) who was beautiful, one of the most beautiful of people. Some of the people used to go to the front row to avoid seeing her, and some used to go to the back row so that when they bowed they could […]
“May Allah increase you in keenness, but do not do this again.”