Bulugh al-Maram

إِذَا سَجَدْتَ فَضَعْ كَفَّيْكَ, وَارْفَعْ مِرْفَقَيْكَ

Narrated Al-Bara' bin 'Azib (RA):

Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: “When you prostrate, place the palms of your hands on the ground and raise your elbows.” [Reported by Muslim).

أَنَّ اَلنَّبِيَّ - صلى الله عليه وسلم -كَانَ إِذَا رَكَعَ فَرَّجَ بَيْنَ أَصَابِعِهِ,…

Narrated Wa'il bin Hujr (RA):

Whenever the Prophet (ﷺ) bowed, he would spread out his fingers and when he prostrated he would bring his fingers together. [Reported by al-Hakim).

رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اَللَّهِ - صلى الله عليه وسلم -يُصَلِّي مُتَرَبِّعًا

Narrated 'Aishah (RA):

I saw Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) praying while he sat cross-legged.

اَللَّهُمَّ اِغْفِرْ لِي, وَارْحَمْنِي, وَاهْدِنِي, وَعَافِنِي, وَارْزُقْنِي

Narrated Ibn 'Abbas (RA):

The Prophet (ﷺ) used to say between the two prostrations: “Allahumma ighfir li, warhamni, wahdini, wa 'afini, warzuqni (O Allah, forgive me, have mercy…

أَنَّهُ رَأَى اَلنَّبِيَّ - صلى الله عليه وسلم -يُصَلِّي, فَإِذَا كَانَ فِي وِتْرٍ…

Narrated Malik bin Al-Huwairith (RA):

He saw the Prophet (ﷺ) praying and when he had prayed an odd number of Rak'a, he did not stand up till he had…

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اَللَّهِ - صلى الله عليه وسلم -قَنَتَ شَهْرًا بَعْدَ اَلرُّكُوعِ, يَدْعُو…

Narrated Anas bin Malik (RA):

The Prophet (ﷺ) recited Qunut (supplication in the prayer) for one month after (rising up from the) bowing (position), invoking curse on some Arab…

فَأَمَّا فِي اَلصُّبْحِ فَلَمْ يَزَلْ يَقْنُتُ حَتَّى فَارَقَ اَلدُّنْيَا

Ahmad and ad-Daraqutni narrated something similar, adding that he (ﷺ) continued to recite Qunut (supplication in prayer) in the Fajr prayer till he separated…

كَانَ لَا يَقْنُتُ إِلَّا إِذَا دَعَا لِقَوْمٍ, أَوْ دَعَا عَلَى قَوْمٍ

Narrated:

The Prophet (ﷺ) never used to supplicate [i.e. Qunut in the prayer) except when he prayed for a people or when he prayed against…

قُلْتُ لِأَبِي: يَا أَبَتِ! إِنَّكَ قَدْ صَلَّيْتُ خَلْفَ رَسُولِ اَللَّهِ - صلى الله…

Narrated Sa'd bin Tariq al-Ashja'i (RA):

I said to my father, “You have prayed behind Allah's Messenger (ﷺ), Abu Bakr, 'Umar, Uthman, and 'Ali. Did they supplicate (with Qunut while…

عَلَّمَنِي رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ - صلى الله عليه وسلم -كَلِمَاتٍ أَقُولُهُنَّ فِي قُنُوتِ اَلْوِتْرِ:

Narrated al-Hasan bin 'Ali (ﷺ):

Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) taught me some words to say when standing in supplication during the Witr, they were: “O Allah, guide me among those…

كَانَ رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ - صلى الله عليه وسلم -يُعَلِّمُنَا دُعَاءً نَدْعُو بِهِ فِي…

Narrated Ibn 'Abbas (RA):

Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) used to teach us a supplication to say in the Qunut of the morning prayer.

إِذَا سَجَدَ أَحَدُكُمْ فَلَا يَبْرُكْ كَمَا يَبْرُكُ اَلْبَعِيرُ, وَلْيَضَعْ يَدَيْهِ قَبْلَ رُكْبَتَيْهِ

Narrated Abu Hurairah (RA):

Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: “When one of you prostrates, he should not kneel in the manner of a camel, but should put down his…

رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اَللَّهِ - صلى الله عليه وسلم -إِذَا سَجَدَ وَضَعَ رُكْبَتَيْهِ قَبْلَ…

I saw the Prophet (ﷺ) placing his knees (on the ground) before his hands when he prostrated.

فَإِنْ لِلْأَوَّلِ شَاهِدًا مِنْ حَدِيثِ:

The first Hadith has a Shahid (supporting evidence) in the Hadith

اِبْنِ عُمَرَ - رضى الله عنه - صَحَّحَهُ اِبْنُ خُزَيْمَةَ, وَذَكَرَهُ اَلْبُخَارِيُّ مُعَلَّقًا…

of Ibn 'Umar (RA) (coming next), which is authenticated by Ibn Khuzaimah. al-Bukhari mentioned it as a Hadith Mu'allaq (missing links from the side…

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اَللَّهِ - صلى الله عليه وسلم -كَانَ إِذَا قَعَدَ لِلتَّشَهُّدِ وَضَعَ…

Narrated Ibn 'Umar (RA):

When Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) sat for at-Tashahhud, he placed his left hand on his left knee, and his right hand on his right knee,…

وَقَبَضَ أَصَابِعَهُ كُلَّهَا, وَأَشَارَ بِاَلَّتِي تَلِي اَلْإِبْهَامَ

In another narration of Muslim:

'and he clenched all his (right hand) fingers and pointed with the index finger.'

اِلْتَفَتَ إِلَيْنَا رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ - صلى الله عليه وسلم -فَقَالَ:

Narrated 'Abdullah bin Mas'ud (RA):

Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) looked at us and said, “When one of you is (sitting) in prayer, he should say, 'All services reported by words,…

كُنَّا نَقُولُ قَبْلِ أَنْ يُفْرَضَ عَلَيْنَا اَلتَّشَهُّدُ

In the narration of an-Nasa'i:

'We used to say before at-Tashahhud become obligatory on us'.

أَنَّ اَلنَّبِيَّ - صلى الله عليه وسلم -عَلَّمَهُ اَلتَّشَهُّد, وَأَمَرَهُ أَنْ يُعَلِّمَهُ اَلنَّاسَ

And in the narration of Ahmad:

'The Prophet (ﷺ) taught him at-Tashahhud and ordered him to teach it to the people.'