Sayyiduna Bara’ bin Azib (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that when the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) came to Madinah, for the first sixteen or seventeen months he used to pray facing Bayt al-Maqdis, although he liked that his qiblah should be towards the Ka’bah. He performed the ‘Asr prayer facing the Ka’bah, and the people were with him. One of those who had prayed with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) left (after the prayer) and passed by a mosque where the people were in the state of ruku‘. He said: I bear Allah as my witness that I have prayed with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) facing towards Makkah. So they turned towards Makkah while they were in that very state. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) liked that his qiblah be changed towards the Ka’bah. He mentioned the entire hadith.

Sayyiduna Talha (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: One should perform prayer placing something in front of him equal to the rear wooden part of a saddle.

Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: When anyone is performing prayer, do not let anyone pass in front of him, and stop him as much as possible. If he insists on passing, then prevent him forcefully, for he is a devil.

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates that on the day of Arafah, I and Fadl bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) came riding on a donkey. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) was leading the prayer. We passed in front of part of the row and got down from the donkey, and left the donkey to graze. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) did not say anything to us. In Mahmood’s narration, there is the addition that we joined the prayer.

Sayyidah Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) used to perform the Tahajjud prayer, and I would be lying on the bed between him and the Qiblah. When he (peace be upon him) wanted to perform Witr, he would wake me up as well, and I would also perform Witr.