Anas bin Malik (RA) reported that his grandmother, Mulaikah, invited the Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) to a dinner which she had prepared. He (the Holy Prophet) ate out of that and then said: Stand up so that I should observe prayer (in order to bless) you. Anas bin Malik (RA) said: I stood up on a mat (belonging to us) which had turned dark on account of its long use. I sprinkled water over it (in order to soften it), and the Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) stood upon it, and I and an orphan formed a row behind him (the Holy Prophet) and the old woman was behind us, and the Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) led us in two rak'ahs of prayer and then went back.

Anas bin Malik (RA) reported that the Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) was the best among people in character. On occasions, the time of prayer would come while he was in our house. He would then order to spread the mat lying under him. That was dusted and then water was sprinkled over it. The Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) then led the prayer and we stood behind him, and that mat was made of the leaves of date-palm.

Thabit reported on the authority of Anas (RA): The Apostle of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) came to us and there was none in our house but I, my mother and my aunt Umm Haram. He (the Holy Prophet) said: Stand up so that I may lead you in prayer (and there was no time for prescribed prayer). He led us in prayer. A person said to Thabit (RA): Where stood Anas with him (the Holy Prophet)? He replied: He was on the right side. He then blessed us, the members of the household with every good of this world and of the Hereafter. My mother said: Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) (and then, pointing towards Anas, said), here is your little servant, invoke the blessing of Allah upon him too. He then blessed me with every good, and he concluded his blessings for me (with these words): Allah! increase his wealth, and his children and make (them the source of) blessing for him.

'Abdullah bin al-Mukhtar heard Musa bin Anas narrating on the authority of Anas bin Malik (RA) that the Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) led him, his mother or his aunt in prayer. He made me stand on his right side and made the woman stand behind us.

This hadith has also been narrated by Shu'bah with this chain of transmitters.

Maimuna, the wife of the Apostle of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) , reported: The Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) said prayer while I was by his side, and at times when he prostrated his cloth touched me, and he prayed on a small mat.

Abu Sa'id al-Khudri reported that he went to the Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) and found him observing prayer on a mat and prostrating on that.