Hazrat Abu Rafi' says that I was praying with my hair braided in plaits. I was in the state of prostration when the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) passed by me; he untied my hair, or he forbade me from doing so.

Hazrat Umar bin Khattab and Hazrat Hudhaifah (may Allah be pleased with them) considered it disliked for a person to pray while having his hair tied in plaits.

Hazrat Aban bin Uthman narrates that Hazrat Uthman saw a man who was praying with his hair braided. He said to him that the example of a person who prays with his hair tied is like that of a person who performs prayer with his hands tied.

Hazrat Abu Ishaq says that when Hazrat Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them) used to pray, his hair would touch the ground.

Hazrat Zaid bin Wahb narrates that Hazrat Abdullah entered the mosque and saw a man performing prayer with his hair tied up. When he finished the prayer, Hazrat Abdullah said, "When you pray, do not tie your hair in braids, because your hair also prostrates with you, and you receive the reward for the prostration of every hair." A man said, "I am afraid that my hair might get scattered." Hazrat Abdullah replied, "Their scattering is better than tying them."

Hazrat Abu Farwah narrates that Hazrat Abdur Rahman used to braid his hair, but when he would pray, he would untie them.

Ibrahim considered it disliked to braid the hair during prayer.

Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said that do not perform prayer with your hair braided into plaits.

It is narrated from Hazrat Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: I have been commanded to prostrate on seven bones, and I should not gather the hair or the clothes.

Hazrat Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them) narrates that your Prophet, the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), commanded that prostration should be performed on seven bones, and he commanded that neither hair nor clothes should be tied.